Finished my new bike build up (for now). New parts are
* Thomson Masterpiece seatpost to replace the USE Carbon. A little lighter, but more importantly a lot stronger.
* XTR cranks to replace the well worn XT cranks. A bit of a weight-saving, as well as making he bike look a lot nicer. Those XT cranks clashed a bit. They’ll move on to my Kona commuter bike project which I’ll hopefully build up this weekend.
* Eggbeater pedals are back on. I’ve installed the short-length Ti spindles. The main problem I’ve had with Eggbeaters is that the spindles are too long. These new spindles solve that problem, as well as losing some weight with the Ti versions
Total bike weight as you see it in the pic, is now 10.6kg. Future upgrade possibilities are:
* Hope blue seatpost collar
* Hope blue quick-releases
* KCNC blue pulley wheels
* KCNC SC Bone handlebars
* maybe a new saddle
More pics at http://picasaweb.google.com/nic.coyne/GiantAnthemX
That is a great looking bike, how much did it set you back?
Well the original bike came in at R24k (~$2.8k), but all the bits are either from my old bike and 2-3 years old, or else brand new as mentioned above.
I think I’ve got the bike insured for around R50k(~$5.9k). Not sure if that’s a fair valuation.