my Litespeed Blade > Oval-ized (new pics page 4 & 5)

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by cortinovis

a lot off nice pic's c a s r a n !!
when are you gonne use the bike for the first time?
Good luck Sheldon Brown and may Igor fly with you.

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It should be a very fast bike. What's the problem about the gears?
52-11 or 53-11 isn't big enough? :o :lol:
If you're talking about the useless 23 and 21 teeth cogs, ok I agree then :wink:

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Man, I'm green with envy :wink:

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is that a gap between the head tube an headset bearing cover ?

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I think you have a non equal Q-Factor now :-)

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great looking bad, say, do you even need brakes on a TT : )

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caballero wrote:is that a gap between the head tube an headset bearing cover ?



Sharp eyes! :wink: You're right. It's very difficult to find a perfect match with this headset. :? Damn internal headsets!!



Erez_Pinarello wrote:http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/4611/tt84if.jpg

I think you have a non equal Q-Factor now :-)



Nope. SRM Pro and Campagnolo Record cranks have the same Q-Factor!! :wink:
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My Litespeed Blade had some major changes since I am sponsored by Oval Concepts: Bontrager bars and stems are gone, Record brakes as well, the SRM Pro and Reynolds Ouzo Pro fork are sold...

Currently with FSA SRM; that will be changed for an Ergomo.

Brakes by Oval Concepts.
Oval R700 stem.
Oval A900 stock bars.
Fork Oval JetStream.


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:thumbup: wow, look awesome!!!!

That oval brakes are so cool, its a pity the fork on my TT-bike is not built for this!

Just one thing I would change: take a stem with 84 degrees, looks better in my opinion cause u don't need so much spacers :wink: !

How many centimeters are u behind the BB with your saddle?

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I like the new Oval stuff compared to the Trek ( sorry i meant Bontrager ) :lol:

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mike18 wrote:Just one thing I would change: take a stem with 84 degrees, looks better in my opinion cause u don't need so much spacers :wink: !

How many centimeters are u behind the BB with your saddle?



My position is not set on the bike.

In fact I don't need any spacers at all, but I did not cut the fork lenght because I won't ride this bike very often this year (I will try it next week). I will lend it to a team mate for the entire 2007 season; he will be fitted on the bike in wind tunnel in the US later on this month.
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Ok, I see!

So your TT-Bike will be the Kalibur? When u'll get it and u already think about which parts u'll mount?

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mike18 wrote:Ok, I see!

So your TT-Bike will be the Kalibur? When u'll get it and u already think about which parts u'll mount?



It's yours in 2008 if you join our team, Michael! :wink:

Yes, I think that will be my own TT. Not sure when I will build it up. I have some thoughs, but I'm still unsure about what is possible. Austrian TT wheels will sponsor our team, so that's a sure choice. :)
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Yhea OK, I just signed a contract for one year, so lets talk at the end of the season :wink: !

U already have one, now another pair, thats very nice! U get everything for free and I even have to pay for my teambike next year, thats unjust :evil: :wink: !!

So what u'll do with the SRM if u have ergomo on your race bike?

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mike18 wrote:So what u'll do with the SRM if u have ergomo on your race bike?



Use my SRMs on other bikes! :wink:
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