Cables are a bit tight under the bars. Not going to be a great bikepacking set-up.
Can't be doing with messy cables!
Here's my first ever bike review as I went out on it earlier for a spin....
Rides well; think I nailed the geometry. Feels like a road bike.
Nice and comfy, obviously a bit smoother than my alloy bike. Climbs nice out of the saddle, the long stem is definitely staying.
Not as flexy as I thought it might be, although to be fair the weather was horrendous so couldn't really push it at all on the downhills. Hacked on along the five ninety in top gear though, and it didn't flex like I thought it would.
The Hunt wheels feel pretty good, didn't do any big effs though... The freehub noise is also just right aswell 😉
Fizik Aliante saddle feels great, tilted the nose up slightly and didn't touch it after that. Also, saddle went down a little bit.
Stem could possibly go a touch lower, but I think I'll leave as is for now.
Nice to be back on Campag..
The brakes are absolutely.......****ing useless. Might get some rim brake mounts welded on. THink I must've contaminated the pads, as all the did was whine, rather than slow me down.
All in all, it's a keeper. Apart from when I have to take it apart and send it back when my new frame arrives.
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I was underwhelmed by the Spyre's too (got 'em on an Equilibrium) especially considering the positive reviews I read, def prefer them in the wet though to standard rim brakes. FWIW I've got an Avid rotor on the front and the TRP on the rear, the Avid is much stronger. Are they Shimano rotors? Actually looking forward to replacing the standard pads that came with them but after 4000 miles + they've still got loads of life left...
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My last steel bike was a Condor! I hope I get another aswell; there was a Super Acciaio in my size up for sale recently, was half tempted.
I was underwhelmed by the Spyre's too (got 'em on an Equilibrium) especially considering the positive reviews I read, def prefer them in the wet though to standard rim brakes. FWIW I've got an Avid rotor on the front and the TRP on the rear, the Avid is much stronger. Are they Shimano rotors? Actually looking forward to replacing the standard pads that came with them but after 4000 miles + they've still got loads of life left...
Yeh, Shimano rotors on there. I think it's just contaminated pads tha'ts the problem. I built a bike for a mate a few months ago; she wanted discs so I put Spyres on that and they seemed spot on.
There's not really any other options for cable discs I don't think. Did a bit of research and none of them have dual pistons and they're all really bulky. Can't be bothered with Hydros either, considering the cost and the fact Campag don't make any.
Inspired colour choice, a lovely thing!
great colours what are they, midnight and baby blue (hoping to order an Acciaio in Feb and the flip of that scheme would look awesome)
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great colours what are they, midnight and baby blue (hoping to order an accaciao in Feb and the flip of that scheme would look awesome)
Yeh, I think it's midnight blue and light blue actually. It looks a bit different in the pictures, it's a bit darker in "real life"
Pretty boring, I maybe should have gone for the copper/red I was thinking about, but would have been a bit miffed if I'd scratched it (which'll definitely happen).
Only other custom thing was the text on the downtube; got them to scale it up a bit which I think looks better.
Cheers, funny I had asked if the logos could be scaled up and they mentioned doing it for a few people recently.
I used to have an Acciaio; was a decent bike; did plenty of miles on it and it never let me down. Reckon it'd be the Super Acciaio if I was buying one again; they look proper.
Mate has a Super Acciaio all kitted up in winter mode and it look ferkin horrible. All racebike in grandads pants 😆
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And nice to hear the word Hack being utilised for riding.. 😀
Mate has a Super Acciaio all kitted up in winter mode and it look ferkin horrible. All racebike in grandads pantsAnd.
And nice to hear the word Hack being utilised for riding..
😀 Raceblades? They'll ruin the look of any bike!
Hacking on/hossing on; I think it sounds better than "pedalling furiously"
After three months on it, I got sent a fresh one I can attach cables to properly. Swapped a few bits about, here it is.
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Paint the chuffin' seat post please.
Nice, bar tape [i]almost[/i] matches the logo, couldn't you sort that out either 😆
How are the brakes now? bedded in yet??
It's a keeper, I really like that. 8)
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I got rid of the carbon post; I just wanted to bling my bike up a bit so thought a silver one would be a nice idea, along with a matching chainset.
Ordered about five different brands of light blue bar tape; this one is the closest. It's Selle Smootape; wraps really well, but it's a bit too thick for my liking so will probably swap it out anyway.
Brakes never bedded in I don't think. Front and rear pads were worn out so I've put some sintered one's on the front. It was only when I rebuilt it yesterday that I realised I'd routed the cable incorrectly into the caliper arm. There was a topic on here about it; didn't read it properly and routed it as per the photo showing the "incorrect" routing 🙄
It's been good over winter though; discs are the future 😉
