FL's FACTOR O2, 5.01kg

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by farm_lim

been eyeing this brand since the Ves Vires, something out of the ordinary.
after i sold the storck, decided this was the replacement.
the aeroad will become the daily ride.

from the box.
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FACTOR O2, size 52. 520 stack, 376 reach, almost similar to the aeroad and with a 47.5 seattube ht.
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very clean headtube/fork interface, mechanical and electronic shift-hole plugs and cane creek 40-series headset (will change to a lower stack on this one).
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seat cluster with integrated seatwedge
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dropout and rear cable exit
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BBRight, under BB cover (rubber plug for electronic shown, plastic guide for mech included)
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Ves Vires wasnt UCI approved, the current models are.
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origin country, made in taiwan.
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weights.
frame 803g size 52 actual weight. claimed 740g weight should probably be the size 48, bare frame.
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fork 325g uncut
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came with black inc 27.2 seatpost, but will probably use another seatpost on this build.
light for setback post with very secure clamping.
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by jimaizumi

Nice to see another Factor frame popping up on weightweenies. How are you going to build up this beauty?
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jimaizumi wrote:Nice to see another Factor frame popping up on weightweenies. How are you going to build up this beauty?


thanks! same formula as previous: keep the purchases to the minimum, a little bit of diy but mostly will use parts i already have from the storck and R5 builds. targetting a solid weight but nothing extreme.
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Finally something unusual. :thumbup:

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some parts havent arrived yet.
so just further debadged an old seatpost from the R5 build before.
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debadged and resprayed.
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350mm
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by kkibbler

Did you or do you also have an Ultimate SLX? Curious how the ride quality compares, once you've built up the Factor.

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kkibbler wrote:Did you or do you also have an Ultimate SLX? Curious how the ride quality compares, once you've built up the Factor.


nope didnt had any of the 2 recent iterations. wanted to have but i already have an aeroad so went with another brand for this build. though i rode ultimate CF in 2009 and again in 2011.
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after a couple of builds on jagwire links, will try nokon this time.
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fizik superlight classic tapes, turquoise
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worked a bit on the bike today as some parts came in.
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extralite octaramp rc2 rings
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95g
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crankset 582g complete with BB and dustcovers. crankarms came from the R5 build.
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by CPongpanich

Can't wait to see the finish bike. I'm a huge fan of Factor.

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by kkibbler

Dang you really need a brighter workplace, drop one bolt and that's it. :D

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by Fluoro7

BBRight? Suprised anyone else would go with that. What's the story behind Factor?

Looking good though I must say :thumbup:
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by sawyer

Frameset looks superb
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by KCookie

Lovely frame, looking forward to the final build, but will you be removing the colours off the crank, doesn't really match the frame.

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When built can you give us a report on the Stronglight chainrings, was looking at changing my Fibrelites for the same. Cheers.

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