First road bike bought. Advice please

[mjr]

all you need now is a white saddle and bar tape

You seem to have a dirty stripe up the middle of your saddle: mudguardlessness or traffic?

 

[sanddancer]

You seem to have a dirty stripe up the middle of your saddle: mudguardlessness or traffic?

How very dare you .


That is a very strategically placed factory fitted go faster stripe with aesthetic quality


Besides, it only goes out in dry weather.
I've fitted race blades to the triban for the wet

 

[emac1ennan]

So between work and weather problems didn't get everything I wanted done but here's the work in progress after a mini deep clean.

Still need to adjust the bars, fit bar tape and new saddle.

 

[emac1ennan]

 

[emac1ennan]

 

[Montydog]

lookin good

 

[ianrauk]

@emac1ennan
Need to sort those handlebars out.

 

[si_c]

@emac1ennan
Need to sort those handlebars out.

Just thinking that, they're still rotated a little high. Each to their own though.

 

[emac1ennan]

Inthe case as we soeak

 

[emac1ennan]

What is with my typing??

 

[wonderloaf]

@emac1ennan
Need to sort those handlebars out.

And the quick releases, should be pointing backwards

 

[Enjoyedincubus]

Looks like a good job. May do something like this for a 2nd bike in the future... like way, way in the future.

Any sooner and it could result in divorce.

Seriously, this is quite good as you can learn more about something when you take it apart and resemble it.

 

[emac1ennan]

So slowly updating got everything done except the bar tape but here's the fruit of my labour.

And yes I rotated the bars lol. Also didn't like the selle italia so just picked up one of these from halfords for £5?!?!?

 

[emac1ennan]

 

[Widge]

Handlebars look a little low/over-rotated