Bianchi 928 lugged carbon after a few rides. 7800 DA
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 4:04 am
I picked up my 2007 928 lugged carbon last week. After a few parts swaps I was ready to go for some rides.
It came with a 10cm stem so I left that alone,replaced the saddle and post with a prologo and a modified ec90 post.
Put on some of the old style Zipp TB 42cm bars and a set of wheels that I had the freehub swapped out to shimano from campy. Some latex tubes and a set of Vredestein Fortezza TriComp tires. Some new prologo one touch tape and took out some HS spacers. One 10mm spacer seems just about right.
The measurements are close to my other bikes so I was ready to go. The ride is simply amazing. It really soaks up the road rattle without feeling to dead. This is my first bike in 20 years with shimano on it so it took a bit to get used the shifter position. It is also my first carbon framed bike. The dura ace 7800 group is a totally different shape than my 10 speed record but I find it a bit more comfortable on the hoods. In the drops I felt I could ride all day in.The HT is 1 degree slacker than my other 2 bikes so I felt a little cramped with the 10cm stem. 12cm on its way. We were riding in the city for a bit and sprinting from lite to lite and I could not feel much flex in the BB area. Power transfer was instant and silky smooth. I must say I was pleasantly surprised of the ride quality of this frame/bike. We did a 60 mile ride one day and I did not feel at all beat up.It really corners like it is on rails with zero chatter when leaning heavily into corners. The 7800 group is just simply one of the best shifting groups that I have used. It is super quite and smooth as butter and the action is really light and crisp.
I still have a little dialing in to do but I think I will come to really love this machine. On long rides I feel it will be better than my other two bikes. Some new wheels and a few other small parts and it will be just what I was looking for.
As it sits with bottle cages it is 15#3 oz.or 6890 grams. This is not the SL frame but the 928 L frame cira 2007.
Once I get it all dialed in I will post some pics.
Thanks for all the suggestions and help with my questions.
Ride Safe
Skiezo
It came with a 10cm stem so I left that alone,replaced the saddle and post with a prologo and a modified ec90 post.
Put on some of the old style Zipp TB 42cm bars and a set of wheels that I had the freehub swapped out to shimano from campy. Some latex tubes and a set of Vredestein Fortezza TriComp tires. Some new prologo one touch tape and took out some HS spacers. One 10mm spacer seems just about right.
The measurements are close to my other bikes so I was ready to go. The ride is simply amazing. It really soaks up the road rattle without feeling to dead. This is my first bike in 20 years with shimano on it so it took a bit to get used the shifter position. It is also my first carbon framed bike. The dura ace 7800 group is a totally different shape than my 10 speed record but I find it a bit more comfortable on the hoods. In the drops I felt I could ride all day in.The HT is 1 degree slacker than my other 2 bikes so I felt a little cramped with the 10cm stem. 12cm on its way. We were riding in the city for a bit and sprinting from lite to lite and I could not feel much flex in the BB area. Power transfer was instant and silky smooth. I must say I was pleasantly surprised of the ride quality of this frame/bike. We did a 60 mile ride one day and I did not feel at all beat up.It really corners like it is on rails with zero chatter when leaning heavily into corners. The 7800 group is just simply one of the best shifting groups that I have used. It is super quite and smooth as butter and the action is really light and crisp.
I still have a little dialing in to do but I think I will come to really love this machine. On long rides I feel it will be better than my other two bikes. Some new wheels and a few other small parts and it will be just what I was looking for.
As it sits with bottle cages it is 15#3 oz.or 6890 grams. This is not the SL frame but the 928 L frame cira 2007.
Once I get it all dialed in I will post some pics.
Thanks for all the suggestions and help with my questions.
Ride Safe
Skiezo