Blurple People Eater

[Imaking20]

You can thank MDeth

[dudemanppl]

wtf your frameset is lighter than mine

[beanbiken]

Love the colours...............

[Vuong05]

Subscribed.

[Peeza21]

The best colours! Watching this build with interest.

[coriordan]

Lovely colourway.

[Imaking20]

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[themidge]

You will be held to this high standard and assessed at the end of the course.
No pressure .

[Imaking20]

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[Imaking20]

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[DOUG]

Now I've got some small bits to gather. I thought the frame was coming with the Save seatpost, which would be fine for awhile but a little ugly. I was a bit horrified when I pulled an alloy post out of the box yesterday. So today starts the hunt for a di2 RD hanger, internal battery fixing solution, weenie post, and maybe a couple other small bits. Hoping I can still get the bike together for a ride this weekend.

What seatpost do you think you will end up with? Ive been using the SAVE seatpost for a while and cant complain but the MCFK post looks a lot better and is 45g lighter than my cut down SAVE (which is still a respectful 165g). I like the clamping mechanism on the MCFK as well compared to some other lightweight posts that seem to put a point load on the saddle rails so Im leaning towards that for the time being.

[NiFTY]

Great frame and great colourway. Surprisingly light. Half curious as to what the weight woukd be stripped of paint.

[dak]

One piece down. I've got to say that lots of little Cannondale pieces are surprisingly slick.
Example, molding a groove into the RD hanger for the e-tube wire...


The weight of the stock seatpost collar being another...


And the expander & top cap solution being another...

Clearly I’m not partial in the matter but your going to really love it. It’s definitely a unique color (never seen another one in my area and we have a lot of Cannondales) and the ride is sublime.

Just a quick piece of advice on the stock seat post clamp. I had the save post and switched to the 2017 MCFK post. When I switched I noticed the seatpost clamp had crimped the carbon on the post. After talking to my LBS the head mechanic mentioned he had the same thing happen to him. I definitely did not torque over 4nm and I know the mechanic was careful on his bike. Anyhow, the lesson learned, I bought a Thompson clamp at a weight penalty but now have piece of mind and it really is a beautiful piece of bling!

Cheers! And enjoy the ride. I posted a couple of shots of mine below for reference of different wheel depths.

P.s. Funny enough I’ve been thinking about building up a T2 as my next bike!!

[Imaking20]

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[KarlC]

Keep an eye out for the T2, it gets stripped tomorrow...

O noooooo..... Say its not true !

Carbon is a lie