New Bike...

[GRoel]

Not realy weight weenie but i'm very happy with it anyway.



perhaps I should have kept it all black (bottle cages, cables, bar tape etc).
Tell me what you guys think.

GRoel

[DancingJack]

Your bike looks pretty decent,mate.Here's my suggection without busting ur pockets;change to black bar tape and hopefully,a pair of carbon bottle cages for the stealth-ty look.

[LukeVelo]

Nice, but I like my seatpost better, it gives a stiffer ride and if it was strong enough for him, it's just fine for me. Now you see why I'm so pissed about the Operation Puerto affair, my ride just lost most of it's value.

But as far as your ride, I would go all black, stealth, in mourning.

[Amadeus]

Nice bike.

See you tomorow in the "Tourocht" in Valkenburg?

What does it weigh?

[GRoel]

I won't be doing the Toertocht tomorrow. I have to be at home with my three moths old son. And I have a terrible cold as well.

I don't know the weight yet, my scales don't work..

[brianwchan]

Hey,

What color scheme is that bike? I think I've asked Luc before, but now I've forgotten. It's stunning, that's my favorite colored TCR ever. Is it only sold in Europe?

[Tim]

nice ride, what is it equiped with? (full spec list would be nice)
is it the full carbon or the carbon/alu fork?

[LukeVelo]

My color scheme is T-Mobile, because it's one of their actual team bikes. None other than Da Kaiser himself's.

[LazyMike]

perhaps I should have kept it all black (bottle cages, cables, bar tape etc).
Tell me what you guys think.

GRoel

I like the way you have it, matches the lettering on the frame.

Mike

[cyclemanpat]

LazyMike..........where are u in Ohio? I am right over thr river from Cincinnati, in Covington KY

[RIDE]

GRoel,

I like the look of your bike...the bar tape appears to match the downtube sitcker pretty well. Besides, you can always change it down the road for a diifferent look.

The only thing I don't like are the cages...never been a big fan of those. i think if you could land some nice carbon ones, it would really look sweet.

Either way.....great looking bike.

RIDE

[LazyMike]

LazyMike..........where are u in Ohio? I am right over thr river from Cincinnati, in Covington KY

Cleveland

[wishIwasSponsored]

I'd go with Tacx Tao cages in black, or the carbon ones if your into that... kinda pointless to me but whatever. I'd like to see some white tape on it, also buy an AX Lightness saddle and cover it up with some Selle Italia leather, now that's pro my friends...

[CaptainWilier]

My color scheme is T-Mobile, because it's one of their actual team bikes. None other than Da Kaiser himself's.

Ok, I'll ask...........how did you get the bike?

[GRoel]

well here is the spec list, not very spectaculair:

Frame: Giant Tcr composite (m)
Fork: Giant F0 full carbon
Group: Shimano Ultegra 10 speed
Chain: Shimano Dure Ace
Cassette: Shimano Ultegra 12-23
Saddle: Selle Italia SLR XP
Seat post: Ritchey WCS
Stem: Ritchey WCS 4-axis (os)
Bars: Ritchey WCS (os)
Bottle cages: Elite Patao
Wheels: Mavic Ksyrium Elite
Tyres: Coninental GP 4000 (at least they will be soon )
Computer: Shimano flightdeck
HRM: Ciclosport HAC 3

I took my bike for the first ride last sunday, (rather short because I have a bad cold) and I was very pleased with it. The frame is more flexy than my Ridley Scandium (but I knew that) but it's way better than the old alu Tcr I used to ride which was allmost dangerous in some situations...
The bike is very responsive and corners great. I think it will climb very well too.

I cant wait to take it to Italy in two weeks to do the Stelvio, Gavia and the Mortirolo (:roll:).

BTW I will change the bottle cages for black ones. It will look much better.

See you guys at the Tour de France stage of today, I will be watching at the "cote de Trintelen".