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09-25-2023, 07:58 PM
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I have a couple of bikes that are close to perfection, for me at least.
My Moots Compact is what actually drew me into the forum. I purchased it from a fellow forumite (noonan) in 2015, and have since put a smidge under 120,000km on it.  I can recall a moment in my childhood being absolutely fascinated by a few Colnagos with the art deco paint, sitting in the window of a local bike shop. It would've been somewhere between 1990 and 1995. Since getting into riding road, that spawned a thirst for a Colnago and the opportunity came (again from a forumite, jpritchet74) to get my hands on a genuine Rabo Extreme C. The bike didn't fit quite right, so I caught and released and found myself in love with this EPS. It's not art deco (still need to scratch that itch), but I do love the raw carbon and it is my fast bike for racing.   I actually also have a late model Cervelo S3 on the way to scratch an aero itch that I've had for a few years too, and am excited to get that built up. 
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#33
09-25-2023, 08:03 PM
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I totally think a CX with not too too much BB drop and Cantis, especially with the best brakes is top notch gravel machine. And this one is beauteous to my eye.
Seeing it made me post my Tomii Stampede CX.  I guess these two are more similar than different in many ways.Quote:
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09-25-2023, 09:17 PM
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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.
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#38
09-25-2023, 10:54 PM
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This thread is a big reason why this forum needs a LIKE button add-on for the ol' vBulletin 3.
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09-25-2023, 11:19 PM
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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
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#41
09-25-2023, 11:20 PM
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09-26-2023, 02:06 AM
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09-26-2023, 03:01 AM
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If you're on Strava, I can send you my ride for reference.
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#45
09-26-2023, 05:39 AM
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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. 
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