Colnago arabesque

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c60rider
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markyboy wrote:
Tue Nov 24, 2020 6:56 am
c60rider wrote:
Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:55 pm
markyboy wrote:
Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:03 pm
MrCurrieinahurry wrote:
Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:01 pm
Wow looks gorgeous... I'd be tempted to find a slightly thinner stem if possible. How's she ride?

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Not sure yet its wet outside lol re stem looking at a deda superlegerro rs
The only thing I would say about the RS rather than the standard stem is that it's been slimmed down so much (more than the normal superleggero) that I was unable to find any carbon spacer with a small enough diameter not to encroach the edges of the top of the stem. What this means is that a fraction of the carbon spacer is exposed and your knee has the potential to slightly graze the spacer and does that scrape skin off! :x And this was with the genuine 3mm height deda ones which were the smallest diameter I could find. So it went under the stem. I know for some they say you should have a long enough steer tube to enable a small spacer above. So that's just something to consider. Otherwise for me personally the little bits of red bling slightly catch the eye when it should be taken up by the frame and all other components compliment that but it's your bike and hopefully it dries up to be able to ride it :thumbup:
Yes the red bits were taken off my master so i will be looking to change them soon,i dont really want to get new wheels as these are a light wheelset but its those red hubs :( we shall see.
As for the stem thats a good bit of info i will bear that in mind.Chain catcher black or silver?
I looked again at the various deda stems I've got on bikes and I got it wrong. Both the Superleggera and RS versions are pretty much identical so it might need some looking into if there's a narrow enough spacer to go on the top. It's the zero100 that is a tiny bit fatter.

I think the K edge chain catcher is actually gun metal grey rather than silver so quite a bit darker. If there was a silver one it would likely match the chrome plating from the front mech hanger but if not then a black one might match up with the components better. The only other thing some people might be getting a bit nervous about is the mismatched white saddle/black bar tape. Only saying :lol:

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markyboy
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I have a black k edge on my red factor one so i will just swap them over.
I to am not sure about the bar tape but but i will get there in the end.
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Martin.F
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by Martin.F

Beautiful frame, and I love the wheels on it. In my opinion you should keep them on. Like suggested before - a slimmer stem might hjelp with the aesthetics, it looks a bit "front heavy". Do you have two layers of bartape?

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by GT3RS

Fantastic looking frame. Have you considered the Ritchey classic stem/ seatpost? Cheap, light(Ish) and can be polished up to better match that fancy lugwork.

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Martin.F wrote:
Thu Nov 26, 2020 10:47 am
Beautiful frame, and I love the wheels on it. In my opinion you should keep them on. Like suggested before - a slimmer stem might hjelp with the aesthetics, it looks a bit "front heavy". Do you have two layers of bartape?

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No just one layer, I am going to take that bar tape off and fit some white tape.
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GT3RS wrote:
Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:14 am
Fantastic looking frame. Have you considered the Ritchey classic stem/ seatpost? Cheap, light(Ish) and can be polished up to better match that fancy lugwork.
I'll have a look and see what it's like
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GT3RS wrote:
Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:14 am
Fantastic looking frame. Have you considered the Ritchey classic stem/ seatpost? Cheap, light(Ish) and can be polished up to better match that fancy lugwork.
Or Deda Elementi:
- Speciale 26 bar (if you like te classic shallow drop)
- Quattro stem
- RS 01 seatpost

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majklnajt wrote:
Thu Nov 26, 2020 12:36 pm
GT3RS wrote:
Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:14 am
Fantastic looking frame. Have you considered the Ritchey classic stem/ seatpost? Cheap, light(Ish) and can be polished up to better match that fancy lugwork.
Or Deda Elementi:
- Speciale 26 bar (if you like te classic shallow drop)
- Quattro stem
- RS 01 seatpost
I do like the Ritchie and it's not to heavy
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Martin.F
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by Martin.F

I used the Fizik microtex glossy white bartape on my oltres. Looks great and doesnt turn grey/black. Not the most grippy one, but if youre a gloves kind of guy, no problems.

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Sapateira
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by Sapateira

Fantastic bike, I only change the steam for one more slim... But all other parts to me are perfect!

How its ride?

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by LewisK

Very nice. How does this and your Master ride compared to carbon? Thanks

markyboy
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LewisK wrote:
Sat Nov 28, 2020 6:11 am
Very nice. How does this and your Master ride compared to carbon? Thanks
I have not ridden it yet as its crap weather here in the uk.
But going by the master its so smooth and comfortable campared to my factor one,i like steel all day long.
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Sapateira wrote:
Fri Nov 27, 2020 10:51 pm
Fantastic bike, I only change the steam for one more slim... But all other parts to me are perfect!

How its ride?

Regards
Not it ridden yet but soon as i do i will give an update
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Sapateira wrote:
Fri Nov 27, 2020 10:51 pm
Fantastic bike, I only change the steam for one more slim... But all other parts to me are perfect!

How its ride?

Regards
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markyboy
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Some changes white bar tape and thinner stem now weighing in at 7.8kg and on the wall until spring.

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