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Old 09-18-2023, 01:09 PM
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New to Me: Firefly ff65 - XCR
According to my friend, we seem to be hitting the golden age of rim brake bikes coming up for sale. I was lucky enough to grab this off of eBay with a local pick-up in Boston area.

Firefly 65 - Max-profiled XCR stainless tubing. BSA threaded BB, classic 1 1/8" headtube (with polished FF headbadge). Campy Record 11 throughout, HED Belgium with White Ind T11 hubs.

Excuse the low-budget stem, working on getting fit dialed. Initial ride on the XCR is sublime (also, the 1st campy-equipped bike I've owned).



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Old 09-18-2023, 02:10 PM
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Sweet!!
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Old 09-18-2023, 04:25 PM
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wow, gorgeous in every way! Stem looks fine too. I dont get $400 stems, personally. If theyre of reasonable weight and stiffness and they wont break, who cares about carbon, etc??? A nice alloy $40 stem goes a long way towards other details that I care about on my bike!
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Old 09-18-2023, 04:53 PM
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Wow you got a DEAL!
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Old 09-18-2023, 05:11 PM
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Nice ride.
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Old 09-18-2023, 06:40 PM
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That looks like the perfect road bike. Absolutely love it!
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Old 09-18-2023, 06:48 PM
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saw this on ebay. at time, it was looking criminally cheap. rim brake bikes these days. great score--hope you enjoy !
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Old 09-18-2023, 06:56 PM
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Congrats, and well bought! Perhaps we will cross paths on the roads of eastern Mass.
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Old 09-18-2023, 08:31 PM
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Campy record 11 and everything at that price??! You stole it!!
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Old 09-18-2023, 08:45 PM
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Man, lovely bike. Disk breaks are great and all, but I'm down for a great bike like this with rim breaks any day. Right on.
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Old 09-19-2023, 08:55 PM
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Nice find.

Just put down the deposit on a FF build today. Current plan is to build it up as 12-speed Campy rim brake.

Enjoy your new ride.
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Old 11-19-2023, 03:38 PM
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A couple updates - 1st to match the FF stem and seatpost.



Then to go full-campy. I am really surprised with the Boras!



Really loving the ride on this bike and find myself grabbing it off the hook more and more.
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Old 11-19-2023, 03:45 PM
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That looks absolutely fantastic. Small tubes with carbon hoops is always a winner.

Enjoy that beauty.
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Old 11-19-2023, 05:35 PM
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Firefly definitely makes a fine riding bicycle! This looks great!

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Old 11-19-2023, 08:05 PM
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Nice deal!
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