Third Time's a Charm: Litespeed T3
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Sweet, it's here!
Weight isn't too bad @ 1,343g with hardware and SRAM PF30 BB (probably 1253 without BB):
Problem with the Fairwheel Generic Clamp. Seems to be undersized as it measures 34.0 closed. On the 34.9mm tubes, it has a gap of about 1.5mm:
Fairwheel said that's "normal" and said it was okay if I tried to clamp it down even though I was fairly sure it'd break. Sure enough, it cracked:
Weight isn't too bad @ 1,343g with hardware and SRAM PF30 BB (probably 1253 without BB):
Problem with the Fairwheel Generic Clamp. Seems to be undersized as it measures 34.0 closed. On the 34.9mm tubes, it has a gap of about 1.5mm:
Fairwheel said that's "normal" and said it was okay if I tried to clamp it down even though I was fairly sure it'd break. Sure enough, it cracked:
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Bummer on the clamp Hey what frame size is your T3? Is it a 54 or a 52?
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Regarding the clamp: have a look at Carbonice and Procraft clamps.
Here are others:
https://www.speedwareshop.de/SASO-Carbo ... schelle-UD
http://www.zoulou-bikes.com/MOQUAI-UMwe ... UD-349-5gr
There was one from Mcfk but apparently those aren't available anymore.
Here are others:
https://www.speedwareshop.de/SASO-Carbo ... schelle-UD
http://www.zoulou-bikes.com/MOQUAI-UMwe ... UD-349-5gr
There was one from Mcfk but apparently those aren't available anymore.
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I have a Procraft clamp: https://www.bike24.de/p192041.html
It's way more sturdy than the Carbonice, which I had before.
Even with only 3 Nm it clamps very well.
It's way more sturdy than the Carbonice, which I had before.
Even with only 3 Nm it clamps very well.
I agree, the Parlee clamps work very well. I've had those on my past builds so I knew something was wrong immediately when I went to go install this. Unfortunately, Fairwheel doesn't stock Parlee clamps anymore so I took a chance with this one. I had to order a SRAM clamp on Amazon in order to get it by Wednesday to complete the build but I'll order a Parlee one later.
After a failure in shipping on time by USPS and UPS simultaneously, I have all the parts.
Compact BB30 Red Quarq came in lighter than expected at 705 (about 55g less than a standard GXP Quarq):
Compact Quarq Spider @ 117g:
Sans rings:
For those curious, the spiders are the same so you can convert your GXP Quarq to a BB30 one:
SRAM Red Front Derailleur Hanger @ 19g:
And then we encounter the first problem: SRAM put a little shelf on it which Campy hits:
A little dremeling and we're all good:
Um, has anyone seen red 3T Ergonova LTD bars?
Everything about them looks right, and the weight is about right for 38cm bars @ 179g:
This is meant for the Foil since it's 1 1/4" but a -17 on this bike is too aggressive, so this'll temporarily go on the Litespeed:
And here it is:
I need to do a lot of cleanup on the aesthetics. Black Enve decals are sitting on the desk, the stem needs to be acetoned, I need to glue up my 27mm Paves on the 32s and I have replacement Litespeed decals coming from GB. I'll get a proper ride on it tomorrow but I took a spin around the block and I'm pretty sure I'm in love again with a Ti bike. They really are special. Being back on Campy reinforces my belief that Campy is special as well.
Compact BB30 Red Quarq came in lighter than expected at 705 (about 55g less than a standard GXP Quarq):
Compact Quarq Spider @ 117g:
Sans rings:
For those curious, the spiders are the same so you can convert your GXP Quarq to a BB30 one:
SRAM Red Front Derailleur Hanger @ 19g:
And then we encounter the first problem: SRAM put a little shelf on it which Campy hits:
A little dremeling and we're all good:
Um, has anyone seen red 3T Ergonova LTD bars?
Everything about them looks right, and the weight is about right for 38cm bars @ 179g:
This is meant for the Foil since it's 1 1/4" but a -17 on this bike is too aggressive, so this'll temporarily go on the Litespeed:
And here it is:
I need to do a lot of cleanup on the aesthetics. Black Enve decals are sitting on the desk, the stem needs to be acetoned, I need to glue up my 27mm Paves on the 32s and I have replacement Litespeed decals coming from GB. I'll get a proper ride on it tomorrow but I took a spin around the block and I'm pretty sure I'm in love again with a Ti bike. They really are special. Being back on Campy reinforces my belief that Campy is special as well.
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Looks good Ryan
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I forgot to post about the Extralite UltraTop. When installing it, I was able to press it in by hand. The lip is only like 1.5mm. That, and the lack of a compression ring for the top compression cover (to keep the fork from moving about) was slightly discomforting. I've had UltraTops in the past wear a ring into my forks. So, today, I decided to eat 30g and put a good ol' Chris King InSet in that I had sitting around.
I trimmed the fork and I got a set of matte black Enve decals as well as a glossy set. Since I've done glossy before, I figured I'd go with the matte first:
Lost 7g by trimming the steerer:
Front end is looking a lot cleaner:
I got a 40 mile ride in this morning. I really like the setup and it's good to be back on Ti. I don't feel like it's lacking at all in the stiffness department. The oversized BB and HT probably bumped up the stiffness numbers a decent amount over the Xicon, and the rear chainstays look a lot more aggressive. I'm looking forward to putting a lot of miles on it over the weekend. Should be able to throw the kitchen sink of riding demands over the weekend. I'll post a ride report once I get a good feel for it.
I trimmed the fork and I got a set of matte black Enve decals as well as a glossy set. Since I've done glossy before, I figured I'd go with the matte first:
Lost 7g by trimming the steerer:
Front end is looking a lot cleaner:
I got a 40 mile ride in this morning. I really like the setup and it's good to be back on Ti. I don't feel like it's lacking at all in the stiffness department. The oversized BB and HT probably bumped up the stiffness numbers a decent amount over the Xicon, and the rear chainstays look a lot more aggressive. I'm looking forward to putting a lot of miles on it over the weekend. Should be able to throw the kitchen sink of riding demands over the weekend. I'll post a ride report once I get a good feel for it.
That is clean Looks like you are going to be super low. Awesome!
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Felt AR FRD
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Scott Addict Singlespeed
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Felt AR FRD
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