Portuguese Custom Steel

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thebuny
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by thebuny

Hello!

A big friend, Noca, help me creating the geometry, frame material and also paint scheme.

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Specs:
Frame: Deda zero steel size near 56
Fork: Deda carbon

Brakes: Super record
Shifters: Super record 11
Shifters: Record (r) / Super record (f)
Crankset: Super record ti 53/39
Cassette: Chorus 11 12-29
Chain: Record 11

Wheels: Easton ec90 Slx Carbon tubular
Tyres: Tuffo S33 24c

Handlebar: Ergonova Pro 46
Stem: rcz 110 mm
Seatpost: (want something else)
Saddle: SLR superflow L
Pedals: Time xpresso 4
Bar tape: Lizzard skins 2.5

Weight: 7750g as it is in last photo

Don't like the seatpost and it is temporary. Maybe Deda supperlegero...
Black hoods will also came.
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Stolichnaya
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by Stolichnaya

Looks nice and clean.
Leave the hoods, they are a nice touch.
Quite a brand name on the down tube! ("Motherland" in Russian, at least.)


thebuny
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by thebuny

@Stolichnaya, never remember to look for the name in other languages. It means "family" in slovak, to remember the family that it is far.

czaballa
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by czaballa

Looks good, and nice weight for a steel bike! :)

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Powerful Pete
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Nice looking bike. Tell us more...
Road bike: Cervelo R3, Campagnolo Chorus/Record mix...
Supercommuter: Jamis Renegade...
Oldie but goodie: De Rosa Professional Slx, Campagnolo C-Record...
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soracabana
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by soracabana

Very nice!

thebuny
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by thebuny

Powerful Pete wrote:Nice looking bike. Tell us more...



Previous bikes were a CAAD3 and CAAD8. This project came from inspiration of Noca, he has several steel road bikes and some track all steel. So the idea was to have for 2015 a custom steel frame and participate in the Spanish "quebrantahuesos".

The material choosen was deda zero steel for all except seat tube (deda only had 31.8) and like this we saved 120 g just with 27.2 mm. It behaves like a dream very solid and responsive and with 7.5 Kg even don't look steel. I loose 20 kg so cannot complain with bicycle weight :D

Like almost all my previous bikes most of the components are second hand, good deals here and there.... and this one is also that is why some components will change allong time or when something appears.

Paint was fully "Noca" design and only the name I choose to remember my family, to "ryde with them" and also a reminder of those who are not with us anymore.

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Stolichnaya
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by Stolichnaya

OK, with your description, I capitalize the key word in my earlier comment: QUITE a brand name on the down tube.

Well done.

thebuny
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by thebuny

I'm having a small issue.

Previously I run with campagnolo zonda and 25c tyres with no problem. Now with the eastons and tufo 24c I notice some small rub in the front brake. If the brake cable is loose, brake (super record) arm will force the tyre down. So I only have a very limited position to run all with no rubbing. I have maz 1 mm between tyre and brake at the top.

The fork is a DEDA RS with only 367 mm from drop to crown, isn't this very few?

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by Marin

Nice! What's the frame weight?

thebuny
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by thebuny

Frame weight is near 1.55Kg. Conical Headtube is a litle heavy also it has ritchey dropouts.

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Marin
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by Marin

My Ritchey also has Ritchey dropouts, and it's 1.77kg! Great weight.

thebuny
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by thebuny

Major diference its the seat tube. If it maintains as 31.8 deda steel it was 120 grams more. It was changed for a 27.2 non deda. Maybe it could gain some more stifness near the BB ...

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by paradawt

Pics do not show true this beauty believe me...

The frame was well thought out. Nice and lovely ride!
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