nice bike! how do those wheels work? how do you adjust those things and what do you call them?
Very nice. How do you like the Red setup ? I just got mine this winter.Originally Posted by TJIA .
One of the 15 bikes here - my 2010 Tarmac Elite.
Added Look pedals, Strada Cateye wireless, SRAM Red controls and rear derailleur, some light, Taiwanese carbon bottle cages, a Taiwanese carbon stem, and S-works carbon bars. In time the rest of the Shimano stuff will be replaced with SRAM components with the exception of some Ciamillo brakes.
Have a set of Bontrager R4s to put on it, just waiting for the HED Jet6 FRs to arrive so I can put together the "nice" wheelset. The CXP22s will be the everyday wheelset.
I do quite a bit of solo riding (30-75 miles at a time) so it serves me well.
Are you serious ? That's insane. Sweet setup. Parlee is my dream. There's a dealer next to my town.
Not only a dealer, but Bob Parlee assembles those tubes in your back yard ... Beverly. And not too far away Seven is making bikes in Watertown.Originally Posted by gman0482 .
Are you serious ? That's insane. Sweet setup. Parlee is my dream. There's a dealer next to my town.
The lugs and frame are aluminum by the way so it is pretty light. ALANs are made in Italy and they were one of the earliest companies to use aluminum and carbon fiber. I did not want to go with a triple on this. The small ring is a 39. I have two freewheels, one that tops out at 21 and the other at 28. These are tubular tires and wheels. I have another set of wheels and that has a cassette that tops out at 32. I was amazed the Campy derailleur would work on it but it is fine. So I have pretty good hill climbing ability when I need it.Originally Posted by ax25nut .
AlenG, that does, indeed, look like one sweet ride. Reminds me of my Gran Tour, with much heavier lugs on the frame and much nicer components. Is the double-chainring a deliberate decision, or one of opportunity? I'm curious, as I have a Sugino triple I'm thinking about putting on my Gran Tour, just to see how it works. I'm too old and out-of-shape to struggle with high gears!
Oh....never heard of an "ALAN" bike before. Nice touch....
Thanks, every vehicle I own is either black, red and black, or red white and black. (all my hockey jerseys are those colors too!)Originally Posted by gman0482 .
Nice Tplyons, I like the black/red combo. Mine's coming soon with some upgrades.
I'm liking it. Now have Red crankset and new wheels. After this photo I re-positioned the tires so the label on the tire was centered on the label on the wheel - on the drive side anyway. I'm OCD like that.gman0482 said:Â
Very nice. How do you like the Red setup ? I just got mine this winter.
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