Show Us Your Carbon!!!

[gaz]

Oh i love that. What frame and wheels is that?
The gold chain is a great touch

 

[fossyant]

Stealth bomber that !

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Damn! I was just enjoying my new thing, and then someone comes along with a thing that's even more thingy than my thing. If you know what I mean.

Lovely build, that.

 

[Mista Preston]

Looks lovely
Can you tell us a little about this build please?

 

[2PedalsTez]

Stealth bomber that !

My thoughts exactly!

Looks very nice

 

[zigzag]

looks very good - does it brake well in wet? (sure it can go fast in any weather!)

 

[Ian 74]

I call her "Barry".

 

[philhul]

Can you tell us a little about this build please?/quote]


Indeed. It is either a Carbonzone rb002 or rb003, can't remember which, but it's a FM028 to everyone else. Size 54cm. Finished in matt clearcoat.
Carbonzone 60mm carbon clinchers.
Sram Force Groupset.
Planet X Ultralight CNC Brakes with Ashima pads.
Saddle has changed from the one in the pic to a 114g Token one.
Easton EC90 seatpost, cut down and decals sanded off.
Ritchey wcs stem. Was wet black, but paint and decals removed and nice plain matt black finish left underneath.
Ritchey logic 'bars. Currently wet black, will be modified as above, then replaced with lighter carbon bars at some point.
Planet X matt carbon bottle cages.
Planet X ti and carbon skewers.
Fizik microtex bar tape.
Look Keo Classic pedals.


Currently about 7.3kg. I'm trying to get as close to 6.8kg as I can without having to change the wheels, which are 1.7kg.
Thanks for the nice comments.

Braking in the wet isn't too bad. Definitely worse than in the dry, but as long as you brake a little earlier and you are aware of it then it's manageable. I only try to ride it in the dry though.

 

[Mista Preston]

What did the overall build cost you out of interest? and specifically the frame and wheels?

 

[pickaxe]

My Madone

 

[Moss]

I do like the cayo but I don't get the white stem and tape!

Some very nice photos of some very nice carbon bikes on this thread.

Can I ask yourself and jdrussel, what you really think of the Focus Cayo?? I'm so tempted to buy one from Wiggle! I'm about 5ft.10in in height; and thought a 54cm, Focus Cayo would fit my size ? at the moment Wiggle have some demo models for £880, or should I wait for an end of season sale? Would also consider a used one in perfect condition.

Thanks

M

 

[Moss]

Here's my first Carbon Road Bike, let me know what you think, would really appreciate the feedback

I think it's absolutely gorgeous! I quite fancy a Focus Cayo, But I'd very much like the Cube Agree if they come down in price in the pending sale at the end of the season.

 

[smokeysmoo]

Some very nice photos of some very nice carbon bikes on this thread.

Can I ask yourself and jdrussel, what you really think of the Focus Cayo?? I'm so tempted to buy one from Wiggle! I'm about 5ft.10in in height; and thought a 54cm, Focus Cayo would fit my size ? at the moment Wiggle have some demo models for £880, or should I wait for an end of season sale? Would also consider a used one in perfect condition.

Thanks

M

If I could interject. I owned a Cayo Pro for around 2 1/2 years. The Cayo is a cracking machine, and nothing can touch them for value for money. Also, the customer support from Wiggle and Focus themselves was very good when it came to sorting a problem I had with the frame, (actually replaced it after 2 years). They were also very good sorting an issue I had with a carbon mountain bike I had a few years ago.

If you feel you must have carbon then the Cayo is a no brainer, but you could ask yourself, "Do I need carbon fibre?", just a thought

[EDIT] I suspect the end of season sale would probably bring the new prices down to around demo prices, but stock depletes pretty quickly I've found in the past. I wonder if Wiggle are moving away from Focus bikes? I only ask because Focus do a decent range of bikes, and Wiggle used to stock a reasonable range of them, but now they hardly stock any of the Focus range and haven't done so for months now.

 

[Bodie]

My Orbea Orca classic

Built with SRAM Rival so it has my secret weapon, a 12-28, makes Saintsbury on Sunday less intimidating!

 

[Mista Preston]

My Orbea Orca classic

Built with SRAM Rival so it has my secret weapon, a 12-28, makes Saintsbury on Sunday less intimidating!

Love the Orca. If I had a couple of grand I would buy one !, but I dont so I cant