2012 Cervelo R3 Team (pics on page 4)

[TuplaO]

^How so? Looking at the above picture, I can't really see any (blatantly) obvious signs pointing in that direction.

[fio]

^How so? Looking at the above picture, I can't really see any (blatantly) obvious signs pointing in that direction.

Agreed. My guess is that he's getting that from the slammed forward saddle, but I can see that happening because of the seat tube angle, short femurs, or maybe a short torso. Stem length looks fine, as does the saddle height. And with the way that Cervelo designs their geometries, getting a smaller frame would only shrink the frame proportionally, which wouldn't put his saddle in a more "normal" position.

[mjduct]

mjduct IMHO this frame is too small for you.

To the contrary, it's a hair large, (54 and I'm 5'7", wear 30" inseam pants but they are baggy at the bottom) yes, I have been professionally fitted which made me swap my setback 3T seatpost for a straight one, mainly to get my knees somewhat over my pedals in the forward position...

My previous bike was a 52, and I've ridden my friends R3 in 52, and I prefer the handling of the slightly larger frame. Even though it is less than optimal.

I also happen to be very flexible, my chiropractor says I have more spinal flexibility than most Gymnasts that he works on, unfortunately that also means less spinal stability and more muscle mass to hold me together (un-weight weenie). I might play with a longer stem as I could stretch out some, and I often ride in the praying mantis position (hands on tops, elbows bent, head down, body parallel to the ground) in the wind.

[simonanks69]

@mjduct, fix up your brakepads! that angle is killing me!

[mjduct]

been done already,

a little too aggressive with the wrench when tightening them down I'm afraid!

[apLe]

Problem solved. I became an owner of 2006 Record hubs laced to Crono rims with 72 (36 each) silver Sapim spokes. It was a bargain, about 200$ for wheels with Tufo tubbies (I know it's rubbish, will be replaced soon!). Now it's even more classy than before. I love those wheels!

[apLe]

A couple of pics with new training wheels. I decided to give a try to Tufo S3 Lite tubbies as I received them already glued on the rims. But don't worry, they will be changed eventually Next week I'll try to take a couple of pics with zipp 303s. Hope it doesn't look bad!

[fa63]

Most everything looks good with Ambrosio tubular rims; yours is no exception.

[justkeepedaling]

What an amazing bike, bet it rides wonderfully. Isn't you cable housing a little long?

[nathanong87]

[JureC29]

Nice bike... But I can hear it screaming for some deepsection wheelset )

[apLe]

Zipp 303s are laying in my closet with Veloflex Criterium tubbies, but I keep them only for racing (at least this season). Will post some pictures next weekend before/after Beskyd Tour in Czech Republic. As for the cables, my LBS told me that with campy 11s it's better to keep them longer than shorter.

[apLe]

Racing setup.

[btompkins0112]

Oooh.....that's really nice. I always wanted to try gum walls but I am chicken. They look really nice! Nice slam as well.

[asdf123]

Hey apLe.
What cable do you recommend for Campy? Did you buy Gore locally?

Pzdr.