PX Exocet2 TT bike

So, the ZFG Casati TT bike is being retired and this should be arriving to take its place:

Will be built up with most of the same parts from the Casati (apart from the Mavic 3G):

Renn 575 disc
Front wheel TBA - probably Hed3 at some point
Campag ultratorque cranks
Campag Centaur deraileurs
Shimano tt shifters in friction mode
Tektro brakes
"Zipp" carbon base bar and Zipp Vuka Alumina extensions
Adamo saddle
Speedplay zero pedals

Contemplating a power meter at some point, so the cranks might get swapped for either Rotor/Power2Max or 105/Stages

Will also likely want to purchase a Tester STS bearing cover - need to measure the one on it when it arrives.

Nice. Have they changed the design of these frames?

yeah - I think there are a few differences between the exocet and exocet2 - the easiest one to spot is the cutout behind the stem for the cable routing - the original one had the cable entry points on the ht/dt junction I think.

Very nice.

Are the track-dropouty things to facilitate quick wheel changes?

Also what gearing are you going for?

Cheers,

Horizontal dropouts are fairly common on TT frames to allow fine tuning of the rear wheel position for maximizing aeroness.
Which actually makes wheel changes slower and a bit of a pain...

Gearing will probably just be 53-39 to 11-23 (10speed) which is what I was using on the Casati. Might swap the cassette out for an 11speed down the line

It's actually really easy to change the wheel.

Undo QR
Pull chain back and up from between derailleur and dropout
Pull wheel out.

Simple.

Nice, always liked Exocets. Difference between the original and this is that this fits tyres bigger than 19c.

Parcel tracking says this arrived this morning :)

Looking forward to getting home and checking it out

Nice

Chucked some bits on last night.

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How bad would it he to have drops and gears on a frame like that?

How bad would it he to have drops and gears on a frame like that?

Pretty much :)
Unless you stack a Scoblebrick (maybe more) of spacers and it will be unrideable anyway.

Disc on and rear derailleur on and cranks installed. A quick hop on seems to show that the fit is in the right ballpark. Will cable it up and stick it on the turbo for fine tuning

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Tester STS cover and -17 90mm stem on order

-16 specialised adjustable stem installed:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ZtTNwV7t8Meo8ph3iTEcrx21krt8xm1L_BKjI5YHqf0=w1102-h739-no

Tester STS cover installed and steerer cut:

http://origincache-ash.fbcdn.net/1389246_564903480292394_1036019891_n.jpg

2nd try at the evening TT around Chew lake tonight - last week ended after 2miles when the bars started slipping after being rattled loose on the dodgy surface...
Carbon assembly paste and correct torque has been applied this week - held up fine for the full bongo commute this morning...

Needs

http://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/content/images/thumbs/0034045_zipp_quickview_tt_garmin_gpscomputer_mount_223mm_quarter_turntwistlock.jpeg

yup - I do need to attach the garmin to the extensions via something along those lines - couldn't read it at all when on the extensions.

+1 for Zipp mount, although dependant on bar width it may not put the garmin in the centre of your bars, minor detail tho

Built this back up last night.

Couple of small changes - adamo is now a podium, extensions are a little wider and swapped for ski bend. Have also swapped my Power2max rotor3d+ chainset onto it and the disc is now a kysrium with raltech (lenticular) cover.

I have a hed3 to go on the front - but the bike is just setup for a shakedown commute before my first race of the season at the weekend (Swindon Hardriders)

Looks mean Dan, See you at the lake tonight? Im riding 110" which I'm almost certain is too big for that course but there is one way to find out!

I'm on call tonight, so can't make it to the lake tonight (shame as it looks like a good evening for it) - will be there next week though.

Yeah 110" might be a bit optimistic :) Good luck!

^^ Awesome commuter setup!

Yes fam!