About a month ago I built up a new road bike, and I’ve since ridden it just shy of 1000 miles.
This bike is lots of fun, so much so that I want to share it with ST.
Quick rundown of the build:
Frame: 53cm Pegoretti 8:30am
Fork: Easton SLX
Headset: Cane Creek
Bars: 46cm Deda Newton
Tape: Fizik
Stem: 130mm Deda Pista
Shifters: Chorus 10
Front derailluer: Chorus CT braze-on w/band
Rear derailleur: Chorus long cage pictured; now changed to Record short cage
Chain: Chorus 10
Cassette: Centaur 11-25
Crank: Chorus CT 50/34
BB: Record UT cups (Italian)
Brakes: Mavic SSC
Wheels: Chorus/Open Pro pictured; now Campy Nucleons
Tires: Specialized Mondo pictured; now Conti GP4000
Saddle: Specialized Toupe 130
Seatpost: Selcof Microadjust 31.6
Saddle bag: Jandd
Cables: Campy
Pedals: Time World Champion
Computer: Mavic Wintech double wireless
Some things I’ve learned building this bike:
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Long cage deraillers are slower than short cage derailleurs, and should only be used if necessary. A short cage is long enough for a 50/34, 11-25 setup.
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Handbuilt wheels are very underrated. The Chorus/Open Pro wheels pictured are 99% as nice as the Nucleons I’m riding now. That’s saying quite a bit considering one costs less than half of the other.
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The Newtons are really nice bars. Flat bottoms to the drops, but I’m still able to brake naturally from them.
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Conti makes really nice tires. Cheap tires aren’t worth it.
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50/11 is plenty of gear.
Those are the things that come to mind. I’ve really enjoyed this bike, and I wanted to share it with you all. Maybe it’ll even serve as some inspiration for a new build, or just to ride the bike you already love.