Filament Road Disc Build thread
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Hi all
Finally starting a thread to document my build and introduce myself properly. I have been riding MTB since 1998 and road since 2010 but have only ever had one road bike and its time for a change. This is the existing bike which i love:
IMG-1691 (1) by Calvin, on Flickr
However it needs
- Discs
- lose a little weight
Therefore the theme of my build is: One bike to ride all year, fast
Therefore I went looking for racy disc frames with through axles and came up with a very short list.... there arnt many, especially with short chainstays. Looked at custom across all materials but im only 65kg and didn't want to take the hit of a heavy frame on top of the disc weight penalty.
Finally came across Filament (having once seen them at Bespoked a few years ago)
So I am now in the queue (behind Jever98) awaiting my frame in Feb. My geometry is copied very closely from the Cannondale six i ride now, I'm happy and settled in my current position and handling.
Untitled by Calvin, on Flickr
So thats the frame, paint job is likely to be a splatter along the lines of a number of his bikes.
Build kit has already been pretty much bought (yes i got excited and bought most of it too early!) and is as follows:
Build by Calvin, on Flickr
Disappointed quite how much those R9120 shifters weigh but im determined to stick with mechanical and discs only make any sense when they are hydraulic. So excited to finally have something from extralite too because i remember browsing that website when i was growing up daydreaming about the F1/F2 full sus bikes (it still looks the same!).
My two remaining concerns:
- Paint color choices!!
- Will the SRAM red crankset play nicely with the shimano front mech? anyone got any experience?
Will update as I go into build and finally get my hands on it!
Finally starting a thread to document my build and introduce myself properly. I have been riding MTB since 1998 and road since 2010 but have only ever had one road bike and its time for a change. This is the existing bike which i love:
IMG-1691 (1) by Calvin, on Flickr
However it needs
- Discs
- lose a little weight
Therefore the theme of my build is: One bike to ride all year, fast
Therefore I went looking for racy disc frames with through axles and came up with a very short list.... there arnt many, especially with short chainstays. Looked at custom across all materials but im only 65kg and didn't want to take the hit of a heavy frame on top of the disc weight penalty.
Finally came across Filament (having once seen them at Bespoked a few years ago)
So I am now in the queue (behind Jever98) awaiting my frame in Feb. My geometry is copied very closely from the Cannondale six i ride now, I'm happy and settled in my current position and handling.
Untitled by Calvin, on Flickr
So thats the frame, paint job is likely to be a splatter along the lines of a number of his bikes.
Build kit has already been pretty much bought (yes i got excited and bought most of it too early!) and is as follows:
Build by Calvin, on Flickr
Disappointed quite how much those R9120 shifters weigh but im determined to stick with mechanical and discs only make any sense when they are hydraulic. So excited to finally have something from extralite too because i remember browsing that website when i was growing up daydreaming about the F1/F2 full sus bikes (it still looks the same!).
My two remaining concerns:
- Paint color choices!!
- Will the SRAM red crankset play nicely with the shimano front mech? anyone got any experience?
Will update as I go into build and finally get my hands on it!
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pedals tuned in prep for the new frame, an experiment that im not too attached to but thought id have a go. Had to put them back together twice after putting the wrong axle in the wrong pedal first time round. Had to clean some swarf from the threads of the axles, hopefully not a poor quality indicator. We will see.
Pedals were 260g, spot on shimano spec
Untitled by Calvin, on Flickr
Original Axle
Untitled by Calvin, on Flickr
Ti Axle + cat trying to help
Untitled by Calvin, on Flickr
Finished pedals
Pedals were 260g, spot on shimano spec
Untitled by Calvin, on Flickr
Original Axle
Untitled by Calvin, on Flickr
Ti Axle + cat trying to help
Untitled by Calvin, on Flickr
Finished pedals
You may want to reconsider those spindles. From my understanding, Shimano pedals use the spindle as part of the race and Ti wears too quickly.
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Tis indeed true that they use the spindle as the race, i will keep an eye and report back. As i said, didnt set me back much and happy to try as an experiment. I'll take them apart in a couple of months and see if there is wear on the races
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r9120 shifter weight
berk lupina padded round rail 89g
fizik r00 seatpost 31.6 * 330mm will be cut down
SRAM Red crankset, rings will stay for now
Jagwire shift kit, full lengths
lizard skins 2.5mm bar tape
Extralite stem 90mm
Sworks compact bar 40mm
Disappinting how your ST-R9120 weights a whopping 553g if the same shifters weighted by r2-bikes are 530g and 553g for ST-R8020. Those extra 23g must be from housing nuts and yellow plugs. I wonder if mechanical shifters will get much lighter in the future.
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Yeah was pretty unhappy with that, these have come with the fluid inside so i can only presume that people are weighing empty shifters?Klaster1 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 02, 2018 3:59 pmDisappinting how your ST-R9120 weights a whopping 553g if the same shifters weighted by r2-bikes are 530g and 553g for ST-R8020. Those extra 23g must be from housing nuts and yellow plugs. I wonder if mechanical shifters will get much lighter in the future.
I hope they get lighter but there is a lot going on in there. Maybe i should have gone di2 but would have been even more expensive and i really dont want an 'electical' bike. Bikes should be mechanical to me, easily fixed and not need charging.
Insane weight (half a pound heavier than my ten year old Veloce shifters!), but I guess what did you expect? Shimano shifters always weigh far more than the competition.Klaster1 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 02, 2018 3:59 pmDisappinting how your ST-R9120 weights a whopping 553g if the same shifters weighted by r2-bikes are 530g and 553g for ST-R8020. Those extra 23g must be from housing nuts and yellow plugs. I wonder if mechanical shifters will get much lighter in the future.
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Its here and ridden in - 7.3kg all in
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Looks great!
Looks great!
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That splatter finish hides road dirt very well, lol.
Great looking bike, how does it ride?
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