The "what bike bits have you just bought" thread

[okgo]

May be a few slots opening up now most of the racing riders have left to form the new club though.

[okgo]

Enve fitted but need another cassette but wanted to see how they looked. Pretty good I thought.





Saddle doesn't look flat ha, it is though

[JustinF]

okgo said:

Enve fitted but need another cassette but wanted to see how they looked. Pretty good I thought.





Saddle doesn't look flat ha, it is though

not going to pretend to know half what you do but that bar position just looks weird to me, you could achieve the same position by rotating the bars forwards until they are horizontal, move the hoods back and put that spacer under rather than over, or do you really need to have it slammed for kudos

[okgo]

Photo angle tbh. From close up they look identical to this Image from Which is I guess Ryders bike. Stem needs to be there height wise if to be like my last bike. Only reason I keep any spacers above is so the bike still can be sold on if needs be. Not everyone rides with no spacers after all.

Edited by okgo on Wednesday 1st April 21:43

[TSCfree]

Just bought Stans no tubes rim tape to replace velox cloth as the new pro 4s won't play nicely on my rims. Build nearly done! Holding off on the bar tape until I've seen my bike fit man.

[Jimbo.]

JustinF said:

not going to pretend to know half what you do but that bar position just looks weird to me, you could achieve the same position by rotating the bars forwards until they are horizontal, move the hoods back and put that spacer under rather than over, or do you really need to have it slammed for kudos

Road bars never photograph "right" when shot from anything other than dead level with them! i suspect they (bars/hoods) are as near as dammit horizontal.

[okgo]

Aye! And it's on top of my sofa for a clean shot so I am shooting from below!

Re Stans, I am tempted to put it in those tubs just to safeguard a bit in races, I've heard good things.

[TSCfree]

Nice stealthy rims there Okgo, build looks good, although it's hurting my back just looking at that position

[TKF]

okgo said:

Ryders bike.

I happened to bump into him as we were both dropping off our bikes at the oversize barrage in Heathrow. He'd just done the Olympics and I was off to a European sportive.

Surprised he was shipping his own bike tbh.

[Ponk]

Loving that. I think I'm sold, next bike will be an Emonda or Tarmac with 60s. I best start looking down the sides of the sofa.

[Dowks]

okgo said:

Enve fitted but need another cassette but wanted to see how they looked. Pretty good I thought.

Saddle doesn't look flat ha, it is though

What tubs do you have on there? Looks fantastic

[okgo]

Dowks said:

What tubs do you have on there? Looks fantastic

Vredestien Fortezza Pro Tricomp (mouthful)

[anonymous-user]

okgo said:

Aye! And it's on top of my sofa for a clean shot so I am shooting from below!

Re Stans, I am tempted to put it in those tubs just to safeguard a bit in races, I've heard good things.

It's excellent stuff, seals everything apart from sidewall splits on my mtb

[AyBee]

okgo said:

Dowks said:

What tubs do you have on there? Looks fantastic

Vredestien Fortezza Pro Tricomp (mouthful)

Lovely wheels okgo. Are you using tub tape or glue?

[okgo]

May give it a go then Yonex!

I did contemplate tape, but I went with Conti glue again this time as I never had issues last time with it (apart from trying to get it all off when I flogged the Zipps!)

[RGambo]

2nd for Stans

[GarryDK]

Wiggle have a huge sale on btw.

[Magic919]

okgo said:

Photo angle tbh. From close up they look identical to this Image from Which is I guess Ryders bike. Stem needs to be there height wise if to be like my last bike. Only reason I keep any spacers above is so the bike still can be sold on if needs be. Not everyone rides with no spacers after all.

That's a flipped stem, for the fully Pro look.

[Gruffy]

Just got back from a bike fit and custom insoles with Simon Jackons at Cadence Performance. The fit seems good, even if I have lost some kudos with the bars being raised. Not so confident about one of the insoles though.

[whatleytom]

Magic919 said:

That's a flipped stem, for the fully Pro look.

Just a 17 degree as opposed to a 6 degree stem.