Tri/TT bike: Corima Fox (named Smantha Fox) w/giant fork (1" carbon steerer), Dura Ace 9 rear mech, Tios auto shift system (eliminates the front mech), Sweet Wings crank/bb system, Profile UPS shifter, Pidasso aero bars, Nitto cowhorns, Campy carbon brake levers, Ultegra brakes, Cat Carbon Bikes carbon behind the saddle water bottle holder, Flite Evo carbon saddle, Rev X training wheels.
Road: GT Course 853 w/ Profile BRC fork (Monica), Dura Ace 9 down tube shifters, Ultegra rear mech, 105 front, Giant aero post, unremarkable parts. Ain't finished- having problems with Cane Creek headset.
Track/ fixed gear training: GT track (Christine), track and road gruppo comprised of mixed, used (but not unuseful) bits and bobs.
Race wheels: Lew Sydney front (470 grams!), Renn disc rear, Sun Mistral 19X19mm aero rim with 16 spokes windy day aero wheel, Zipp flip-flop hub for track, desperately need a race-quality tubular rear wheel for non-disc events!!!
Good: Samantha is a beast who only likes to go fast. If you are not going fast, she will humiliate you. She is simply the best bike I have ever ridden, including my old beloved Trek OCLV.
Bad: Cane Creek haedset is making me crazy. I can't get the thing adjusted properly and my mechanic friend and I have been scratching our heads. We can't figure it out. I know that the GT will be in the good column after the headset battle.
Another "bad": the Lew Sydney is a pain in the ass to true. I did find, that Nimble has the proper tool (provided that it was built using a REAL spoke nipple) that will fit the bloody tiny holes that the nipples are in.
Ugly: That bloody track bike can remind you in a not-so-subtle way that you have a very sorry pedal stroke. She has been the source of low-speed road rash this past winter. It has been aeons since I have ridden a track bike, and this bike has taught me a lot about pedal stroke.
One more "ugly": my 16 spoke Sun Mistral is hard to true. It can't be done, as the rim feels like it needs another spoke to pull the out-of trueness away. This is the limitation of low-profile, low spoke count wheels. Race day only, and it better be for a hilly TT or one where the deep section wheels would cause handling problems. Forget the Crits with a wheel like this.
Road: GT Course 853 w/ Profile BRC fork (Monica), Dura Ace 9 down tube shifters, Ultegra rear mech, 105 front, Giant aero post, unremarkable parts. Ain't finished- having problems with Cane Creek headset.
Track/ fixed gear training: GT track (Christine), track and road gruppo comprised of mixed, used (but not unuseful) bits and bobs.
Race wheels: Lew Sydney front (470 grams!), Renn disc rear, Sun Mistral 19X19mm aero rim with 16 spokes windy day aero wheel, Zipp flip-flop hub for track, desperately need a race-quality tubular rear wheel for non-disc events!!!
Good: Samantha is a beast who only likes to go fast. If you are not going fast, she will humiliate you. She is simply the best bike I have ever ridden, including my old beloved Trek OCLV.
Bad: Cane Creek haedset is making me crazy. I can't get the thing adjusted properly and my mechanic friend and I have been scratching our heads. We can't figure it out. I know that the GT will be in the good column after the headset battle.
Another "bad": the Lew Sydney is a pain in the ass to true. I did find, that Nimble has the proper tool (provided that it was built using a REAL spoke nipple) that will fit the bloody tiny holes that the nipples are in.
Ugly: That bloody track bike can remind you in a not-so-subtle way that you have a very sorry pedal stroke. She has been the source of low-speed road rash this past winter. It has been aeons since I have ridden a track bike, and this bike has taught me a lot about pedal stroke.
One more "ugly": my 16 spoke Sun Mistral is hard to true. It can't be done, as the rim feels like it needs another spoke to pull the out-of trueness away. This is the limitation of low-profile, low spoke count wheels. Race day only, and it better be for a hilly TT or one where the deep section wheels would cause handling problems. Forget the Crits with a wheel like this.