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- Oct 10, 2020
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@joewein @jonmanjiro Thanks. Planning on doing a proper shakedown ride tomorrow. I'll check that and see how it goes.
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Damn. Beautiful. Well done, mate.And to think I almost went with the black!
Just got back from the bike shop today. Not enough time for a proper ride yet but I did a short ride from the shop back home. The guys at Punto Rosso helped me dial in the fit and of I went. I'll need to do a could hundred km on it to dial things in but eventually I'll have the fork stem trimmed.
I didn't get to crazy on the ride back because I had a backpack full of accessories but first impressions:
Bike feels a lot stiffer, in a good way.
Ride is as smooth as the Bianchi if not better.
Brakes being separate from the shifters on Di2 is nice when downshifting while braking.
I can hear a slight rub on the front disc while doing a standing sprint. Not sure if this is normal for disc brake bikes.
The fit feels a lot better than the Bianchi. The reach is much shorter so I feel less stretched out. Also with that and the narrower bars the bike feels more responsive during a turn.
Proper review coming soon but these are my first impressions.
Also the bike weighs 7.5 kg with Ultegra pedals. Still need to swap over bottle cages and my new computer mount when it arrives.
Here's some teaser shots for now.
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On cheaper bikes you also get a surprising amount of flex in the handlebars. That's one of the reason I replaced the Cube OEM handlebar with a 3T handlebar on my old Cube road bike. However, there, disc brake rub was almost non-existent, I really had to manhandle the bike to get a ting out of my rotors. I don't think I have done an all-out, out-of-the-saddle sprint on my new bike. (Today, I did a seated 1,000 W sprint on a group ride, and it was fine.) But so far the rotors have been silent.the other thing is with a standing sprint there is quite a bit of flex in the front forks. Chances are a few hours riding with some hard braking will seat everything in and the rubbing will stop. great looking bike.
That's the goldilocks depth these days, 45–50 mm. I kinda wish they would do what Enve does and feature slightly deeper wheels in the rear but that's fine. I can't speak for your Cosmics, but my 45 mm deep 3T wheels are very benign when it comes to crosswinds. On the first proper ride we had some strong winds (gusts up to 50-60 km/h according to the weather app), so I was cautious when descending. But in the end I mostly just feel the wind slightly, but it isn't pushing me over left and right. The 35 mm 3T's I had on a loaner were seemingly impervious to wind.@OreoCookie yep. I feel like I've checked all the boxes for everything that I could ever want on this build.
Wheels are 45 mm mavic Cosmic SLR. Despite being an aero frame all the builds I've seen have 45 wheels. Next step up would be 60mm but it's be worried about cross winds at that depth.
This is really a must and should be standard. I was bewildered when the loaner bike with Di2 didn't have Bluetooth connectivity. I bought my first Bluetooth-enabled device, a GPS tracker in I think 2005 or so.Added a D-fly wireless adapter so I can use the top shifter buttons to control my Wahoo, and display gears, di2 battery power etc.
Nice!Shifters are actually Dura ace that they threw in free of charge because they weren't able to get Ultegra shifters in time to finish the build.
Loud hubs are mostly nice to scare off pedestrians, but you shouldn't overdo it.The wheel hubs are also extremely quiet which is sort of disappointing because I love how loud my Hunt's are.
Absolutely gorgeous!And to think I almost went with the black!
Just got back from the bike shop today. Not enough time for a proper ride yet but I did a short ride from the shop back home. The guys at Punto Rosso helped me dial in the fit and of I went. I'll need to do a could hundred km on it to dial things in but eventually I'll have the fork stem trimmed.
I didn't get to crazy on the ride back because I had a backpack full of accessories but first impressions:
Bike feels a lot stiffer, in a good way.
Ride is as smooth as the Bianchi if not better.
Brakes being separate from the shifters on Di2 is nice when downshifting while braking.
I can hear a slight rub on the front disc while doing a standing sprint. Not sure if this is normal for disc brake bikes.
The fit feels a lot better than the Bianchi. The reach is much shorter so I feel less stretched out. Also with that and the narrower bars the bike feels more responsive during a turn.
Proper review coming soon but these are my first impressions.
Also the bike weighs 7.5 kg with Ultegra pedals. Still need to swap over bottle cages and my new computer mount when it arrives.
Here's some teaser shots for now.
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Come come, don't cavil. We'll get a mass superspreader event from a government keen to demonstrate its competence in satisfying the spectator sports industrial complex. Isn't that worth celebrating?I'd opt for mass vaccinations from a competent elected government capable of delivering them.
kid did you a favor I think.. After an emergency stop on the Tamagawa to avoid hitting a little kid who danced down some steps into the path, the decision was made for me. (No flat, because Gatorskin.)
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Berry nice picture, Joe.
You could be right ;-) Front brake is hy/rd cable disk; rear 105 rim.kid did you a favor I think.
what brakes do you have on there?
You could be right ;-) Front brake is hy/rd cable disk; rear 105 rim.