New bike day is closing in!!

[bpsmith]

You're not wrong there We all know what a pickle some people get in when they see Shimano on an italian bike, let alone silly coloured English bits

I'll tell you what though, it's already making me happy

My Bianchi has Ultegra and is even more Matte Black than yours but with a few Celesté bits. Wait until you hear the cogs turning by fitting Campagnolo wheels mated with Shimano groupset. Blows their minds completely.

Good to hear that you’ve got the warm glow now that you’ve seen it. The only thing that comes close is when you ride it and it confirms your suspicions...and you’re hooked!

 

[Elysian_Roads]

I couldn't resist... In fact on arrival I was shown a closed box in the corner and positively encouraged to tear it open

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Despite overwhelming temptating I didn't take it out of the box in the middle of the shop, there's not a great deal of space in there and there were a lot of other customers milling around I'm expecting them to contact me early next week when they've got it ready for fitting and collection I can't wait to see what it looks like when it's been brightened up a bit by the anodised orange bits

Just checked the calendar, as thought I had slept through the summer and it was the 25th December..... . Seriously, can't wait to see the photos of it completed

 

[Serge]

Just checked the calendar, as thought I had slept through the summer and it was the 25th December..... . Seriously, can't wait to see the photos of it completed

Me too, I've not looked forward to seeing a completed bike so much since the bamboo bike thread.

 

[bpsmith]

Me too, I've not looked forward to seeing a completed bike so much since the bamboo bike thread.

I am the same. Weird when your excited about a bike that you’ll likely never see, in the real world, let alone ride. Lol

 

[JhnBssll]

Haha thanks, I'm rather looking forward to seeing it too I've got a 50 mile sportive next Sunday and a 70 the following week so I'm hoping to get a few rides in before then to give it a bit of a shakedown It'll be interesting to see how it compares to the Roubaix on the longer rides.

I've ordered an aeroclam saddle bag thing to try out on it too, see if they live up to the reviews

 

[bpsmith]

Aeroclam looks interesting. I am a Silca kid though, so can’t recommend the Premio Boa tool roll or the Eolo Wallet enough. Both excellent kit.

Prefer the Eolo in jersey pocket if I am honest. Bike looks nicer then.

 

[JhnBssll]

I've got a little kit that I carry in my pocket which I'll go back to if I don't get on with the aeroclam, figured it was worth a punt

 

[JhnBssll]

Urgh still haven't had the call, this is painful I can't collect it until Thursday evening anyway so not a problem but I can't wait to hear it's been built up

 

[JhnBssll]

It's here and it's all I dreamt it would be and more They had problems with the brakes, they're a little spongy and the bite point is way off on the rear but I've got it to ride around for the weekend and it'll go back in for fine tuning next week They already seem to work better than the (very good) SRAM discs I've got on the Roubaix so once they sponginess is gone and the bite point is right they should be superb There's very little clearance between caliper and spokes on the front, but the Ultegra caliper was similar so I'm not overly concerned.

I think the orange bits look stunning, some will probably disagree but I think my gamble has paid off The Aria was a lovely bike to look at, but this thing is something else... I've got a bit more fettling to do but hope to take it out for a quick spin tomorrow to check it over before Sundays sportive.

 

[tgrx1901]

It looks fantastic! Congratulations. You must be absolutely delighted!

 

[Serge]

It's here and it's all I dreamt it would be and more They had problems with the brakes, they're a little spongy and the bite point is way off on the rear but I've got it to ride around for the weekend and it'll go back in for fine tuning next week They already seem to work better than the (very good) SRAM discs I've got on the Roubaix so once they sponginess is gone and the bite point is right they should be superb There's very little clearance between caliper and spokes on the front, but the Ultegra caliper was similar so I'm not overly concerned.

I think the orange bits look stunning, some will probably disagree but I think my gamble has paid off The Aria was a lovely bike to look at, but this thing is something else... I've got a bit more fettling to do but hope to take it out for a quick spin tomorrow to check it over before Sundays sportive.

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Absolutely class looking thing, even better than I imagined it'd look. Just needs a couple of orange water bottles to finish it off now!

Excellent job fella.

 

[Dbt]

That looks amazing. I love the orange Calipers, even tho I hate orange as a colour, but they look fab. You must be well chuffed with it.

 

[Mrs M]

Very smart

 

[Elysian_Roads]

Great bike, enjoy the weekend's playtime!

 

[bpsmith]

Fantastic!

Definitely echo the need for Orange Water Bottles....plus...this...