Let's Ride!

After a few weeks of waiting the bike is finally completely built and ready to roll. I'm not going to lie, it is nothing less than incredible. A picture is worth at least a word or two . . .


I would have liked to have found a better backdrop, but late at night, the options were limited so the kitchen won out. First off, thanks to Brian Hutchison for taking care of most of the build . . . also time to thank the sponsors yet again. In order of appearance or something like that . . . thanks to TRP for the brakes, Shimano for the wheels, Continental and Highway Two for the tires, Ibis for the frames and other bits.


Aerus for the stems, bars and seatposts, SRAM for the components, Edge Composites for the forks.


Speedplay for the pedals, SRAM again . . . looking forward to riding the new Red gruppo.


Last, but not least, Cateye for the computers. It has been a while since I have had any clue what my actual speed, distance, cadence, time elapsed were.


The part that everybody always cares about, beyond bike handling and ride characteristics . . . 15.6 lbs . . . not bad for a 61 cm frame with 50mm wheels, water bottle cages, and a computer.