awesome bike dude ! i am building a similar project lurking on ebay for best deals got my extralite seatpost for 20$

remarkable effort, considering the cost

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cannondale flash3 alloy 29er
trek 5200 nude carbon
pegoretti marcelo

Thanks for the kind words dcj9, your 5200 build was one of my inspirations for this project.

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Trek 5500 - 13.75lbs on a $1400 Budget
20 gram 1x10 chain guide

An easy way to drop almost 30 grams is to switch the chainring from the Salsa to a Sram 42t (tt) ring. I use it on my cross bike bc they are cheap and very light. With a chain catcher it doesn't matter that it is an inner ring. BTW nice build. Very unique.

Yes, that salsa ring was a bit heavy. I'm now running a 48t Stronglight ring but will probably switch to a double setup soon as I am am going to be racing this bike and don't want to get dropped on fast decents.

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Trek 5500 - 13.75lbs on a $1400 Budget
20 gram 1x10 chain guide

New to the forum and I have to say that looks super sweet. I love the brakes. I will be giving my '98 Vortex a makeover for racing season next year. I might consider those.

Question and as a designer I couldn't help but ask. Since you found a Trek. Wouldn't it be cool to put a decal or two on it? Something vintage would look tight on that ride of yours. Occupational hazard so excuse my ocd on things like this.



Again very cool build!