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tikpman 11-02-2023 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by chuckroast (Post 942814)
the best century bike ever...

https://forums.thepaceline.net/attac...1&d=1305983776

is this the cane creek wheelset with the ti spokes? how do they ride btw? very lovely serotta!

tikpman 11-02-2023 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by purpurite (Post 3298919)
Work in progress... my almost-of-legal-drinking age Litespeed Classic:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f53f9b_o_d.jpg

I have the same bike as you! For some reason mine rides very noodle like despite updating to 10 speed ultra torque record crank form the prev centaur older 10 speed square taper style crank. Any recommendations to make it ride a bit more lively that u utilized for your build? thanks man

Dlevy05 01-14-2024 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by purpurite (Post 3298919)
Work in progress... my almost-of-legal-drinking age Litespeed Classic:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f53f9b_o_d.jpg

This is gorgeous!

purpurite 01-14-2024 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by tikpman (Post 3312490)
I have the same bike as you! For some reason mine rides very noodle like despite updating to 10 speed ultra torque record crank form the prev centaur older 10 speed square taper style crank. Any recommendations to make it ride a bit more lively that u utilized for your build? thanks man

I've never found the bike to be "noodle-like" in my riding, in fact, quite the opposite. I'm 155 lb and not a power rider, though, so YMMV.

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Originally Posted by Dlevy05 (Post 3338771)
This is gorgeous!

Thanks, she's a beaut! And now with a proper length 17° black stem on it, too. :)

huck*this 01-14-2024 12:56 PM

Sturdy Fiadh

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw...-gm?authuser=0

jamesdak 01-14-2024 01:24 PM

Here's the old Merlin I picked up last year. Still sorting out the build but this is how I was riding it at the end of the year when the snows moved in. This bike gave me my fastest ride of the year.

https://pbase.com/jhuddle/image/173973803.jpg

Earlier pics as I sorted out things:

https://pbase.com/jhuddle/image/173943573.jpg

https://pbase.com/jhuddle/image/173943574.jpg

https://pbase.com/jhuddle/image/173943588.jpg

https://pbase.com/jhuddle/image/173943571.jpg


My upgrades so far are adding on a set of Wickwerks 53/34 chainrings, along with a new chain and a SRAM 11-32 cassette. I also put on new cables, a Zipp stem, Fizik Kurve Saddle and Look Keo pedals. I also swapped out the bad wheelset it had with some nice Fulcrum Racing 0's clad with GP 5000 tires and put on some bottle cages.

Picked it up like this with a Dura Ace build, the FSA crank and the Deore Long Cage RD and some not so good wheels.

https://pbase.com/jhuddle/image/173907230.jpg

Dlevy05 01-14-2024 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by huck*this (Post 3338857)

My goodness, that's something else...

Hilltopperny 01-14-2024 03:33 PM

My two ti rigs! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...2c2a395f04.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...a6e4cdc838.jpg

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htwoopup 01-14-2024 04:57 PM

The 1x found it’s way south to NYC. Think I will keep it here for summer jaunts up in Ulster/ Dutchess/ and so on. Gotta change the saddle back to my preferred Alpitude though.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...6bf97cab_b.jpg

veloduffer 01-15-2024 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by huck*this (Post 3338857)

Very cool. The front end is something akin/made by Gort

https://www.mopop.org/media/2778/dsc...28239641066244

855 02-07-2024 11:08 AM

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...ce843d01_b.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...0cd492cc_b.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...4ae86fc7_b.jpg

VPace T3 Speedtraveller

mhespenheide 02-07-2024 01:11 PM

Wow, nice!

Gman79 02-08-2024 05:52 AM

Custom Quiring Road Disc Ti with Bossi stem and seapost. Coming up on the 1 year anniversary with this bike.

https://i.imgur.com/3sPGfhl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/KkjWaMs.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/jHomuY0.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/PhVuWVi.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/Pe91JOR.jpg

jtbenson 02-08-2024 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by 855 (Post 3348591)

VPace T3 Speedtraveller

love this---comprehensive execution of a beautiful, highly functional tool

Hilltopperny 02-08-2024 06:31 PM

My two titanium bikeshttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...b96f4636dc.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...3a41f2baf1.jpg

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