Primary Fades - Dave Lloyd 753 -> Serotta tri-colorado

yup.

Ooooof! Great build.

soooo nice

Hella good.

How do you like it @dry ?

love it!

I like it a lot. Feels very very fast. Double heds make the best noise. Only been for a quick spin as I got tattooed yesterday so first proper ride is Monday.

So glad you built if, top effort A++++

And twin heds, when I had them on the Panasonic it was like riding a helicopter ...

Off to HHSRB with you! fucking ace!

Sweet baby jesus.

So badass. There's not a thing that needs changing.

New 105 looks the part too.

Please never leave it locked up anywhere. It'll be gone in a heartbeat.

How are the HED wheels working out for you? I tried a pair of Xentis Mark 1 wheels on my road bike a while back, but they flexed way too much for normal road bike use, mainly during sprint and climbing.

Perfect as it is!!
Does the rear 650c force you to go for smaller cogs to don't spin too much?

Cheers for all the comments guys. Turned out better than expected.

@SWijland I've not really had a chance to ride it in anger yet but the hed3's seem pretty stiff to me.

@Breso I'm running 53-39 and 11-28. I'm not too sure how much the wheels effect the gearing, once you're on it you forget it 650c, but I'm sure 53/11 will be enough for me.

http://www.cervelo.com/en/engineering/ask-the-engineers/what-is-your-opinion-on-650c-vs-700c-for-smaller-cyclists-.html

2) Gearing: The smaller wheel has to spin 8% faster to go the same road speed. But that’s no problem, just change to a harder gear. Changing your gear works because the wheel radius is just one lever in a system of levers between your foot and the road. Crank length, chain ring and cog sizes are the other levers. The 650C wheel is 8% smaller, so just choose an 8% higher gear. For example, install a cassette starting with an 11 tooth instead of 12 tooth cog to get 8% more gear. (Such a cassette might also have a 23 instead of a 25; that’s an 8% difference too.)

The difference is minor* yes, on 53-11 precisely you get 126.7 gear inches for a 700c rear wheel while on with 650c you get 117.0 gear inches.

*8% smaller as @noiser said.

@dry you smashed it with the heds, so rad.

Get some double zipp 870's for maximum slave points? ;-)

It's a beast!

Wow, stellar! Good work @Dry

There was a clincher Hed 650 disc on here that I was tempted by but I can't really afford it this month. I'm going to start hoarding all the rad 650 clinchers I can find.

Where can I get a plain black water bottle thats not totally cheap and nasty? Or better still something black,red,blue and yellow?

Awesome build Dry! look forward to hearing how it rides with the drops fitted, hope it's not too long for you.

Cheers Mark, went out on it for a quick spin on Sunday between thunderstorms, fit seems ok to me, I'm sure it's not perfect but it's one of the most comfortable bikes I've had. I am useless at gears, lots of changing up and down, looking down at the cassette, spinning out, changing up slowing down, changing down again.

Ideal!

When I first changed from fixed to gears it literally took me 6 months before I felt as comfortable and competent as I was on fixed, it just didn't feel right. Nearly sold the road bike because of it.

Enjoy!

Totally gangster…love the way 5800 chainset looks with twin Heds

Great bike! I have one too... but it'll need a bit of freshen up to look as rad as yours...