Your most recent cycling related purchase

[weisan]

Originally Posted by fuzzalow

Nothing warms the old heart like the sight of all the pretty little boxes with Campagnolo in script...

Well at least yours come in boxes, the shimano 5800 groupset that I got from Ribble came in plastic bags... which makes me feel kinda dirty...you know having to deal with the under... which I thought I had retired from long ago and severed all ties. Like they say, easy to get in, hard to leave.

[-holiday76]

[pdmtong]

Originally Posted by fuzzalow

Nothing warms the old heart like the sight of all the pretty little boxes with Campagnolo in script...

Will there be Bora Ultra's to complete the dream build? Congratulations!

And, congratulations on the leap to electrons. It's one of those things no one needs, but once gotten, hard to imagine going back. Campagnolo electric feels so much nicer than shimano electric. I like the familiar feeling they built into the shifting.

[David in Maine]

I finally gave up on traditional leather saddles for my touring bike. Brooks Team Pro, Flyer, and Bertoud Aspin all turned into torture devices after a couple of years. Just put on a new Turbomatic, my first newfangled cutout saddle. Hoping for the best, but initial rides feel great.

[SPOKE]

Got a new Raleigh fast hybrid to replace a bike I bought her several years ago. Maybe she'll be ready for a drop bar gravel type bike next spring.
Also got my self a Chris King black 1" spacer kit to complete the Kirk 10th anniversary build.

Trying to convince myself that I need a new tandem.....😱

[pdmtong]

Originally Posted by SPOKE

Trying to convince myself that I need a new tandem.....😱

you need a new tandem

calfee dfly dfly Di2 gates timing disc. zoom zoom.

[SPOKE]

Originally Posted by pdmtong

you need a new tandem

calfee dfly dfly Di2 gates timing disc. zoom zoom.

That's the one I have been thinking about but would like the timing belt to be on the drive side.

[mktng]

[Peter B]

[mwynne]

Shifty bits!
Now to sort out the rest of the drivetrain..

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by weisan

Well at least yours come in boxes, the shimano 5800 groupset that I got from Ribble came in plastic bags... which makes me feel kinda dirty...you know having to deal with the under... which I thought I had retired from long ago and severed all ties. Like they say, easy to get in, hard to leave.

W/O getting deep into it, bags often because a frame maker buys a slew of 5800 groups, they all come in bags, and resells a bunch on the interweb. At OEM prices, they are really cheap..so really cheap to buy. Boxes sometimes make the shipment really big when compared to 2000 rear ders crammed into one box.

[R3awak3n]

little dynamo rack tail light

[fuzzalow]

Originally Posted by pdmtong

Will there be Bora Ultra's to complete the dream build? Congratulations!

I will prioritize putting a SRM onto the bike before getting into Boras. I'd take this approach because I value greater control over the work effort put into the ride versus maximizing the speed results gotten out of the bike. Also that I can't/don't want to proliferate bikes, the F8 that this is going on could well end up being a kitchen sink bike just from it being the only one to hang baubles on.

But I won't proceed with either the SRM or the Boras until I know I can dial in the fit & position on this stock frame after riding custom geometries for the last 10 years. That's always the worry 'cos a racebike will get minimum sized right to the limit of hitting the numbers I need but until I put miles on the frame I can't know where the unique fit & position balance point in that frame will be. Getting it wrong, as far as buying the right size frame, can be a very expensive mistake.

But I think I know what I'm doing and soon I'll get to find out if I am right.

And, congratulations on the leap to electrons. It's one of those things no one needs, but once gotten, hard to imagine going back. Campagnolo electric feels so much nicer than shimano electric. I like the familiar feeling they built into the shifting.

Didn't know you had already crossed the electron divide. Other than a preconceived philosophical aversion to battery shifting on a bike, what's not to like?

[-holiday76]

Ritchey Curve Evo Pro in a 44cm and also a Carbon Compact SRAM Force 11 speed crankset. Still decent prices buying from the U.K.

[brockd15]

Deda Superleggera bars and Superleggero stem and seatpost