Fast road bike with disc brakes Di2, Columbus Zona, Custom Tokyo Fixed

Hey Amey,

Some of this might not be relevant but if you're wanting to future proof it for Alfine Di2 upgrade then there's a few things to check and include in the frame design especially if you want to route it all internally for a clean look...

• Clearance of the wire/s over the BB sleeve. It's too tight on a standard threaded steel BB shell and a Shimano HTII BB (not sure about how Sram measure up). We had to go to a Shimano press-fit BB86 to eek out more clearance.

• There's a big ol' hole required in the BB shell where the downtube meets it in order to give enough room to push the junction box up into the downtube. There are also specific sized holes for where the chainstay and seattube meet the BB shell (to enable the wire to be passed through). Sometimes the standard sized gas breathe holes are big enough but you might want to check.

• The new seatpost mounted battery now means for an Alfine Di2 setup you can get away with just one entry (top of downtube) and one exit (end of driveside chainstay) as there's no exit required for the front mech. Super clean.

Hope this helps

pretty accurate actually; except for the top tube, should be 53 not 53.5.

I'm sorry...
that's entirely MaxC's fault.

stuff bought is in green:

eventually went with hope V twins and ashima rotors (140mm rear 160mm front), next step Wheels

what is the opinion about these tyres?

No news yet?
stoked to see the frame..

oh lots of back and forth on the CAD will be finalized soon :) jammy reckons this week

just heard back from hubjub, Black Non-MSW Velocity A23 for £35 per rim, don't mind if In do!

get me one in 36h pls
(serious)

When I asked them couple of weeks ago they already had 36h couple of weeks ago but had to order 32h from the states ..

no more commuto or SS

This will replace the fast road bike and commuting/pub is taken care by rat now.

Pulled the trigger on frame last week, it's being built with Columbus Zona Tubing. The colour will be RAL 5025.

The groupset will be Ultegra Di2 (Not sure if internal or external as the noob I am pulled a trigger on the frame without knowing this part).

Will be selling the force crankset + BB and rim brakes that come with the groupset as I'll be using disc brakes.

Will post pics when I get to see the frame :)

So you're saying you're selling the disc brakes for disc brakes?

If you end up changing your mind dramatically, it may not be the right time for a custom.

no keeping the disc (Hope V twin) set up and would have to sell the rim brakes that come with Ultegra Di2 Groupset

Is that the metallic frost /

colour?

I don't think so, just simple gloss.

no keeping the disc (Hope V twin) set up and would have to sell the rim brakes that come with Ultegra Di2 Groupset

Gotcha.

Cable pull disc would work fine with Shimano brifter, or just wait for that awesome TRP HY/RD brakeset.

I honestly think the Hope V Twin et all is OTT, as powerful as they are, they don't feel direct.

already bought :(

The price was below £200 including ashima rotors

I can now confirm that this will be internal cable Di2 :D

paging dj

didnt you just get the dale?

well almost a year :P I thought this would replace the commuter but then since I am spending so much (even without Di2); it didnt make much sense to make it a commuter as I wont be able to lock it up without having a panic attack. The best way to describe this would be a fast road bike with clearances (Hydraulic brakes and Di2 are part bling part low maintenance thing). And since it's going to be a road bike, it's pretty obvious that CAAD 10 will get replaced, if I had the space for 3 (+1 missus') bikes I'd keep the dale, its such a sweet ride.

Basically you're making an audax bike.

Just ask them to replicated the geometry of the CAAD10 if you loved it.

Oh yeah, change your name to Neil please.

yea I kind of came to that conclusion :) It is very similar to caad actually, the only waste of money part is that CNC dropout that makes me have the SS option, but fuck it, it's not much dorrah extra.

It also means you can run a hub gear. Which would tie into the whole low maintainance thing.

CX/Audax bikes are going to be the new forum norm. We might need a name change.

My next frame will be a Kinesis crosslight Pro6. Set-up to fit exactly like my BMC. But for shitty weather.

^ I am using the exact same fork for this build but in black, great value imo compared to ANY tapered full carbon disc fork out there.

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