It’s not subtle but don’t hate it… maybe it will grow on you??
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Yeah I’m going to ride it for a while. Maybe it wear out a little and lose some shine…
Whoah…I actually like it, lol
But you better be busting out one-handed wheelies on 7.4% grades at 437 watts to justify how speedy that thing looks.
Wow!
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Gravel bugs taken hold of me…
Wanted something very… colourful and i think this fits the bill nicely!
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Looks slippery but maybe that is just the look of it. I am thinking it will look very different after a few rides. My bud put some pink Rapha bar tape on and after 2 rides it was black-ish. Hilarious but he loves it anyway which is the main thing.
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I recently put on the same bar tape. I agree that it’s a bit painful to wrap, it just doesn’t stretch the same as the more rubbery finished tapes, but it’s been ok in terms of grip both on the trainer and out on the road.
I was initially hesitant on the looks based on the stock photos, but I think it came out very well. Pictures just can’t do it justice. I’ve actually had quite a few strangers compliment the looks on a recent organized ride.
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Added a new bike to the stable over the Summer. Had two goals with this one: Wanted a dedicated bike just for cross races and wanted to build it myself instead of buying a complete bike.
Was hoping to just get a frame but after months of looking gave up on that idea. Finally found a shop in Colorado that would ship me this Felt FX bike completely built. It was mostly what I wanted but I wanted to go Rival AXS on the drivetrain so I stripped and sold most of the parts that came with it. It took forever but eventually most of the parts came in and I was able to finish it a couple weeks before the first cross race of the season. Was a fun project and amazingly everything works despite being my first time doing a complete drivetrain install that included hydraulic brakes.
Notice I said most of the parts came in. I still can’t get a left shifter/brake lever and caliper. I improvised and took a Force AXS shifter off of my Diverge and put it on here temporarily. Works great but will swap it out once the other one arrives. Although looking like next year at this rate!
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Sweet build 
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One of my favorite colors of all time. Passed on this bike for a Cervelo R3 
and have been regretting it ever since. I’m on an SL7 now so not too bad but that color 
Seriously tempted by one of these. Would want to run it on the road with some wider slicks also though for winter riding but concerned with the 1x setup - any experience on the road with it yourself and thoughts on gearing?
To be completely honest, I’ve only been out on it once since i got it as i rode it into a tree and bruised my ribs 
However, from that one ride it was a mix of offroad and road and it was fine on the road. Sure i ended up spinning out on the decents but that was 30mph+
Seemed pretty easy to find a steady cadence and it was nice not having to think as much about shifting the front. First time running a 11-42 and it was super rad spinning my way up some 15% gradients 
Wouldn’t wanna climb big mountains on it as it’s noticably flexier than my supersix but the six is running 23mm contis and is stiff as a board lol
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Cleaning up some picture folders and found this one.
2004 frameset and still my daily driver. The Zipp 202s have been swapped out for HED Jet 6’s.
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These are such fantastic bikes. I miss mine.
Planet X cool affordable stuff
The latest addition to my stable: Specialized S-Works Tarmac 6 with a custom blue marble paintshop and SRAM RED gruppo. Still to be done: Getting rid of the Pro stealth bar and the offset-seatpost, add a quarq crank and replace the CLX50 wheels with some ENVE 5.6s.
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Dat paint job tho
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Any particular reason for seatpost upgrade? Setback or inline? Just aesthetics or weight or compliance? I only ask because I’ve been mulling over a seatpost upgrade on my road bike and unsure what way to go