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ico
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by ico

@johny, Thanks. Even if I forgot to specify that mine is ULTRA, such a comparison is exactly what I was looking for.

Enjoy your new ride.

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Stolichnaya
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by Stolichnaya

Wow! Words fail all me...

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by fogman

That is awesome. I would have built it up the same exact way. I just got the Bora One 35 clinchers myself. What size tires are you using and with or without rim strips in the Boras?

Your bike is beautiful!
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by sawyer

Turned out very nice!

Good to see traditional top tube yes

And good review vs 595 (which acquits itself well given it's an 8 year old frame)
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by Johnnysmooth

fogman wrote:That is awesome. I would have built it up the same exact way. I just got the Bora One 35 clinchers myself. What size tires are you using and with or without rim strips in the Boras?

Your bike is beautiful!


Thanks fogman - she is a beauty for sure.

As to the Boras, no need for rim strips, at least that is what campy dist. told me. Running Veloflex at 22mm - maybe a tad narrow but honestly, look fine to me. Had thought to go with the Conti GP Attack with the 22mm front and 24mm rear, but that conti front is a very narrow 22mm and stands quite high on rim, not so good, so canned that idea. Very happy with the Veloflex, which are one of my fav clinchers.
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