ps, i meant i only painted my seat accents gloss black, not the entire bike... that would be insane. I'd rather spend the 10 hours it would take to do that riding the bike instead of painting it.

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"I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine."
-Neil Armstrong

Could you get any further forward?

I'm 5'4", 126lbs... what do you expect? Its an xs frame too :)

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"I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine."
-Neil Armstrong

If you are 5'4 I would wager that your front end is way too long.

My S-Bends had to be cut quite a bit down to size me. I was professionally fit on the bike.

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"I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine."
-Neil Armstrong

Here is my new trusty Ricinante teathered to my computrainer waiting as I prepare to battle the windmills at American Zofingen, Harryman and Lake Placid.

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Roar Lion Roar

You're making some assumptions about femur length for that 5'4". I would wager that the rider has short femurs for his height.

I just helped a teammate decide on whether he should go with a size S or M Transition. He's 5'8", but his torso length is disproportionately long for his height. Basically, from his hips to his shoulders, he has the body of a guy who's 5'11" or so...and his femurs are proportionally shorter to take him down to 5'8". He ended up deciding on a going with a M, but having them swap 170 crankarms and a straight seatpost for the stock post. Seat position-wise he'd obviously fit on either...but the M "fit" his upper body better.

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http://bikeblather.blogspot.com/

Was the picture of your bike pre-fit or post fit?

Post.

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"I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine."
-Neil Armstrong

long arms?

63" tall
64" span (finger tip to tip)
28" inseam
28" waist

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"I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine."
-Neil Armstrong

So i guess im actually 5'3", now that i busted out the tape measure.

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"I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine."
-Neil Armstrong

It's going to be great flat black. We should see if we can get a group buy on spray paint.
I'll probably clear coat mine. Was also thinking of getting grey spray paint and spraying some smoke trails on it. Totally home garage it project.

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Brian Stover USAT LII
Accelerate3 Coaching
Insta

I think we found a winner...

Hey Carl

any chance u could post details (& pic?) of the new Shiv brake setup? Ie how have they done away with the barrell adjusters on the brake levers?

I'd love to run Di2 brake levers so intrigued how he brake setups changed.

Cheers

Wife's Transition...



Special thanks to Andrew at Specialized for setting us up with the stickers for the wheels. Really brought the old school trispokes up to date!

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I only believe what I read when I agree with it...

like the wheels

I know why everyone gets rid of that base bar it comes with. Just got mine out on the road for the first time today. The Zertz insert......garbage...... its in the way and cant bring my clip-ons inward anymore. so i have to turn my s-bends and i don't like the feel of that with my hands. should be getting a profile cobra soon.

Im open to any other thoughts on a good base bar

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Specialized Shiv Mafia?

whoa, that's logo overkill! 11 Specialized stickers on one side???

Who makes those wheels again????

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He who understands the WHY, will understand the HOW.

If more of the seat mast was exposed, it would be 12!

You forgot the 4 logos on the stem and one on the headset cap ;)

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I only believe what I read when I agree with it...

New setup. Switched over from a size large Transition Comp. This is an xl. Much better feel. No more lower back or hip discomfort. Really happy with how it turned out.

Have Hed3's for race wheels.

sweet bike....i really like the seat post

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Specialized Shiv Mafia?

My Transition in action, just trying to do it justice.

your setup is so fast that I can only see you in the picture if I use my periphery! very nice.

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