Binaural
Eats Squid
So, the story of this bike begins at the beginning of November last year - while riding home from work I got hit by a 4WD who didn't bother to check that the roundabout was clear before gunning it through. I was pretty messed up with a grade 4 separated shoulder (all ligaments broken and shoulder socket displaced) and other damage. I had to have surgery 6 days after the original accident to reconnect everything with plates, and another surgery a couple months later to remove it again.
At any rate, my long-serving commuter roadie was also messed up fairly badly, with a cracked frame and so forth. So I took the opportunity of a 3-month layoff and some insurance money to amass parts and plan for the day I could get back on the bike again. You can see the results below..
Frame: Titanium frame (Rivet, but stealth mode at my request) with custom geometry (I am 6'5" with a 7'1 wingspan, so it's long and low compared to a standard frame)
Forks: 3T
Bars: 46 inch Easton EA70s
Headset: Chris King
Stem: 3T
Seatpost: 3T Doric (full carbon)
Saddle: SDG circuit with Ti rails
Cranks: SRAM Red
Pedals: SPDs (M540)
Chain: Dura-ace
Cluster: Ultegra
Derailleurs: Ultegra in Glossy Grey
Wheels: Easton EA90
Continental GP4000
Skewers: Pinhead security skewers, cut to length
Cables and outer - Goodridge
Computer: Cateye Strada wireless (smallest I've seen)
Cygolite Hotshot (2W!) rear light
Exposure Diablo (900 lumens)
Overall weight: 7.9kg
The bike is set up as a super-commuter - it does about 150-200km a week getting me to work and uni, so I’ve been careful to not tooooo light on certain aspects of the build, especially the wheels. I do worry that it's a bit nice to leave locked up but what’s life without a bit of risk?
Special thanks to Anthony at Velofix (Rozelle) for spending the time to get the sizing and geometry perfect. His designs are great and the execution is literally flawless - I've spent hours picking over the frame and can't find a single weld that is anything other than perfectly executed.
At any rate, my long-serving commuter roadie was also messed up fairly badly, with a cracked frame and so forth. So I took the opportunity of a 3-month layoff and some insurance money to amass parts and plan for the day I could get back on the bike again. You can see the results below..
Frame: Titanium frame (Rivet, but stealth mode at my request) with custom geometry (I am 6'5" with a 7'1 wingspan, so it's long and low compared to a standard frame)
Forks: 3T
Bars: 46 inch Easton EA70s
Headset: Chris King
Stem: 3T
Seatpost: 3T Doric (full carbon)
Saddle: SDG circuit with Ti rails
Cranks: SRAM Red
Pedals: SPDs (M540)
Chain: Dura-ace
Cluster: Ultegra
Derailleurs: Ultegra in Glossy Grey
Wheels: Easton EA90
Continental GP4000
Skewers: Pinhead security skewers, cut to length
Cables and outer - Goodridge
Computer: Cateye Strada wireless (smallest I've seen)
Cygolite Hotshot (2W!) rear light
Exposure Diablo (900 lumens)
Overall weight: 7.9kg
The bike is set up as a super-commuter - it does about 150-200km a week getting me to work and uni, so I’ve been careful to not tooooo light on certain aspects of the build, especially the wheels. I do worry that it's a bit nice to leave locked up but what’s life without a bit of risk?
Special thanks to Anthony at Velofix (Rozelle) for spending the time to get the sizing and geometry perfect. His designs are great and the execution is literally flawless - I've spent hours picking over the frame and can't find a single weld that is anything other than perfectly executed.
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