KheSanh wrote:New to the forum so hello everyone.
Just ordered a Hongfu FM069 frameset and their carbon handlebars, stem and spacers.
Ordered SRAM rival groupset, my wife has it on her bike and she loves it. I was considering the new 105 but I got the Rival for the same price so Rival it is.
Welcome and congrats. Rival is lighter than 105 and even Ultegra, so it's a great deal in my opinion.
Snapped my tendon in my left thumb yesterday while out on a ride, surgery tomorrow so not sure when I'll be up to building the bike but will post some pics when I get the frameset and when I start the build. Not sure how much it will weigh when finished but shouldn't be too bad I would think and should help gong up hills a bit quicker.
That's a shame. I crashed my MTB yesterday but am OK except for a scratched up face. Broke my helmet! I hope you get back on the road soon.
Just ordered a VELO Senso VL-1200U MILES R saddle, basically the same saddle as my old saddle but with Titanium rails and as I got on well with the old one until it started creaking I thought it best to go with it. It's the same as the Planet X Ultra saddle but hasn't got the stiffer carbon rails and is all black and looks nicer. Comes in at 186g so happy with that.
That seems like a very light saddle that is relatively cheap. The question is, how comfy is it?