Rim Brake Perfection, lets fan boy yours..

[tbike4]

Originally Posted by Andy340

Agreed: mid size steel frame (reasonably sized tubes), level top tube with subtle head tube extension (so reduced spacer stack), appropriate saddle to bar drop, campagnolo 11 speed groupset & hyperion low profile rims is a recipe for a good looking bike.

A black bike with panels is very nice. I can't quite wrap my feeble brain around the bottle cages. It's an awfully nice build.
Rear wheel turn 8º & the valve stem is not going through the letters on the tires in the same place. Pickin nits.

It's great to see the bike in profile photographed with a long lens. It flattens it all out and just seems right when the shifters are lined up or slightly separated.

[Jimbo251]

I always thought this one was pretty cool.
Dug the Robins egg blue on the DS, and the Cream on the NDS.
Although the Matte Army was and is not a durable finish.

[krooj]

Originally Posted by rallizes

owner has some good looking bikes. here is another, also a responsorium

This is a damned fine looking bike.

[mstateglfr]

Originally Posted by Baron Blubba

Mstate, that Caad3 is stunning. Great job on the paint. Can you please tell me a little or a lot about how it rides? I'm thinking of one for myself.

Also your painting process. I don't think we ride the same size (I'm 5'11", prefer a 54, can ride a 56) or I'd be pm'ing you an offer right now instead of making this post.

Thanks! The painting was fun- I am not the most creative and was definitely inspired by the All City Mr Pink 10th Anniversary paint scheme. Inspired, but still different.
I stripped and sanded off all paint, used 2 part primer, then painted the frame and fork black. Sanded it smooth and sprayed 3 colors of spray paint in splatter style. Then clearcoated with 2 part high gloss clear coat.
I used Montana Gold spray cans and SprayMax 2k primer and clear coat.
To get the splatter, I drilled into the plastic spray nozzle cap with a small drill bit. This makes the paint not become an aerosolized mist and it instead sprays out in larger tiny blobs. If you drill thru the small hole in the nozzle cap, you introduce air into the process when you press down on the nozzle cap and I think this helps it splatter spray tiny drops everywhere.
You can actually see where I started spraying with one can- it's on the downtube right below a decal and is a burst of pink. That one was the 2nd color and it took me by surprise since it sprayed differently from the first can. It's almost like my garage created effect isn't consistent! Haha.



As for the bike- I do love it. I am 6'5 220# and it feels fantastic to me. The tires on there right now are 27mm true width and the bike jumps ahead when I push hard. It's definitely more aggressive than my main road bike, but it's still very comfortable and easy to ride.
I added a carbon fork because the frame didn't come with a fork and also because I wanted a threadless setup.

[hoj]

Speaking of custom CAADs... here's mine

DIY spray paint job on an old CAAD frame I bought off Marketplace for $75.

[kppolich]

56cm
Moots Vamoots SL
Enve Cockpit, Fork, and 3.4's
SRAM Red 22
Quarq Dzero
Chris King HS
Ceramic Speed GXP BB
King Ti Cages

[purpurite]

This thread is a big reason why this forum needs a LIKE button add-on for the ol' vBulletin 3.

[warren128]

Nothing exotic like a lot of you guys, just my 2003 Lemond Wayzata, set up as my all-road (mostly road) bike.

original_ce24f6d7-9179-4977-930d-669f66bb0b1c_IMG_20230623_160342545_HDR by warren t., on Flickr

[TonyG]

Originally Posted by warren128

Nothing exotic like a lot of you guys, just my 2003 Lemond Wayzata, set up as my all-road (mostly road) bike.

original_ce24f6d7-9179-4977-930d-669f66bb0b1c_IMG_20230623_160342545_HDR by warren t., on Flickr

I've been riding in the headlands for at least 40 years and I've never been up to where you took this photo. I'll have to find my way there.

[warren128]

Originally Posted by TonyG

I've been riding in the headlands for at least 40 years and I've never been up to where you took this photo. I'll have to find my way there.

It's my favorite route. Let me know if you want to know where it is, or if you want the pleasure of finding it yourself. If you're on Strava, I can send you my ride for reference.

[Tychom]

I had this built for the good/bad roads around my in-laws and as a 'travel' bike and it's pretty much spot-on for it.

Light enough, stiff enough, comfortable enough, easy to maintain, easy to store, easy to travel with. Takes a 30+ tyre too. One remaining thing to do is maybe swap to a wider rim but.. I do like the current wheels.

[timto]

for consideration. Purpose built, practical and gorgeous. Will not hold you back and help you get to the end of looong rides in comfort and safety.

[rogerspam]

That Weigle is elegant. The curved lines on the front fork...

Originally Posted by timto

for consideration. Purpose built, practical and gorgeous. Will not hold you back and help you get to the end of looong rides in comfort and safety.

[dddd]

My humble ~2011 HiMod, exactly what I was looking for in a bike in 2021, takes 42mm rubber at it's absolute limit and features a very lively "road" bike sort of feel. Very much a "go-anywhere" save for perhaps sticky mud(?).
I've since added a white X9 mid-cage and 11-32t cassette...

The Mini-V brakes offer extreme leverage so limited retraction travel, less of a problem because of my very light weight (less wheel flex), but perhaps overly responsive (power) for paceline use.

The $800 price (sans usable wheels) added to my previous $200 bargain Mavic AllRoad gravel tire/wheel package deal came together you could say, the 33mm (as mounted) tubeless AllRoad tires are a very light 310g each.

Showing off it's "original" handlebar tape

[mstateglfr]

Originally Posted by Tychom

I had this built for the good/bad roads around my in-laws and as a 'travel' bike and it's pretty much spot-on for it.

Light enough, stiff enough, comfortable enough, easy to maintain, easy to store, easy to travel with. Takes a 30+ tyre too. One remaining thing to do is maybe swap to a wider rim but.. I do like the current wheels.

What brand is this? Killer fade and I really like the curved stays.