What is brighter than the sun and faster than the light?
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Great news re getting the bike back with no frame damage, etc. Very happy to hear it!
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Some updates after almost half a year. Bike is still going great. The paint is proving very hardy although i do take care of it.
- Have had to true up the NSW 404 wheels once and maybe needing another true sometime in the near future. When doing the side to side movement scientific test the wheels definitely have play but out riding, it is harder to quantify. Something in my mind tells me that they aren't as stiff as the bora 50's laterally and sometimes i hear brake rub. Braking is still amazing although pad wear is faster than normal which is expected for any wheel with grooved braking surface.
- The bottom bracket started creaking really annoyingly after only 500kms or so and i haven't bothered to service it until now. Pulled the crank-set out. Cleaned and greased everything and it is silent now.
- Have gone through a couple of saddles and currently i am on the power saddle. I like the feel of it but do not like the look of it. Feel is more important though
- Currently experimenting with lower tyre pressures. I generally run 80-90 front and rear and have done so since the start of my riding out of habit but now i am experimenting with around 75-83/4 ish. Feels so supple especially for my weight.
After xmas i am looking to change my grouppo so i have been tossing up with a couple of options. Previously i decided on upgrading to the new Dura-ace DI2 with the power meters but doing calculation and some guessing it looks like that the grouppo + powermeter will work out to be significantly more than Etap with the Quarq Dzero crankset.
Currently i am swaying towards etap becuase i dont think the extra dosh is worth it but will await shimano PM pricing announcement. FD/RD and shifter pricing is already $500 more than etap.
- Have had to true up the NSW 404 wheels once and maybe needing another true sometime in the near future. When doing the side to side movement scientific test the wheels definitely have play but out riding, it is harder to quantify. Something in my mind tells me that they aren't as stiff as the bora 50's laterally and sometimes i hear brake rub. Braking is still amazing although pad wear is faster than normal which is expected for any wheel with grooved braking surface.
- The bottom bracket started creaking really annoyingly after only 500kms or so and i haven't bothered to service it until now. Pulled the crank-set out. Cleaned and greased everything and it is silent now.
- Have gone through a couple of saddles and currently i am on the power saddle. I like the feel of it but do not like the look of it. Feel is more important though
- Currently experimenting with lower tyre pressures. I generally run 80-90 front and rear and have done so since the start of my riding out of habit but now i am experimenting with around 75-83/4 ish. Feels so supple especially for my weight.
After xmas i am looking to change my grouppo so i have been tossing up with a couple of options. Previously i decided on upgrading to the new Dura-ace DI2 with the power meters but doing calculation and some guessing it looks like that the grouppo + powermeter will work out to be significantly more than Etap with the Quarq Dzero crankset.
Currently i am swaying towards etap becuase i dont think the extra dosh is worth it but will await shimano PM pricing announcement. FD/RD and shifter pricing is already $500 more than etap.
Etap incoming.
Someone sold my dura-ace crankset ahead of schedule so i am almost forced to upgrade now. (i run 165mm cranks so selling them is hard)
I am interested to see how much weight i will drop by going with this setup. Anyone care to take a guess?
Dura-ace stages crankset + UI2 11spd
to
Quarq Dzero with Rotor Qarbon and Etap setup. I am expecting around 300g of weight loss. Roughly.
Someone sold my dura-ace crankset ahead of schedule so i am almost forced to upgrade now. (i run 165mm cranks so selling them is hard)
I am interested to see how much weight i will drop by going with this setup. Anyone care to take a guess?
Dura-ace stages crankset + UI2 11spd
to
Quarq Dzero with Rotor Qarbon and Etap setup. I am expecting around 300g of weight loss. Roughly.
jdc5r wrote:LouisN wrote:I want to see this bike with Fernwegs .
Louis
a set of fernweg clinchers came up at the same price as my NSW's too recently.
Testing tune speedneedle on the bike but might go back to my Romin pro shortly.
You've got some great arty photos in your thread
I may borrow a couple of ideas if that's ok for when I photo shoot my build when/if it ever gets finished that is
Clannagh wrote:jdc5r wrote:LouisN wrote:I want to see this bike with Fernwegs .
Louis
a set of fernweg clinchers came up at the same price as my NSW's too recently.
Testing tune speedneedle on the bike but might go back to my Romin pro shortly.
You've got some great arty photos in your thread
I may borrow a couple of ideas if that's ok for when I photo shoot my build when/if it ever gets finished that is
Sure go for it
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My favourite build I've seen on here so far! I know it's not an all out weight weenie but wow!
The photos really help too!
The photos really help too!
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willowwonka wrote:My favourite build I've seen on here so far! I know it's not an all out weight weenie but wow!
The photos really help too!
Thank you for the kind words.
It certainly isn't a light bike. I weighed it the other day with bottle cages/garmin mounts at around 7.2kgs?
I think with the changes coming up though it should dip below 7 and probably on the UCI limit.
Well, it doesn't look light and to be honest, its not meant to be light... simply meant to be fast without having to be required to climb up steep hills. What a great looking bike.. looks fast just sitting there!
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Some new parts are trickling in.
Chainring certainly wasn't cheap. I am actually quite impartial to oval rings. I ran osymetric rings for a while prior and cant say i loved them or hated them.
HSC ceramic bearings are decently priced and apparently use same grade of bearings as Ceramic speed so i thought i will give it a go.
Chainring certainly wasn't cheap. I am actually quite impartial to oval rings. I ran osymetric rings for a while prior and cant say i loved them or hated them.
HSC ceramic bearings are decently priced and apparently use same grade of bearings as Ceramic speed so i thought i will give it a go.
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