[Closed] Nice road bike finishing kit

Deda or 3T look good! Deda do an adapter for internal Di2 battery as well, which is another plus...

Do you use a Garmin? There's a 3T with a neat integrated mounting solution.

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So what bottle cage...? 😀

(I'm actually only partially joking as it's that sort of small stuff that takes me the longest to decide on!)

[i]So what bottle cage...?[/i]

I've used a few and Arundel Dave-O matte black (either 3k or uni weave depending on other bits on the bike) are the nicest.

Might be nice but does it go with the bike. On some bikes that would look very wrong.

Easiest thing is that when you get it, give me a shout and I'll walk you through it. Also when you're ordering the cable lengths let me know - its easy to either order too many or not enough and its a pain in the arse waiting for more to turn up.

Ta may well do that! Beyond have done loads, and they stock all the cables, so I should be able to go and sort it all there.

Would you not be choosing the integrated seatpost battery for a new build; or did you mean 'connector gubbins'?

Yes, but as I understand it (which could be wrong - as evidenced above I've yet to really look into the finer points) I thought you needed some sort of adapter to actually keep the battery in place, rather than just cramming it into the seatpost/tube and hoping for the best? I'd seen the Ritchey mount, but wasn't sure how universal they were. I happened to notice that Deda seatpost specifically said it came with a doofry so you could attach the seatpost battery.

Do you use a Garmin? There's a 3T with a neat integrated mounting solution.

Neat mount, appended to a really gopping stem 😉

So what bottle cage...?

(I'm actually only partially joking as it's that sort of small stuff that takes me the longest to decide on!)

Either Mt Zoom ti, for understated quality or something plain (and probably carbon). Tacx Taos are very nice, although the carbon ones are a daft premium over alu.

Neat mount, appended to a really gopping stem

Don't know if you are/have chosen saddles yet (suspect you have a favorite already)
Well, I've always used Fizik for years the fit but I've just in the last month changed to Prologo Nac's. I'm using the NacPro on the roadie which is bloody loveley and that Nac grip is proving already to be a boon in climbing and long flat drags, and I've just put a NacTT on the CX'er (which has slightly more cushioning and a shorter "nose", again with the Nac grip but this time al over the seat so on the top and seat area.

Come in Black or White, I've chosen Black.

Just sayin in case you opt for the familiar.

😀

Forget how it rides/performs, this bike better look nice! Awaits build pics.

Oh and Arundel cages are ace, theres some ENVE ones out now... 😀

I've not even ordered the damn thing yet, may be a little while! I do keep having thoughts of more sensible things to do with the money too. But... New bike!

You have committed us to 100 posts about a road bike, we want something stunningly understated.

Hahaha! I'm not sure that'll be the word, it's not gonna be plain black after all.

Then you can run satellite shifters plugged into the main 'sti' unit, either on the drops (sprint) or on the tops (climbing).

gets hideously expensive as well, shifters, wires, d-fly, 2x junctions and on and on

don't get the 9000 cassette though its shit according to a million post long thread on weight weenies, i sent mine back and got an Ultegra as much as it pained me,

…….are we not due a Dura-Ace upgrade next year?

We are, but nothing yet. This is also a factor, particularly as I'll probably build the bike in time to put it away for winter!

Good shout on the DA cassette, was thinking I'd just go Ultegra as so many folk seem to have problems.

It was a Deda Superleggera that broke just for the record.

flange (sorry njee20) The Volare is fine and I've almost finished a season racing on mine. 853 Enve tapered forks, OS tubes at the BB. It isn't up to a modern carbon race frame, but it's comfortable and has sublime handling and that often gets me a place or two up the group.

njee20 Like to hear about the climbers wheels. Im lucky enough to have some Lightweights and at 1kg a set and aero they really climb. However I don't like using them on windy days. Quite fancy light low pro full carbons.

Volare for flange and Deda for njee20
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I'm a fan of 3t though their carbon bars are a little fragile (torqued to 6nm instead of 5 as I set the meter wrong = crack and mucho swearing)

Where are you buying the deng fu frame from? Is it via eBay? I'm thinking about a to frame, like the one earlier in this thread.

The Lightweights (and the Deda stuff) look great Oldgit, interesting they struggle in the wind though, old school blunt profile i guess. My Bontragers were similar.

Was gonna buy direct through Dengfu, have been exchanging emails with them, they seem very good. eBay just seems to add complexity.

Fancy treating myself to a new pair of bars...

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Too much for a non-aero frame/set up?

I keep looking at those, go and buy the 40's and give 'em a measure for me...just want to double check the centre to centre on tops and drops 😉

Would also require a service course SL stem of course...and possibly a seat post...

njee - rode a Fabric ALM saddle over the weekend - by far the most comfortable saddle i have placed my backside on.