HOLY SEAT ANGLE BATMAN!!!!

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Otherwise my junk goes numb.

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How do your arms and shoulders feel? Sweet bike BTW

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way, way, way too much freaking extra cable on that puppy!!!!!!

Tried to use as many words as there is cable on your bike's front end.

Arms and shoulders are fine after a long ride. I would like some more cushioned arm pads for the aerobars but that's about it.

I am going to go in for another fit before my first race in April.

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Looks like you are cross chaining it there...that's a no no...
Plus, "Bike Porn" is supposed to be in the big ring only.

Having two differently-colored tires offends me.

Nice "lap" pool...how many meters is it?


Here is mine, though I am not much of the "mafia" type!



Although now there is a Hed C2 Jet90 up front (rear C2 90 and disc cover coming soon), the aero bars are now straight, an aero bottle is on the seat tube and a bottle cage rests between the aero bars.



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Water your lawn and stain your fence ;-)

i believe the term is "felt yakuza" :)

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My grass goes dormant in the winter and turns yellow/brown.

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I just put on the wheel in those pics and the brakes needed all kinds of adjusting due to some serious rubbing. The wheel wouldn't spin at all and, therefore, couldn't change gears. I can report that the RD is now in its proper position and the chain is on the big ring.

The pics were for insurance purposes and not necessarily for bike porn. Please excuse the faux pas. ;-)

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Very nice to see it all come together. Nice looking ride.
You'd never even know it had been swimming... ;)

I hope some of what I paid for your old ride went into this one? (Maybe the rear wheel?)

I like it a lot. (Even better when you cut those cables!)
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Bike looks wicked, except for the tire and wiring (which someone already mentioned) and the bottle just doesn't seem to jive with the black/red/white.


Felt makes some great looking bikes. What's up with all the spacers?

You buying my old bike literally paid for the rear wheel. Same price!

Yes, the bike has seen the bottom of the pool. That's the deck I took my doomed journey down. Not my finest moment.

The cable thing never really dawned on me until someone else mentioned it a few weeks ago. It does give me something to tether my bento box to though.

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I love my red/black tire. I'd match the front if Bonty would make a black/red Aero TT tire.

The bottle was a screw up from the online retailer I bought it from. It was supposed to be white, they shipped silver. A deal was worked out. Not perfect but it will do for now.

What spacers??? I just have the stem adjusted higher for comfort. The Felt Bayonet II system is very adjustable.

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From a pre-season TT a few weeks ago:



2009 Felt B16.
Mods:
Vision FSA integrated aero bars
Sram Rival 180mm cranks
Extra-long seatpost

For race:
Renn 575 disc with custom art
SILK 88mm deep rim
Engine: me :)

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"The only fair race is the race against the clock" -Anquetil

Its not a TT bike, but here is my Felt AR1 with full SRAM Red Group.

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Here's quick shot of my "new" yellow, B2R. Still needs bar tape on the extensions, but ready to race!

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Hitters ride stock:

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My wife found me at 1:30pm, unconscious, lying on the floor being spooned by my laptop. This thread was visible on the screen.

There were two empty wine glasses nearby, a burnt-down cigarette was hanging from my mouth (I don't even smoke), and I was naked.


That's how gorgeous these bikes are.

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Here's my old bike....

Not as 'bling' as other bikes around here, but she gets the job done.

Wow!

Got Cable???

Nice bike!

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Here is minimal cable,a s in none!! :) This is at 18cm drop(I don't ride it that way, just messing around to see what is acheivable) Can go another 5.5 lower if desired. Sometime in th enext couple of weeks, I ought to finish getting this put back together.

Cables got fixed today since I had to hit the bike shop to get something else fixed.

So screw you guys! ;-)

Quarq power meter w/SRAM S975 being shipped this week. I will update pics once that goes on.

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My new roadie... Di2 Felt F2

Where's the battery?

Here...

Holy crap, dude. What size frame is that? I'm sure you must tire of the height comments, but damn... the proportions w/ you on it make those look like 24" wheels.

CL,

That's a great looking FRAME!

sweeeeet looking rig AND a hot tub ?? ... nice !

just one thing (other than cables and seat angle) ... that low hanging seat bottle rack sticks out like a dogs pair (prob just me) ... i guess its only there for training if the velcro on the bars is for a torpedo bottle ?

haha. It's a 60cm and I am 6'5" It's tough to find bikes that fit me...

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I think we spoke by email when you were shopping for this bike. If you don't mind, can you send me a copy of those photos for use in my fit presentations?

Do you have permission to have this photo published? May I use it?

Thanks,
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really great looking bike ! ... aero but still light and frisky looking ... i like the the low top tube and steep seat tubes ... which model is that btw - are they all B2 ? and do you find the longer seat post flexy ?

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My entries into the Yakuza:

The ITU "grunt"...



American Classic Carbon 58s, SRAM Red (mostly), Profile Design Largo with chopped Sonic CSXs.



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The non-draft "hitman"...



American Classic Carbon TT/Carbon 58, Shimano Dura-Ace (mostly), Profile Design Volna Aerobars.




Sorry about the crappy quality (f'in iPhone...).

I raced the "hitman" setup at Desert Du on Sunday--the bartape is STILL damp!
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Great bike. I love the Felts without the nose cones.

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Cables have been fixed.

I put the bottle rack on a few weeks ago and have been too lazy to take it off. I will not be using it during sprint/olympic races, I will be using it for HIM and IM races to carry my EFS and spare tubes, flat kit, etc. The Felts only have one bottle cage so you gotta do what you gotta do. When I am on the bike, my legs shield the bottle rack to a certain degree and is probably not creating as much drag as you would think (queue wind tunnel dork to tell me how wrong I am). No doubt it creates some but I'll live with it. Not like I'm going to win or qualify for anything.

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Here's my TK1 I built up late last summer...

Wow

I'll play.

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Updated pics with new cables (Better?? You bastards!). SRAM S975 Quarq not installed yet.







^ The workout area.

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Sick. Is that workout room in your house?? DROOOOLLLLL

agee....also, please paint your rence. it looks like hell.

Yep. It's about a 500 sqft room upstairs.

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The fence is only 6 years old. That's what 100 degree blazing hot summers and hurricanes does to a fence. It's actually not as bad as it may look.

This isn't a fence porn thread anyways.

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Count me in on the Felt Mafia. I will work on a picture of my bike. The 6 year old S22 does not look as pretty as the ones you all are showing, but I still think it is a good looking bike.

my update, still not done........................

using trainer tire, front brake not on, fizik ares not installed, need some hockey friction tape on the by the brakes, cables longer than they will be, but need to be able to adjust bar position through the end of the month.

Nice build.. is that a 2010 Bayonet fork? Did you buy that separately? I want one for my 07 B2.

yes, it's a bayonet 2.

it's a frankenfelt :)

Great looking ride. Felts: Do they not rock?!

Any flex in the Corsaire/Bayonet setup? I'm looking for a set of good, stiff pursuit bars for my TK.

hard to say, I have not set the set screw as of yet and it hasn't been outside yet. noticibly lighter(not that it matters) than what it replaced.

Does HED make these for track aps, or would you just take the brake lever off?

Speaking of brake levers, that is a PITA to install cable and housing on those puppies due to having to remove the brake lever to do the job and having to deal with the finicky return spring. Also been told that the screws that hold the levers on need to be watched as they might come loose and fall out(loctite)

Just take the lever off. I saw a pic of MiniPhinney using one on a pista version of the Trek Speed Concept. I'm just looking for something stiff and UCI legal, whatever that is from day to day.

Won't have to worry about cable routing. I'm also looking into the new Easton Attacks, Felt Devox, and Ritchey Interval with Sliver.

couple different angles..
jake

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What saddle is that? Have you ever ridden a fizik vitesse or aliante? It looks a bit like a selle san marco version.

Dan

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Not sure this qualifies as porn but its my new addition, saddle may or may not stay and will be putting an fp80 up front to match the rear. Other than that its pretty much good to go.

It's a Selle San Marco Team Replica. I've been riding that same model for like three years on all of my bikes, and I love it. It's really "soft", but the downside is there isn't any gel (which also makes it very light for being so soft), so it tends to compact and "settle" giving it a pretty limited life.

I haven't tried either the vitesse of aliante, but I did ride an arione for a while and I didn't like it that much--too flat for me.

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Who did your wheel decals?

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Felt makes a sexy ride

That they do. But this B16 came looking much different from the factory. The hi res picture helps too. Oh and the pink seat.
jake

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Great angles, beautiful bike. My favorite colors! Looks fast standing still.

looks great !

Been lurking for a while, so here's a good opportunity for my firts post.
Felt B2R. Also have an F75 for training duties.

Nice pics.

Is that the stock base bar?
What tape are you using?
How do you like the set up with just tape and no up turn on the brake/grip area instead of the Felt grips that have the up turn? Curious why you went that route. Guess you have no fear of hands slipping forward or off the "hoods."

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Ok, now THAT is farrkin cool!

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never seen that color scheme before is that a euro scheme or custom?

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Hi nebmot.
Yep, I believe the Blue / black and the Yellow / Black were the euro color schemes.
I liked the blue as it was a little different from most of the color schemes you see racked in transition.

Stock felt base bar, john cobb extensions. I didn't care for the grips and the stella azzurra eleganza bar tape provides plenty of grip, plus it looks better. There wont be any slipping off the hoods, its not much different from the easton attack hoods on my p3c.

Felt Vintage Iron. I know it isn't very aero, the seat is too low, the stem is too long, etc, etc, but it is 100% comfortable!

If anyone wants to donate a 606 set or a disc wheel to make her unbelievably sexy, let me know

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Cost of owner's Felt > Cost of owner's car

or...

Cost of Owner's Felt = No Car

(Still worth it)

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Is that the 2010?

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Yes that's the 2010.

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Wow. Beautiful bike!

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One of the best looking bikes here. Simple, understated, but still looks blazingly fast.

Tubular 303s? It looks like it weighs about 15.5. Not that weight matters!

hands down my favorite color from '10, close behind is the B2 Pro/AR5.

Nice job on the cable housing trimming also.

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Do you mind if I play?

The 2010 paint schemes are sick! I think they nailed it this year! Has anyone been on the newly introduced b14?

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Is that legal????? That has to be a custom seat post! Your legs are 6' by themselves!

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Credit for the setup has to go to Harzard's Cyclesport in Santa Barbara.

And I had been planning to get the B2r for about a year, and when I saw that color scheme...

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or...

Cost of Owner's Wheelset > Cost of Owner's Felt > Cost of Owner's Car

This is true in my case: Edge Composites 68 (pt), S22 & 1993 Accord - wouldn't have it any other way! Pics are to follow..

I don't want to crowd the thread, but I just got my new AR1 ITU race rig. I just finished building it up, and it's one awesome ride!!



Full Dura Ace 7900
Profile Design Largo handlebars, Sonic CSX aerobars
Profile Cobra carbon stem (100mm)
Selle San Marco Team Replica seat
American Classic Carbon 58 tubulars (Powertap SL+)

Set up and ready to go for Mooloolaba WC and Sydney WCS!!

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Why the switch? just new components and powertap, right?

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Thing of Beauty.

Nono, it's more than that--the AR1 is red!!!

Haha, just kidding, the AR1 has a higher grade carbon making it lighter and (noticeably) smoother than the AR3. As much as I love the AR3, I was shocked by how impressive the new AR1 is.

Plus it matches my American Classics wayyyy better...an important Slowtwitch requisite.

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Nice bike I just ordered one and can't wait for it to get here. still a little cold up here in MN, but it's almost good enough for a training ride.

Dude you totally copied my name. Just kidding, but I have a Felt and I live in MN too (if that isnt obvious).

Some awesome bikes!!! Ordered my first triathlon bike yesterday!! Ordered a Felt B12 but it's back ordered for a few weeks. Should arrive around April 7th!!

My '07 S22 with a couple upgrades:

purely coincidental I stumbled across this forum yesterday and saw the b2 porn post and signed up. Never even looking at other user names. Hopefully my bike arrives on Monday or Tuesday (it's coming from Europe). Can't wait to get out and ride.

It'll be nice starting tomorrow. I'll be takin out the B12.

My dream bike......

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I just got my new 2010 B2 today!!!! Shipped from the UK, I took it to Hollywood cycle in Bloomington to have it built up and will be getting fitted next week. I can't wait to get on it.

wow... steller track bike that is sexy as hell

I've been watching this thread for a while, but have been resisting posting due to my bike being on the trainer rather than in it's race configuration. I don't have any fancy high-res shots and I'm still in the middle of a bunch of pre-season work, but theres not a whole lot of B12 love in here so here we go:



My '09 B12 with V-Flow Max, Quarq CinQo Saturn, and HED Stinger 6/9;

Oh, I like. I am shopping for a new road bike now after having mine taco'd by a truck hitting me a few weeks ago. I ride a felt tri bike now but want to really look hard at eh AR series. However, my local shop isn't dealing felt anymore and the one that does doesn't have any AR frames. How is the ride? Cornering, climbing?

Now that is some funny $hit right there......

sure that isn't Bjourn's bike?

I'm very happy with my Felt AR. My frame of reference is a bit skewed since my last road bike was a 2001 Trek 5200, so jumping to something almost 10 years newer, you are going to feel it improves on almost all levels.

Its too bad you don't live near Sacramento, CA. There is a local shop selling 56 and 58 cm 2009 Felt AR4s for $2100!

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Pm superdave.

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Did you manage to stay upright?

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yes thankfully. This could have turned out way worse than me pulling out of the race. Thank goodness I wasn't going down a hill.
jake

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Just went from my s32 to a b16 (with aerobar and chain ring upgrades)

Still dialing it in...

Yowch!

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Yes, but Felt stepped up and is helping me in a way that is far more than fair. Luckily I was not hurt, and they are being very accomodating in replacement of the fork. Thank you SuperDave for coming through. I knew I loved my felt for a good reason.
jake

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I am riding an 09 b12! Felt hit a homerun with all of the 2010s!! Congrats on the new ride!

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I still need to finish cabling the brakes and the wire is from the CT. Just had to check it out after installing the graphics from Tai.

The road bike




Had a B2R as well, but didn't like it, except the devox aerobars.

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Haaa, awesome post!
all jokes aside, yeah Felt makes some beautiful bikes! Wish I owned one

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Terenzo Bozzone's new ride. As the dutch say. VERY SCHEXSY!

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Just need to put on my Zipp decals from Tia. Purchased Zabriskie's 2008 Felt DA frame during the fall team sale and had it built up this Spring.

Great looking bike running2far!!! I just got my B2R built up and took it for it's first ride yesterday! I will try to get a few pictures taken this weekend and posted!!!

Just giving the post a bump!! I'm a b12 owner and would really like to see this thread continue with more pics added!

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Here is a pic of my road bike...

Very nice bike! I'm currently looking for a roadie and if I had the money that is what I would get!

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She's not new, but she's new to me.

She finally got ready just in time for IMLP and I spend 5h 26min with her!

I think I'm finally done tinkering with the bike and have it how I want it. I added the Jet 6 front and the SRAM S975 cranks and Quarq power meter since the original pic.

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The TT bike. 2008 DA frame with 2009 fork. Lovely.





The road bike. All 2010.

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Here's my contribution, maybe the new diet isn't working.

Full Felt household, the DA lives with: a F5 Summer bike, early F5C Winter Bike and Son's Q24 MTB

Here's my Black Lightning (yes, I name all my bikes):

Got it very cheap on sale at Wiggle (half the price of a Cervelo P2). Had the bottle cage for years, finally got a bike to match it. Also chose black pedals for completeness.

Way to color coordinate!

Nice touch. A couple of suggestions as you break it in and get settled on a position. The extensions are designed to be delivered uncut and trimmed to fit by the dealer. I assume you got this bike in the box so some of that set up is going to be required by you. The arm rests also appear too high relative to the extensions. The hand position should be in plane with the arm rest. There are spacers under the arm rest that can be removed to dial in that height. I'd also suggest that you slide the arm rests behind the base bars and flip the offset to the front, rather than the rear. You have the elements of a good fit started, just some clean up and better execution will help you really put some spark on Black Lightning.

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If it were me, I would go all out and wrap the extensions with http://www.competitivecyclist.com/...-tape-5432.27.1.html instead of the white. I have the black/blue on my road bike and it is SICK! Possible saddle change with that, too, but only if comfort remains. . nice job though, very hot bike.

Thanks! As you said, I got it in a box. I know your/Felt's opinion on buying your bikes that way, unfortunately the LBS:s in my region (Sweden) typically only carries carbon Treks and Cervelos at 2-3 times the price of this bike.
I will look into your suggestions as I get used to the bike. It was more comfy than my old clip-on-roadie right out of the box though (maybe no surprise).

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Here's mine ready for The Nation's Triathlon.

 

Cool bike.

I'll wait for someone else to make the Landis jokes :-)

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Is that a later Fork on the Slipstream Bike? Doesn't look the same as on my 09 DA.

Do you mind telling me how to fold my spare tubie like that?
Killer bike BTW!!!

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Just sold and waiting for the 51 DA's to start shipping

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Some of the Garmin team bikes had custom forks and stems 3cm lower than the production bikes to make up for the large stack on the 3T aerobars. These special forks were not needed when the guys rode OVAL parts with their slimmer profile and lower aerobar mounting positions. The DEVOX bars are similar to OVAL in that they have a low bar-clamp-to-arm-rest rise.

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About the Slipstream DA;

All I know is that the combo 08 frame and 09 fork was the exact setup used for that extra long TT on the GIRO in O9.
The position I got the bike with was crazy, I could not hold for 5 km let alone 180! And the aero bottle would rest on the front wheel. Got rid of the carbon handlebars too, did not like the sensation.

PROS:
-Seat post easy to adjust.
-The paint job is great.
-Fabrication is spotless.
-The older DuraAce is fitted. I don't like the new one.
-It rides like a road bike and is even capable on the pav� if you keep the speed up.
-Best climbing TT bike I've ever ridden.
-Easy to clean.
-Mounts on the home trainer Ok.
-I've ridden it "cyclo cross" across a flooded field to get to a T2 zone - It did great =)

Cons
-The rear brake is very hard to adjust - would have been easier to take a front brake and mount it UNDER the frame - Or a rear brake reversing the pads.
-The adjusting bolts in the rear entry drop outs are too small, and are in a size that does not correspond to ISO allen wrenches. I'll get them rebored someday.
-The head set is fiddly and badly designed - and creaks.
-A clicking from the bottom bracket that eludes me...
-In the rain + wind with 808's, it's a handfull, very nervous and prone to losing the front - more than other bikes I've ridden.

Overall, it's a wonderfull TT bike

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Man...love the blue/black paint scheme...

Updated pics of my Felt AR1 posted earlier. Added black a Cobb V-Flow Max saddle, Rotor Aero Q Rings, and Sram S80 wheels. Still my favorite bike to ride that I own.

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How does the AR compare with an F-Series?

I have an F-5 Summer Bike and and older F-5C in Winter Clothes (mudguards/fenders, bitza groupset plus heavy wheels). Contemplating upgrading the Summer Bike, but thinking either a new F-Series or an AR, it would only be for Sportives and very hilly Tri's (maybe Challenge Henley), as the DA is good for all but the hilliest Tri courses.

Any opinions from the Felt Mafia?

Had to register just for this post alone... Im all boned up over here, hahah will post pics of my z100 road bike but hope to get a felt TT bike this month,,

dude, OPSEC!!!

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This was my baby along with my nutrition plan for IM Cozumel:



This was the bike in action as it wondered how it got bought by such a slow owner:

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Thanks for the heads up. Crap can not believe that happened!

What causes that?? Mine usually goes numb and I recently got into cycling again and was too embarrassed to ask what the cause was.. Should I raise or lower my seat.. Please help became my junk.. =)

It could be a number of things, but what did it for me was changing out seats. I've got an Adamo saddle & never had the problem again. It could be fit-related as well, but the new seat's what fixed the issue for me.

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Thanks I'll look into it.. I thought it was just the seat height

Oh yeah, I saw your bike. We were wondering how it was they let you ride those wheels.
What with the no disc policy. (And whoever "they" are!) Yeah, they aren't discs, but it seemed
like everything that was said put the scare in people to not ride tri-spoke wheels. Heck, I was
a little freaked about about my Reynolds Strikes at 66mm deep. But it was no problem at all
for me. How'd the wheels handle for you at IM COZ?

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Dream of racing again some day...

Here is my "New to me" B2 that I recently aquired from a fellow SlowTwitcher. He knows who he is and I thank him again for a smooth transaction. I couldn't be happier with my new ride. This is my frist road/tri bike.





Now, I am sure many of you are going to ask why I have yellow TTR2 wheels on this bike. Well the original bike was a 2008 B2 with a Black/Yellow paint job that matched them. The current frame is a brand new 2007 B2 frame with a new 2010 Bayonet 2 fork and the components and the wheels were ported over during the frame replacement.

Oh yeah, don't mind the mountain pedals...I threw those on so I could take it for a test drive around my basement until I pick up some Speedplays. lol

I will use these wheels for indoor training over the winter and will probably buy some race wheels in the spring. Any other suggestions?

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They were fine for the most part, though it was a little tricky at times during the 3rd lap on the far side of the island when the wind picked up. I could see how they might be a pain if the wind was worse, but I'm also used to riding on them in windy conditions so it wasn't anything I couldn't handle. Maybe if I was fast on the bike, I might have problems. ;)

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First time post of my bike on ST...
It is a 2004 Felt F50...full Ultegra components, Look pedals, and a Selle Italia seat. Bought it over the summer for a steal of a price...

2011 Felt B10, Fizik seat from a 2011 Cervelo, Reynolds Assault carbon wheels, Conti GP4000s tires.

Gorgeous! IMO gotta be one of the best looking bikes I've seen...nice work.

Jon

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Well done. Did TriLab set that up for you?

-SD

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yes sir, TriLab is the best!

One weird thing though, we ordered a Felt 3.2 Aero fork but Felt sent a B10 fork, the exact one on the bike. TriLab had a hard time convincing the Felt people they sent the "wrong" fork but Felt said that the part # on the website and in the printed 2011 catalog for the Aero 3.2 fork was in fact the red B10 fork. Weird, but the red is growing on me!

This bike is currently undefeated (1 race.) Let's hope I can keep it that way for as long as possible in 2011.

Must be a new thread because I swear I had posted my DA on here before.....anyway, here's what I have.
2009 Felt DA that I oicked up here on the ST classifieds. Recently sold the PX wheels for a Disc rear, Hed H3 front. Only thing I'm still looking to change are the aerobars. Like to go all carbon and thinking about trying S bends as well.

Michael

Nice bike dan

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2008 Cannondale 29er 2
2011 Felt Da

First ride on my B16 this week.


I'll change the saddle in a few days to a ISM Adamo Road though...

Some really nice rides in here!

Here is my 09 B16. I have been slowly upgrading it over the winter as funds have allowed. Everything I upgraded was bought second hand
So far I have done the following:
- 09 B2 aerobar with carbon extensions
- Zipp R2C shifters
- Ultegra 6700 derailers
- Dura Ace 7900 crank
- Dura Ace 7800 rear brake
- Zipp '10 808 clinchers with Zipp tires, latex tubes and custom decals with the american flag (dark/muted) inside the red zipp letters

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Wow. That's awesome. Its everything my B16 hopes to be one day.

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2008 Cannondale 29er 2
2011 Felt Da

 




My 2010 Felt B12!

(and to PPI, cool concept for the custom decals)

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Rarely does a bike make me lose my breath...this beauty did just that...the ol' 08' B2 is very jealous;) Hapy riding. very very nice steed...ride the hell outta that MACHINE!!!

Happy for you Dennis! Sick wheels bro. Looks like they finally came through.

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My Nine Solo frame may not exactly fit in on ST, but I thought I'd share anyway...

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Is that custom paint? Looks sweet!

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Sure is! A good friend of mine is a Territory Mgr for PPG paint. He had one of PPG's custom paint trainers do the work. All the logos, fonts, and pin-striping were done by hand. Gold and variegated gold leaf details. Cool stuff! I had no idea what it was going to look like... I handed over my frame and said "Have fun!" 4 weeks later, this is what I got! I'm going to feel bad riding this thing through the dirt...

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Thanks!

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I have left the Felt Mafia Family. I'm not sure if there's a "Blood In, Blood Out" ritual or something I need to go through. :-)

The Felt was never the proper fitting bike for me. I'm more legs than torso so the long & low nature of the Felt wasn't ideal.

I jumped ship to the Trek Speed Concept Crew:

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BLASPHEMY!

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I want to add a Bayonet 2 fork and get a Felt F5 road bike but now that I don't get EP (no longer at a Felt Dealer), it will be a while. Here is my B12 post Wildflower.

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I'll play...



Since this photo I have changed cockpit to Vision tech TT for comfort, and switched to Mavic Cosmic Elites... No current funds for race wheels like eveyone else in this thread.

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I'm curious to what you gained with the switch to Mavic Cosmic wheels?

-SD

I don't think I have seen an F1 in here yet. Here is my new toy. 14.9 pounds as shown with cages and pedals (and my well worked in saddle).

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Very, very jealous.

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The steel freehub body.

In addition, once I manage to get the TTR3's fixed, i will have a spare set of wheels laying around... and cassette changes should be a breeze now too. I had a spoke go out on the ttr3s and the lbs had a hell of a time getting the cassette off early last year to replace the spoke.

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Here is my baby ready to race Sunday in my first HIM! I hope she is as fast as she looks, haha. No need to make fun of the paint job, or lack there of, of the house. Thanks![/img]

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dunno about the b16, but I dig your living room decor!

Feel free to rip apart my ride you nancies.

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Very nice....

'12 B12 frameset, Zipp 808/404, Zipp vuka carbon bars+extensions, SRAM Force group, TT900 shifters/brakes. Diggit.

I'd like to offer my application to be a junior associate of the Felt Mafia.



If possible, I would like to go by Fred Bones, or simply Mr. Bones.

Well, since you asked for comments:

By tilting your basebar up that much you are increasing the frontal area and negating the benefits of the airfoil. If you want a bar that has upturned grips, you should look elsewhere. Other than that it's a pretty sick ride!

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You bring up a good point. I tilted them up because I didn't feel comfortable while breaking hard when they were parallel to the ground. The lost aero savings is make up in making me a bit more comfortable at high speeds.

I am in the process of getting it ready for Tremblant. Saddle, wheel cover, bottle cages and repair kit to be added by Sunday.

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Are you sure? Is the drag on most TT bikes higher at zero deg yaw or say, around 10-15 degrees?

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Dave,
I think he is referring to how I have tilted up my ZIPP Vuka base bar, which would increase the frontal area and increase drag slightly.

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I know where you're coming from. I just got a base bar with flat grips (Syntace Stratos CX). It definitely makes me a little nervous, especially when my hands are sweaty. I'm hoping that some super high friction tape will help. I want to check out tape with a sandpaper texture. I've seen others around here use skateboard tape or deck tape. I spend so little time out of aero that abrasion shouldn't be an issue.

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ASICS | Ventum | Martin's | HED | VARLO | Shimano | 4iiii | Keystone Communications

I am at the recreational level of road cycling, but thought I would try out a TT type bike. Hopefully I will get my first test ride on this bike on Sunday.

Other pictures here : LINK

Here's my new rig. Picked it up yesterday and took it directly to the local TT. A few tweaks needed, but all in all, I love it!!!

Nice and clean. 2011? I like that year for the "B" series.

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Blog-Twitter-Instagram-Race Reports - 2018 Races: IM Florida 70.3, IM Raleigh 70.3, IM 70.3 World Championships - South Africa, IM North Carolina 70.3

Agreed...looking great everyone!

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Yep. Big upgrade from my S22. My pic didn't link well, flipped in fact.

Sweet ride man.

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Have gotten the fit adjusted since this photo, but here she is...

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IL PIRATA VI GUARDA

Non-drive side?!?! SMALL RING?!?!


Your Felt Mafia membership has been revoked. ;-)



EDIT:

Here's mine:

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NOOOO!!! Yeah snapped the photo more to show the drop and seat angle during some fitting issues. Non drive side is not that impressive anyway. Rival, yawn...

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Giggidty! Too funny man.


Here's mine:

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Coolest bike on this thread! Very nice.

I accept that challenge!

Pretty much stock 2011 B16, except the wheels!

Front FLO 60, Rear FLO 90
Michelin Pro Race 3's, Flash Yellow
Vittoria Latex Tubes
Ultegra 11-25 Cassette



OK, so the "Flash Yellow" Pro Race 3's didn't quite match like I would have liked, but the Stealth Green on the wheels actually matches better than I thought it would.

Oh and Speedfil A2 upfront with a Minoura Double Bottle Launcher in the back.

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Blog-Twitter-Instagram-Race Reports - 2018 Races: IM Florida 70.3, IM Raleigh 70.3, IM 70.3 World Championships - South Africa, IM North Carolina 70.3

Dont know how to post a pic here!!!!!! kkkkkk

I like the DA4 a lot, good value bike. That being said, housings are a PIA to work with, as is the rear brake.

You should remove the decals on the wheels, it'd look a lot better.

Thanks, I like the bike a lot and it really is a good value. I use borrowed or team wheels for big races so I can't mess with the decals.

Nice setup!

Three questions:
(1) How did you get you arm pads so narrow (I have same bike)?

(2) Is the third picture reversed, or is your front brake operated by the right lever?

(3) Are the zip ties in the third picture for a computer or water bottle?

Thanks,
Paul

You are very attentive!

1) I flipped the arm pads 180* so the "wing" is on the inside. You can see that I built up a wing for the left arm using a bit of (poorly) self shaped foam. More on that in a minute.

2) The brakes are flipped, right brake controls the front. I had a stroke during infancy and sustained brain damage in the control centers to my left limbs.

3) It is my jankified Garmin 500 mount. The mount is round and fits into the center zip tie and when the head unit is installed the system cannot fall out of the zip tie.

Here my 2012 B2. Ready for Vineman 70.3. Driving up tomorrow morning

I'll play too.

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This is the Felt Track Bike, the TK1, ready to race....

Just finished my build. Pretty happy with the result!

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That's a beautiful bike!

Envy. That is one beautiful bike.

Thanks! Still waiting on a Dash Stage.9 saddle but its basically finished. And supporting a couple of new guys - TriRig and FLO!

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Sweet looking bike. It's almost Identical to mine that I posted previously, but I have the stock front brake and the Torhans frame bottle. Also, hard to tell if you have a 60 or 90 front. Mine is a 60 that I swap with a HED Jet 9.

I've also got the Torhans bottle but will only use that while racing.

It's a FLO 90 front.

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LONG TIME COMING, and now it's all mine: 2012 DA1 DuraAce Di2; FC808 from Wheelbuilder; PRO MissileEVO

This bike is a dead ringer for my running shoes....

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Sweet bike! I'm a DA guy myself.

Couple observations...esp since your username IS OCD.

-if you're gonna post a pic of an awesome bike on ST, get the driveside crank arm at 3:00!
-get the crank in the BIG RING for the pic!
-non-aero cage on a superbike???
-How big are your hands??? That bar tape on your aerobars looks about 12" long!
-Usually people mount their tires w/ the labels opposite the valves so you can find where to remove the tire more quickly if you get a flat during a race

Otherwise...awesome bike:) :) :)

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May it please the court..........

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"What do you mean your running shoes don't match your bike?"

Wow - that turned out fantastic! Nicely done.

(the bike....not the Imelda Marcos shoe collection) ;)

Much obliged. Long time coming...

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"What do you mean your running shoes don't match your bike?"

that is 3 o'clock to you??!!

um, I am not sure, but you might want to look for som elonger valve extenders, might have a hard time with such short ones.

Typically I am 10min late, so that was my personal touch. And...those are the longest valve extenders they make- duh...

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"What do you mean your running shoes don't match your bike?"

That has to be one of the coolest looking bikes (brand be damned) I've seen.

Thank You for saying so. Actually pretty stock with the exception of a few attentions to detail. FELT made a great Di2 host for me to work with. I am super excited to build my relationship with this whip.

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"What do you mean your running shoes don't match your bike?"

well i was worried you were going for the extender hit the hub look and did not quite make it

not to worry, I have simply turned a it more hostile as I realize I can no longer race this year :)

Gorgeous! You did a wonderful job on the build. Any chance of posting your set-up dimensions with us? Frame size, AP stack and reach, AP drop?

I've been looking at the Felt DA1 for a while and these pics might just put me over the edge.

Thanks for sharing!

Much better:)

BTW, two of your shoes' tongue reflectors are not properly displayed! Man, and you call yourself OCD?!?!??! Just giving ya $hit! Still a sweet ride.

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It's a 56. I am 6', 165#

PM me and I'll send you the PDF of the Retul if you are super interested.

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"What do you mean your running shoes don't match your bike?"

that's a lot of IsoTransition action going on. I love the shoe to race in too, but damn.

I wish I had a DA, but this gets the job done for now.