Hi everyone,
First post here but i would like to share my story of how I acquired an older P3C on the cheap and what i have done to it so far. The bike came to me with the older vision alloy aerobars, while still quite aero i was looking for something adjustable to stack the extensions slightly if needed (and UCI legal). Found a pair of 3T Vola Team bars on sale at an extremely good deal, and while not the most adjustable they are more than enough for me. Found a Tririg Omega for the front brake, very hard to get here without paying some crazy price for shipping. Next, i was planning to route the deraliuer cables behind the stem through the top tube. I had found some good resources on here and elsewhere on the internet, but i ended up finding parts second hand for DI2 very cheaply. This way i was able to drill minimal holes in the frame. This was paired with a Profile Design Aeria Ultimate stem, which was a PITA to find here in AUS (distributor wouldn't let the LBS order one without buying the whole aerobar setup, then only in 70mm). This cleaned up the front end nicely and allowed junction box and cables to be routed through there. Battery was stored in seat tube with some foam insulation.
I was fortunate to have access to a 3d printer, so i made some angled risers for the Vola bars. Countersunk screws with spring washers underneath the bolt head hold it together, brings the pads up nicely at a 12 degree angle if i remember correctly. Future plans involve maybe a new fork if i can find one, would be bit more aero and a lot lighter than the wolf one on there now. I have a 1x narrow wide chainring in the pipeline, looking to get that sorted soon along with a custom aero chain guard to be extra sure. Essentially all things i purchased have been second hand, apart from the parts i have tried to make myself. Has been a good learning experience and has allowed me to have a great bike that fits me well and didnt break the bank. All UCI legal aswell expect for the seatpost so far
https://ibb.co/jmL7rS
https://ibb.co/eUOSrS
https://ibb.co/hHqkd7
https://ibb.co/g8E0BS
https://ibb.co/hoMQd7
https://ibb.co/fia7rS
https://ibb.co/c3wQd7
Not sure if these pics have worked...
Lucas Hoffman
First post here but i would like to share my story of how I acquired an older P3C on the cheap and what i have done to it so far. The bike came to me with the older vision alloy aerobars, while still quite aero i was looking for something adjustable to stack the extensions slightly if needed (and UCI legal). Found a pair of 3T Vola Team bars on sale at an extremely good deal, and while not the most adjustable they are more than enough for me. Found a Tririg Omega for the front brake, very hard to get here without paying some crazy price for shipping. Next, i was planning to route the deraliuer cables behind the stem through the top tube. I had found some good resources on here and elsewhere on the internet, but i ended up finding parts second hand for DI2 very cheaply. This way i was able to drill minimal holes in the frame. This was paired with a Profile Design Aeria Ultimate stem, which was a PITA to find here in AUS (distributor wouldn't let the LBS order one without buying the whole aerobar setup, then only in 70mm). This cleaned up the front end nicely and allowed junction box and cables to be routed through there. Battery was stored in seat tube with some foam insulation.
I was fortunate to have access to a 3d printer, so i made some angled risers for the Vola bars. Countersunk screws with spring washers underneath the bolt head hold it together, brings the pads up nicely at a 12 degree angle if i remember correctly. Future plans involve maybe a new fork if i can find one, would be bit more aero and a lot lighter than the wolf one on there now. I have a 1x narrow wide chainring in the pipeline, looking to get that sorted soon along with a custom aero chain guard to be extra sure. Essentially all things i purchased have been second hand, apart from the parts i have tried to make myself. Has been a good learning experience and has allowed me to have a great bike that fits me well and didnt break the bank. All UCI legal aswell expect for the seatpost so far
https://ibb.co/jmL7rS
https://ibb.co/eUOSrS
https://ibb.co/hHqkd7
https://ibb.co/g8E0BS
https://ibb.co/hoMQd7
https://ibb.co/fia7rS
https://ibb.co/c3wQd7
Not sure if these pics have worked...
Lucas Hoffman