Cervélo R3 + Winter/Gravel bike

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arizonahalfnhalf
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by arizonahalfnhalf

Yeap, the hollowgrams will not work with BBright, unfortunately. Limited options.

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Champ5000
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by Champ5000

lacoste41 wrote:nice bike and beautiful picture. i'm wondering what your thoughts are on the dt swiss rc38 so far. i'm considering to upgrade my wheel and dt swiss is one of the wheels that i have shortlisted. thanks


I experience the wheels to by both light, stiff and responsive.

I can only recommend these.

Champ5000
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by Champ5000

53x12 wrote:Nice build.

What happened to your fork? Looks like some paint chipped.


I think the previous owner of the frame had the cables to run tight around the head tube hence the blank surface

Champ5000
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by Champ5000

Completed the build last month and have since ridden the bike a couple of times.

A few notes.

The tubes 18-22 works fine with the 30c tire.

I have had not issues with the 1x10 meaning no problem with dropping the chain and no problem with a chain to loose due to the rear derailleur made for 2 x 10.

I will overtime change the handlebar to a Thomson.

As below chart shows the bike is not even close to being light – however this was not the target. The target was to build a winter bike with reliable parts and not blowing the budget.

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Champ5000
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by Champ5000

Winter/gravel bike slightly altered with:

- Inline seatpost
- Saddle
- Veloplugs
- Chainring
- Chainring bolts

The previous standard FSA chaining couldn’t manage the 1 x setup hence it dropped the chain when the power was on.

Will change the heavy handlebar in the future and the bike will then be finished.

The bike is huge fun through the gravel roads nearby and I more or less prefer this bike over my Cervélo for a quick 1 hour spin.

New spec. and picture below.

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