not sure of the year, maybe 2011/10/09?
Frame:
Leader 722ts 55cm blue steel
Fork/Headset:
Cane creek s-3 silver
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Miche Primato/Miche Primato 68x107
Pedals:
Shimano spd m520/all-city copper cages & leather straps w/copper buckles
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
49x17/all-city copper 17t with Steel Reserve no-nonsense lock ring(retrogression)/Miche Advanced/KMC K710SL chain (1/8") & Izumi Eco (both Silver)
Derailleurs/Shifters:
My Feet
Saddle/Seatpost:
Brooks B-17 Narrow (antique brown)/Deda RS01 Silver
Brakes:
Dia Compe blue (med. reach)
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
H+son Archetype Black 28h(laced 3x w/ sapim cx-ray bladed spokes)/Suzue Pro Max(Silver)/Continental Grand Prix 4Seasons
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
H+son Archetype Black 28h(laced 3x sapim laser spokes/Suzue Pro Max(Silver)/Continental Grand Prix 4Seasons
Accessories:
Lizard Skins Celeste 2.5 bartape
More Info:
So far H+son has yet to fail me... thanks be 2 Retrogression & Bike Lane Chicago
Bike History
Click a link below to see past stages of this bike.
Current Stage Info:
Final finished & got it built... been a long time coming.
IKIK the celeste bar wrap sticks out, but originally i was goin to use a pair of Victoria Rubino Pro's (celeste), but decided to take a chance on a different brand of tires. So far so good.
The Continental 4 seasons are grippy and the 23mm wide rim with the 23c tires give a nice supple ride with nice acceleration with the comfort of 25c+ tires
Added by Rdnt. Last updated about 12 years ago.
33 Comments
man oh man that bluuuu is looking real spicy! love that frame.
Posted about 12 years ago
Thanks much, I'm loving it so far, I think I mighthave to go star shorter on the stem though, my other bike has a 120mm stem, but it has a steep angle, I'd fogot to take that into account for a horizontal even stem. So I think I'm going down to 100mm stem and its good.
Posted about 12 years ago
hey man,how do you like your suzue pro max sb hubs? is it good?
Posted about 12 years ago
So far so good, they roll smooth... Down side is they sparkle so it catches you eye when riding which can distract from the road;)
But seriously they are great, they feel heavy in the hand but spin like they weigh nothing. I'm glad I gave them try....
Posted about 12 years ago
well.thats good enough to convince myself to try a pair,thanks a lot man :D !
Posted about 12 years ago
So did you like your rb 21s or your crononero low riders more? I just bent my 21s slightly from a recent fall, so im debating on bending them back or just getting the dedas.
Posted about 12 years ago
I love the deda's, and I haven't gotten a chance to ride the th21s yet cause I'm still waiting on my spokes to come in so I can build the wheels up. But like the fact that the th21s tops are slightly longer before they drop into the bend, the dedas are stiff for sure and they fallen vibration very well, plus they are 31.8 so it fits the hands. Time will tell which I like better... I know nitro released some heat treated eh21s that are supposed to be stronger.... And I believe they too are 31.8 diameter, so you have that option too if you wanted to get silver bars again instead of black
Posted about 12 years ago
I think I'm going to have to give those 31.8 diameter nittos a try after riding the rb021s for two weeks, they are to thin in my palms, causes a lil numbness ... But y do they have to cost 100.00 bucks, I need a sponsor;)
Posted about 12 years ago
haha yeah I know man.. I just bent my rb21s from a small fall and I was like FUUUUUU THATS 80 DOLLARS GONE
Posted about 12 years ago
hell no its time to stick that into a vice and bend them back hah
Posted about 12 years ago
Can't for this bike to be build! Glad you chose Archetype as your rims ;D
Posted over 12 years ago
Thank plenty.
I can't wait either, I wish I had my rims.
Are the advance good?
This is my first time using anything other than Omniums...
Posted over 12 years ago
I never ride on Primato crankset. From what I heard, Primato cranks is just as good as the Omnium.
Posted over 12 years ago
Great! Just like what I want it to be! Just need some new drops, stem and saddle to make it complete! And can't go wrong with steel frame ;)
Posted over 12 years ago
Probably a Nitto NJ89 OS NJS stem like this http://www.tracksupermarket.com/index.p... will look very classy on this bike.. Just my 2 cents :) Cant wait for the final build!
Posted over 12 years ago
thanks man.
that looks awesome. it would match the cancreek s-3 headset I'm eyeing. but I'm not sure they make oveersized(31.8 dia.) bullhorns in silver. deda makes the chrononero in anodized black which I have on my other bike... but if I could find oversized bulls then this is a yes to these. unless this comes in standard 26.0 clampsize
Posted over 12 years ago
What i mean by os is the headtube clamp ( 1 1/8) njs stems we usually know like pearl/jag are 1" and threaded, but this is 1 1/8 (os headtube) and threadless, so this stem will suit your rb021 very well :)
Posted over 12 years ago
aaaaahhhhh yes thanks, I just reread the discription it clearly stated 25.4 clamp, which will be great. i can't wait :)thumbs:
Posted over 12 years ago
This is going to be very classy! Kinda wish I had something like this going for my old 722
Posted over 12 years ago
Thanks man :thumbs:
That's why I'm taking my time.
I'm thinking low profile wheels, since I got deep wheels on my other one. But can't decide between the h+archtypes or the velocity fusions. Which makes hub holes a issue. 32h or 28h. Hopefully I get this done by end of August.... Your black one was sweet with the contrasting fork
Posted over 12 years ago
Thanks! Well they're both really good rims but i've always been attracted more to h+son. The archetypes are really nice looking rims and lighter then tb-14's it can't really be beat!
Posted over 12 years ago
Photos
jamesVS says:
nice bike. lol ive climbed that same tree many a times
Posted almost 12 years ago
jamesVS says:
if its the one im thinking of
Posted almost 12 years ago
Rdnt says:
Thanks man. Lakefront just south oh McCormick...
Posted almost 12 years ago