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I did change the default tires to GP5000 32mm, instead of the Corsa Pro 29mm.

getting Headlands 3 as a replacement of my broken Nicasio 2. the frame lively and fun on gravel and rocks.

Nice late afternoon ride on my S9 Matta...smooth

I had previously had an Era White Gen8 Madone, but its life came to an abrupt end when a car hit me at the end of a training ride last July. This is the replacement that I received earlier this year, but hadn't prioritized photographing.

Size 56 (M/L) Purple Phaze

• Aelous Pro Saddle with the long mast
• Standard cockpit with the 5mm shorter bearing cover to mimic the position on my previous build
• Aelous RSL 62 wheels
• Aelous RSL tires, 28mm, which I'll bump up to 30s when these are toast
• Purple Sram chain, because it exists and matches the bike perfectly
• Aliexpress bar plugs

E1 Force is quite a bit more of an upgrade than I was expecting it to be. The braking power and modulation is far superior to D1/D2, and the shifts are crisper, especially on the front. I do look forward to the next groupset being direct mount for an even crisper feeling, especially under load.

... Many iterations of this bike and finally I am happy with the build;

Velocity blunt (Panaracer 27.5 x 2.4) with Custom Hope Vespar hubs, BB7 brakes, SLX 2x10, Surly Cornerbars and a few more upgrades to come...

This is my 2012 Surly Cross-Check. It needed fresh powder coat, but I took the opportunity as an excuse for a whole new build. Everything is new/NOS stuff that I painstakingly tracked down over the last several months. I have some SimWorks Smooth fenders and a Tubus Tara Stainless front rack still on the way.

Build:

Frameset: Surly Cross-Check in Playboy Blue (PSS-1715) - 58cm

Headset: Chris King Ti

Bottom Bracket: Phil Wood Square Taper - 111mm

Brakes: Paul Neo-Retro

Brake levers: Sram S-900

Front derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace FD-7700

Rear derailleur: Shimano XTR RD-M952-SGS

Crankset: White Industries Square Taper Road- 46/30T

Cassette: Shimano XTR CS-M970 - 11-34T

Chain: Shimano CN-HG93

Hubs: Dura-Ace HB-9000/FH-9000 - 28H

Spokes: DT Swiss Revolution

Nipples: DT Swiss Brass

Rims: HED Belgium R - 700c

Tires: Panaracer Gravelking SS+ - 700x40C

Seatpost: Thomson Masterpiece - 27.2x240mm

Saddle: Brooks Swift Titanium

Stem: Thomson X4 - 31.8x110mm

Handlebars: Nitto M106 SSB - 420mm

Wrap: Supacaz Super Sticky Kush

Bottle Cages: King Titanium

Wanted to try steel bikes. Got this frame and built it. Now that I see the blue, I kinda wish I had gotten the « naked steel » paint.

Lovely plush ride. For anyone wondering, yes, you will be pushing harder to get to similar speeds as other materials. I have had a TCR before and current is the yoeleo r12. The carbon performance cannot be matched.

Carbon fork, which makes for a weird bike behaviour. It’s booty - heavy. Front end feels twitchy in comparison. While this is not the end all be all steel experience, it gave me enough to get a taste. It’s not for performance. But for a commuter, the position is relaxed, makes for a fun ride and I always end up taking the long way home. That’s all I need to know.

I will not be taking it to the fast club rides. That’s just asking for pain.

I took this pic in 2011. I was my favorite bike. I did three California AIDS rides (San Francisco to Los Angeles in seven days) on it. I hope that someone is still enjoying it.

Plan to finish build is

Campy shamals
Brown gp5000’s

Get fitted and then buy
Stages Dura ace cranks
Enve finishing kit with color match stem
Color match silca impero frame pump

Posted this a few days ago and it was deleted. Here it goes again. Seems like some shady stuff going on. I clearly didn't break any rules. Let's see what the "Mod" thinks about this post.

Built up this frame as a cheap aliexpress build and its now my favourite bike.

kettensäge 60cm, zipp, dtswiss, grx, maxxis, fizik

New color. What are we thinking?

Custom Festka.
Enve Ses 4.5 ( custom decals from Slik graphics)
Carbon ti Chainring
Schmolke stem and handlebar

I feel like lance armstrong