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astardotcom
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by astardotcom

Edit 3/10/11: 140mm -17 degree stem. Increased setback. Feels much better.

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I wanted to wait until I could build up the frame before I posted on here but I couldn't resist.

Been my dream bike for quite some time and I'm stoked that I could finally give myself an excuse to get it :)

Sadly I won't be able to build it up until late August because I am out of the country until then but I did manage to get some pictures of the frame.

I've been struggling on deciding what to put on it so please give me some suggestions as to how you would go about building this frame up ;)

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UPDATE: August 25th, 2010


It's finally finished!

Scales say its 7250 grams and I'm pretty happy with it :)

Will probably go with lighter skewers, saddle, cassette in the future to hopefully bring it to around 15.5 pounds but I'm not too worried about weight right now.

I was hesitating on getting campy because I didn't want to have to replace all my freehubs and cassettes but thankfully I came across a lovely little device called the Jtek Shiftmate which allows me to still use my SRAM/Shimano cassettes with a campy drivetrain.

The Jtek Shiftmate shifting has been flawless during my testing thus far :)

2008 10sp Record Drivetrain
SRAM Force 11-23 Cassette
Reynolds Ouzo Pro
HED Ardennes
Deda Zero100 Stem, Bars, Seat
San Marco Concor Light
Yokozuna Cables

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Very very nice.

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Good for you getting your dream frame - it looks fun!

Might I suggest some form of Campy. Chorus 11 would be nice.

astardotcom
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Yeah I would absolutely love campy with this build.

I'm a bit hesitant because I have so many shimano/sram parts lying around but if I want to really spoil myself I should just get campy :)

So far I'm stumped on groupset and wheels but I do have a Deda cockpit and seatpost in mind. I'm also thinking of a reynolds ouzo pro fork and a white selle san marco concor light saddle.

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FINISHED!

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Fantastic. Curious about your full build list and weights. But it is a very nice looking ride.
Road bike: Cervelo R3, Campagnolo Chorus/Record mix...
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Here's my full build list

I find it quite surprising how I went under my expected weights but I suppose that comes from the little things like trimming the bar tape, shortening the cables and chain, and cutting a bit of steerer tube after the initial weighing.

Pardon the extremely small frame size. I'm 5'6 with fairly short legs :?

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what a refreshing build...
really really nice
well done
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Looks fantastic! But i don't really understand what the Jtek is for, both the shifters and derailleur are Campy?

I'd love to see some Hyperon wheels on that bike also.
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Beautiful build!
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gamma_ray wrote:Looks fantastic! But i don't really understand what the Jtek is for, both the shifters and derailleur are Campy?


I used it because I'm pairing Record shifters and rd with a SRAM cassette so the Jtek changes the pull ratio so I don't get any funky shifts ;)

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astardotcom, have you tried the shifting without a Jtek thingamajig? Just curious.
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welcome to the club ive had mine for a a few years now its just so lovelly to look at and always turns a head when im at the local cyclist cafe.

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i really need to get a good photo of it but when its hung up in the house who needs pictures

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Stunning looking bike, can i ask where you can buy the 'San Marco Concor Light' in white with no black writing on it just like your plain white one?

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Powerful Pete wrote:astardotcom, have you tried the shifting without a Jtek thingamajig? Just curious.

I only tried it out on the bike stand and it was a bit loud when trying to shift to the largest and smallest rear cogs. The jtek eliminated all issues :)

lite pete wrote:welcome to the club ive had mine for a a few years now its just so lovelly to look at and always turns a head when im at the local cyclist cafe.
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i really need to get a good photo of it but when its hung up in the house who needs pictures


I love it with those wheels ;)
I know what you mean though... I just leave the bike in my living room when I'm not using it and I just love staring at it :thumbup:

lone wheeler wrote:Stunning looking bike, can i ask where you can buy the 'San Marco Concor Light' in white with no black writing on it just like your plain white one?

I got mine on ebay but I've seen it on Petracycles and I've ordered some stuff from there and they are reliable

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