Hello everybody, this is my first post here. My trusty 9 year old QR Kilo has finally given in after a pretty bad crash this summer. A kid on a bike made a left on me as I was ready to pass him at 25mph. No signal, no look, nothing, he just turned into traffic. I t-boned him and cracked my frame near the headset. E-mail pics to QR and they said it wasn't fixable.
Anyway, I've been VERY happy with the fit/ride of the kilo and have decided to go with a Caliente. I'm going to buy the bike with the stock parts and then replace a lot of stuff. I'm 5'7-1/2 just for reference in sizing. Please have a look and let me know where you think I'm going wrong.
53cm QR Caliente
Ouzo Aero Pro Fork
ITM "The Stem" 110mm
Syntace Stratos bars
Syntace C2 Ultralite clip-on
Dura-Ace Ft/Rr derailleur
Dura-Ace bottom bracket
Dura-Ace 170mm cranks (170 due to old knee injury)
USE Alien bladed carbon seatpost
Cane Creek 200SL brake calipers
Syntace Space Control levers
Dura-Ace chain
Dura-Ace bar end shifters
Terry Men's Ti liberator saddle
Dura-Ace cassette
I'm going to reuse my old race wheels - HED ultralite disc and Spinergy RevX.
I'm going to just sell the parts I take off the bike, I'll also sell the free Ultra John wetsuit I'll be getting with it.
BTW, I saw someone mention the Long Branch tri last week. I'm from NJ and competed in that race. Great day and a good race for me at 6th overall.
Take care and thanks for any advice/comments!
Mark
Anyway, I've been VERY happy with the fit/ride of the kilo and have decided to go with a Caliente. I'm going to buy the bike with the stock parts and then replace a lot of stuff. I'm 5'7-1/2 just for reference in sizing. Please have a look and let me know where you think I'm going wrong.
53cm QR Caliente
Ouzo Aero Pro Fork
ITM "The Stem" 110mm
Syntace Stratos bars
Syntace C2 Ultralite clip-on
Dura-Ace Ft/Rr derailleur
Dura-Ace bottom bracket
Dura-Ace 170mm cranks (170 due to old knee injury)
USE Alien bladed carbon seatpost
Cane Creek 200SL brake calipers
Syntace Space Control levers
Dura-Ace chain
Dura-Ace bar end shifters
Terry Men's Ti liberator saddle
Dura-Ace cassette
I'm going to reuse my old race wheels - HED ultralite disc and Spinergy RevX.
I'm going to just sell the parts I take off the bike, I'll also sell the free Ultra John wetsuit I'll be getting with it.
BTW, I saw someone mention the Long Branch tri last week. I'm from NJ and competed in that race. Great day and a good race for me at 6th overall.
Take care and thanks for any advice/comments!
Mark