Hello Everyone.
My name is António Sanches, and I'm a federated (I think that's how you call it) mountain biker in Portugal for team Liveplace by Palegessos/Bicicletas Santiago.
A little while ago I found out this forum, wich I found to be very nice, and now I want to show you all my training bike.
I bought it when it came out in 2007, and it has been my training companion ever since, with many upgrades done over the years.



List of material:
Frame: Specialized Tarmac SL 2007
Fork: Specialized S-works full carbon
Wheels: Prototype custom wheelset
Brakes: O2Components Ultralite
Skewers: Edge aerolite
Crankset: Ultegra w/ridea ceramic bearings
Rear Derr: Ultegra
Front Derr: Microshift Arsis
Levers: Ultegra
Chain: YBN 101SFL
Seatpost: KCNC Ti pro lite
Saddle: Selle Italia SLR Team Edition
Pedals: Look Keo 2 max
Stem: Ritchey WCS
Handlebar: Specialized Pro Road
Cable housing: Alligator I-Link
BottleCages: Specialized Customized

Total Weight: 7100grams
I considered it to be a light bike, given it's purpose wich is for training, since most of my team mates ride old steel bikes in their trainings
Cheers

Nice! So you're a competitive mountain biker but use this one in training?

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Yes, this is where I do most of my training sessions.
Back in 2007 when I started I was more into road cycling, but in my area there aren't many teams, so I had to travel a lot to compete and be with my team mates.
A few years later, in 2009, I bought my first mountain bike and started riding in local marathons. Since then I got myself into mtb teams every year, and given up on road competition.

Hi Sanches!
nice bike!
can you share with us your protitype wheelset? (hubs - rims)

Hi there Alex.
The wheel components were chosen by me, and they were built in my presence, with the following parts:
- Rims made by Kinlin for the Prototype company, model XR-300
- Pillar's lightest steel spokes, the Mega Lite SS
- Carbon Hubs with Enduro super smooth bearings, made for O2Components

The total weight of the wheelset is 1440gr, and I payed 350€ (about 448 USD) for them.

Welcome to the forum. Your wise in starting with the wheels since they are the most critical area and best upgrade that can be done.

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Thank You Juan.
The wheels were bought about a month ago, I had a pair of R-Sys Premium before.
Believe it or not, they gave me a few problems in their last year in my hands (or legs lol).

Nice to see it's still going strong in its sixth year of service.

Yes, it still does its job well, although from the original bike only the frame and fork remain

Seja bem-vindos! Great looking bike.

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welcome to the forum and sorry to all other new people joining in who I have missed to salute .

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