Saddle is too nose high.

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Trent Nix
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F.I.S.T. Advanced Certified Fitter | Retul Master Certified Fitter (back when those were things)

Thanks...taking notes
I hope we can get the bike a little dialed in later today so I can test the bike this weekend.

Yes, most 25c tires will fit. I raced on 27mm Vittoria Pave on my IA then ran 28mm GP4000IIs for some time before swapping on some prototype TTR tires in 25mm.

Of course the inner rim width will dictate the final tire cross section so if you've got some 21mm internal wheels with "wide" 28c tires you'll have a 31-32mm section which will likely rub the front brake.

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Nose too high.....

30 minutes plus spent just on the nose angle for the Cobb 55. The fine adjustment just did not seem fine enough. It is angled down slightly but with the slightest bulge in the nose padding it was difficult because it angles up slightly. I am going to try it this weekend and see how it goes.

Be careful with that saddle clamp. If you fully figure out how it works, it opens a portal to hell and inter-dimensional beings called Cenobites arrive to torture you.

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Trent Nix
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did this dagger solution ever work?

thanks
eric

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Thanks so much J, I really appreciate your time and effort with the detailed information and the pics. It helped a lot.

Thanks heaps again,
Jamie

Hello everyone

how do you travel with your IA? I have a Scicon Box (hardcover, aerotec evolution) but have to unmount the handle bar and due to the rear break "fixing thing" in the base bar, the handle bar and the extensions cannot be removed completly. This is quite an issue.

do you have any insight, tips, requirments, experiences??

Thanks and regards
Pascal

Mine is getting closer to my fit and as of yesterday I am able to open the lid all the way with the Xlab Turbo Wing set high and two cages. But it certainly will be YMMV for most based on fit. If Felt is watching threads like this I think they may want to have a BTSpac 2.0 with a lid that will work with more options and the various bike fittings.

I did not get as much in the box as I had hoped but the bike looks cleaner (hopefully a bit more aero) than my previous bike and setup. In the box I have 2 tubes, 1 Co2, 2 tire levers and will probably be able to slip some emergency money in. I ended up putting 2 more Co2, mini tool, and Co2 pump head and will have enough room for 2 or 3 gels in the Calpac. Seems a bit much, but in decent weather I tend to do long courses in a rural area and little help if I have an issue.

With the Xlab Turbo Wing set high and two cages.

Pardon the green test saddle and these pictures were taken before the first fitting. After some fitting work yesterday the lid opens fully without touching the cages, but these results are going to vary per individual fittings and BTS mounts.

Thanks for the picture.
If you could take a vertical measurement from the point the seatpost enters the frame to the top of the lid at it's highest point as it opens it would allow many people to know if they definitely don't have a problem. So, for example, if the vertical distance from the lowest exposed seatpost to the bottom of the cages in your case was 110mm, then it looks like anyone with 125mm of clearance would have no obstruction whatsoever.
There will I'm sure be plenty cases where, as in your case, the lid will hit the saddle or bottle cages at some point in the arc and depending on where, it may or may not still be useable.

Yes, it worked pretty well.

Let me know if you want to know any details.

Recable the rear brake so that it exits the top of the calpac and goes directly to the base bar. If you leave enough slack you should have no issues removing the bars from the stem. Running the brake cable through the stem will make it impossible to do this. Yes there is brake cable now exposed just behind the stem, but its much easier to work with now.

I did this for travel so that I could just unbolt the stem to fold the bars down. I use a Pika case so need to get the bars over by the downtube when packing it up.

not a fan.

Emm, thanks for that.....

I hope this picture will help. At the rail to top of lid is about 127mm the lid does touch the cages but will open all the way.

Awesome, thanks!

Great. Thank you

First test ride yesterday. The sucky part of doing a test ride is not being in decent fitness because I have memory of my old bike when I was in better condition. A big part of this first ride was getting accustomed to a more aggressive fit than the previous bike and with a new type of saddle. For a 60 mile ride the Cobb 55 JOF test saddle was comfortable for being roughly fitted. No issues there so I dropped by the shop and requested to order the black stealth version.

I certainly think this is going to be a great bike for me (a non-competitor). Now I just need to get back into a consistent groove for structured training.

Edit: It's been years since I have used low end components on the drivetrain, but I never experienced an issue. It shifted just as good as the high end components. It is a little stiff, but I expect that on a new setup. I do plan on upgrading to etap at some point. I have it on my road bike and love the group.

Today's low end components are better than a few years ago's high end components. It's always been that way.

I did change my crank to a CF crank, just because I wanted a better crank, but the other components have served me well through tow seasons.

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Sweet. I cannot wait to get mine looking like yours with the new Calpac and draft box. And, I am very pleased with the 105 components... though have upgraded everything already, and electronic shifting is next.

I noticed today and i see in that picture (halfway point) that my seat post slipped down quite a bit. Got everything set and bolts torqued down. Today's ride went much better. Now I need to get my training consistent again.

Hi,

I'm thinking about upgrading the stock wheel set that came in my IA 14.

I'm looking at Mavic Cosmic Carbon Pro (aluminum clincher) or Mavic Cosmic Elite?

Which would the more versatile option?

I believe the first option is more aero and better suited for races while the second I can use in practice and races, with less aero advantage but without worrying about damaging the carbon.

Am I right?

Is the Cosmic Elite a real upgrade or are the stock wheels of the same quality?

Tks.

I wouldn't bother changing to the Cosmic. It won't give any perceptible improvement.
There's no reason you can't use the same wheels for training and racing no matter what they are. If conditions are terrible and you want to keep your best wheels clean and reduce wear then just use the stock wheels. I can't think of any reason to buy something in-between.
What's your budget and what sort of races will you typically do?

If you want an aero wheel upgrade, it's hard to beat a Flo 60/90 combo. Top tier aero but cheaper than almost anything else out there. I have a set of the hybrid 90's and love the aluminum brake track, but if you want full carbon that's also an option. I would definitely go that route over the cosmics, because they're cheaper and probably faster.

That being said, the cosmics are probably better than the stock wheels, but as the other poster already wrote, you might as well go all the way and get a proper aero wheelset rather than going halfway and then wanting to spend even more money in a few years.

Thanks for the input.

Tha race i liked to do was 70.3. I'm new in the sport and joined two in the last year. I think I'll be doing about two per year and some few sprints. The rest of the time will be just practice. Maybe a full iron in 2019.

I can stretch to the cost of the mavic cosmic carbon but would like to spend less if possible.

I would love to be able to buy the flo wheels but unfortunately they are not available in Brazil, so I have to stick with a brand like Mavic or other major player.