Capo time, trying to make it look a bit less chubby and bland, opinions welcome.
Swapping the cranks from Omniums to 75's i feel has helped but I want a ring that takes the weight out of the side view. This came up on the bay and whilst it's not black as advertised I do think it works better than the Zen
Again the PMP post and Fizik R1 had quite a heavy look to them and added to the slightly by numbers look so this is one potential option
I took the bike to Bath where the roads in places are quite shit and I noticed the front end felt a little harsh. I'd been looking to ditch the Monkey bars and whilst doing some research found these which have foam inside them to aid comfort! They rate well in mountain bike world but TBH it's the fact they're a similar shape to Shred bars and have a little colour that one me over. Condor track grips are a temp while I look for some thicker Yoshida's
Whilst in Condor I found a Romin test saddle for a no longer available model. As I wanted something very sleek with ti not carbon rails this fit the bill so I did some fairly weak negotiating and was able to buy it. After scrubbing the paint of the rails and it's now looking a lot better
And after originally not wanting gum walls I'm trying my brown 28c GK's to add some more colour and close the gaps a smidge
So with a slightly longer temp stem here's where that lot takes me to
Not entirely convinced about the saddle, my beater Antares VS actually looked better but I snapped the base last week. It is however very comfy and the right kind of saddle if I'm gonna try longer distances on risers. Wish I got on better with O.G Flite's as they'd be perfect for this.
I love the seat post but it looks all wrong with the black stem. Luckily a helpful forumonger is gonna lend me a nice sleek ti stem to try which'll hopefully match the brushed steel (not ti as I had hoped...) seatpost.
Or I could stick with black stem and use this oddball Easton post?
Budget wise it's actually pretty good. Between my parts bin and some recent good deals the bit's I've taken off will more than cover the new stuff. Bars/saddle aside it feels like more classic stuff is starting to work, it's just the newness of some of the bits that still looks off to me.
Current thoughts/options include
Swap 75's for some used DD versions (and sell current setup) or just get some matching dust-caps?
Silver or black finishing kit?
Strip bars?
Silver KMC SL or black/gold Super toughness chain (too bling?)?
Maybe a Flite variant, something retro and sleek?
Currently leaning towards D.D's, silver finishing kit, Izumi chain and a different saddle.
Capo time, trying to make it look a bit less chubby and bland, opinions welcome.
Swapping the cranks from Omniums to 75's i feel has helped but I want a ring that takes the weight out of the side view. This came up on the bay and whilst it's not black as advertised I do think it works better than the Zen
Again the PMP post and Fizik R1 had quite a heavy look to them and added to the slightly by numbers look so this is one potential option
I took the bike to Bath where the roads in places are quite shit and I noticed the front end felt a little harsh. I'd been looking to ditch the Monkey bars and whilst doing some research found these which have foam inside them to aid comfort! They rate well in mountain bike world but TBH it's the fact they're a similar shape to Shred bars and have a little colour that one me over. Condor track grips are a temp while I look for some thicker Yoshida's
Whilst in Condor I found a Romin test saddle for a no longer available model. As I wanted something very sleek with ti not carbon rails this fit the bill so I did some fairly weak negotiating and was able to buy it. After scrubbing the paint of the rails and it's now looking a lot better
And after originally not wanting gum walls I'm trying my brown 28c GK's to add some more colour and close the gaps a smidge
So with a slightly longer temp stem here's where that lot takes me to
Not entirely convinced about the saddle, my beater Antares VS actually looked better but I snapped the base last week. It is however very comfy and the right kind of saddle if I'm gonna try longer distances on risers. Wish I got on better with O.G Flite's as they'd be perfect for this.
I love the seat post but it looks all wrong with the black stem. Luckily a helpful forumonger is gonna lend me a nice sleek ti stem to try which'll hopefully match the brushed steel (not ti as I had hoped...) seatpost.
Or I could stick with black stem and use this oddball Easton post?
Budget wise it's actually pretty good. Between my parts bin and some recent good deals the bit's I've taken off will more than cover the new stuff. Bars/saddle aside it feels like more classic stuff is starting to work, it's just the newness of some of the bits that still looks off to me.
Current thoughts/options include
Swap 75's for some used DD versions (and sell current setup) or just get some matching dust-caps?
Silver or black finishing kit?
Strip bars?
Silver KMC SL or black/gold Super toughness chain (too bling?)?
Maybe a Flite variant, something retro and sleek?
Currently leaning towards D.D's, silver finishing kit, Izumi chain and a different saddle.