I decided to make a final move to discs. The used market has been going crazy where i live(Denmark) the past couple of months, so i decided it was a good time to sell my rim brake Ridley Noah SL and move to discs. I’ve always had a soft spot for the Open U.P. due to its versatility and nice looks, so when a good deal popped up, i decided to sell my other bike and buy one!
It was sitting with mediocre parts and Ultegra di2 8170, a good base for some nice tinkering and upgrades. I still have some way to go before the build is finally done, but im sure i will get it done soon and make a reasonably light and beautiful build out of it.
First, i changed it to a 1x setup for road. Its realatively flat here in Denmark so that works good for me. Secondly, i put on an inline seatpost and a new pro Vibe di2 120 stem.
The stem has a small Hole on the underside where it is possible to fit 3 di2 wires with some tinkering
. They are tight, but not pinched by the handlebars. remember, its important to charge the battery and make sure the gears are indexed before hiding away the di2 junction box since the bars have to be dismounted for you to reach the junction again. Im planning on taking the bars off every 3 months to charge the battery.Here are some pictures of my new bike build and the di2 hiding. I chose to keep the Shimano gears instead of moving to axs, because i like the hood shape and colours much more than the SRAM Force axs ones.
When i got it:
Upgrading the stem/seatpost and one by setup. The RD is a RX model, so the chain is kept tight at all times.
Lastly some Pirelli cinturato 28 tubeless tyres were fitted to make it more capable on the road. The tyres have neon green stripes near the logos which match the green details on the frame.
The upcoming upgrades are:
Carbon cranks from Sram (so i can ditch the spider). I hope i can fit a 50t direct Mount chainring and still have enough frame clearance
Heatshrink on the di2 cables
Zipp 303s wheels because the token ones are not really my cup of tea and i’ve only heard good things about the zipp ones.
Not really concerned about the hookless design. I’ll buy a set of alloy wheels for gravel riding.
New disc rotors! Those Shimano 105 ones doesnt belong on a build of this quality. Thinking of trying some Campagnolo ones but otherwise Shimano xt is in sight.
The saddle is to get some Black leather mounted at the back in order to keep the look of black/blue.
After the upgrades im looking at around a 7.1-7.2 total weight. Bars and seatpost are already fairly light and Carbon.
Wish you all a great summer!
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