Bikes & Gear - Help L'arri choose his first bike and kit in 16 years

DinZ · « **Reply #90 on:** May 25, 2012, 00:04 »

Oh and sorry for referring to 'the other side' but this is one area they still got us beat. in fact with regard to wheels they got us massively beat. that and snark seem to be their specialities.

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=14963&highlight=aksium&page=2

that is thread where i asked a couple of questions about mavic wheels (before kiwirider so rudely hijacked the thread

)

and if you look in there are a few places where they say they are not that strong and should not be used for commuting

L'arriviste · « **Reply #91 on:** June 23, 2012, 17:02 »

That is all.

ram · « **Reply #92 on:** June 23, 2012, 17:09 »

Sweet, have you taken it out yet?

L'arriviste · « **Reply #93 on:** June 23, 2012, 17:11 »

Quote from: ram on June 23, 2012, 17:09

Sweet, have you taken it out yet?

I think I'm just going to look at it for a while, Ram. ;D

ram · « **Reply #94 on:** June 23, 2012, 17:23 »

As long as it looks right back at you.

Petting my favourite items has always drawn weird looks from everyone.

Anthony Moan · « **Reply #95 on:** June 23, 2012, 17:34 »

Quote from: L'arriviste on June 23, 2012, 17:02

That is all.

Talk to us, we are waiting this thing happens 6 months ;D
What model is that? Money? Nice paint job really, like matt.

L'arriviste · « **Reply #96 on:** June 23, 2012, 17:56 »

Quote from: Anthony Moan on June 23, 2012, 17:34

Talk to us, we are waiting this thing happens 6 months ;D
What model is that? Money? Nice paint job really, like matt.

Ciao, Tone! It's a Look 586UD with a Chorus/Athena mixed group and a Mavic Ksyrium Elite wheelset. 3T. And it cost more than my budget. ;D

FRAME / FORK
586 UD / HSC 6

HEADSET
LOOK HEAD FIT 2

SEAT POST
3T DORICO PRO 27,2 MM LONG. 350

CRANKSET
CAMPAGNOLO ATHENA CARBON 34X50 11V

CASSETTE
CAMPAGNOLO CHORUS 12X27 11V

BRAKES / SHIFT LEVERS
CAMPAGNOLO ATHENA CARBON ERGOPOWER 11V

REAR DERAILLEUR
CAMPAGNOLO CHORUS

FRONT DERAILLEUR
CAMPAGNOLO ATHENA BRAZED ON

CHAIN
CAMPAGNOLO CHORUS 11V

BRAKE ARMS
CAMPAGNOLO ATHENA BLACK SKELETON (DOUBLE PIVOT front + MONO PIVOT rear).

SADDLE
FIZIK ARDEA

HANDLEBAR
3T ERGONOVA ALUMINIUM COMPACT

STEM
3T ARX PRO +/-6°

RIBBON
LOOK GRIP

PEDALS
LOOK KEO BLADE CARBON - swapped the Keo Max with Mrs L'arri to get mine back

WHEELS
MAVIC KSYRIUM ELITE

TIRES
HUTCHINSON ATOM

Anthony Moan · « **Reply #97 on:** June 23, 2012, 19:23 »

Quote from: L'arriviste on June 23, 2012, 17:56

Ciao, Tone! It's a Look 586UD with a Chorus/Athena mixed group and a Mavic Ksyrium Elite wheelset. 3T. And it cost more than my budget. ;D

FRAME / FORK
586 UD / HSC 6

HEADSET
LOOK HEAD FIT 2

SEAT POST
3T DORICO PRO 27,2 MM LONG. 350

CRANKSET
CAMPAGNOLO ATHENA CARBON 34X50 11V

CASSETTE
CAMPAGNOLO CHORUS 12X27 11V

BRAKES / SHIFT LEVERS
CAMPAGNOLO ATHENA CARBON ERGOPOWER 11V

REAR DERAILLEUR
CAMPAGNOLO CHORUS

FRONT DERAILLEUR
CAMPAGNOLO ATHENA BRAZED ON

CHAIN
CAMPAGNOLO CHORUS 11V

BRAKE ARMS
CAMPAGNOLO ATHENA BLACK SKELETON (DOUBLE PIVOT front + MONO PIVOT rear).

SADDLE
FIZIK ARDEA

HANDLEBAR
3T ERGONOVA ALUMINIUM COMPACT

STEM
3T ARX PRO +/-6°

RIBBON
LOOK GRIP

PEDALS
LOOK KEO BLADE CARBON - swapped the Keo Max with Mrs L'arri to get mine back

WHEELS
MAVIC KSYRIUM ELITE

TIRES
HUTCHINSON ATOM

Nice really, it must be around 2500e, but I will not tell anyone ;D Shhhhhhhhhhhh!

mew · « **Reply #98 on:** June 23, 2012, 19:30 »

Whoohooo! a beauty

I would not wait to jump out and ride....except right now in Boulder it is heading towards 100+F today with wind....

Larri it was worth the wait, no?

:-* :-*

L'arriviste · « **Reply #99 on:** June 23, 2012, 19:37 »

Quote from: mew on June 23, 2012, 19:30

Whoohooo! a beauty

I would not wait to jump out and ride....except right now in Boulder it is heading towards 100+F today with wind....

Larri it was worth the wait, no?

:-* :-*

Thanks, mew! Yes, I think it was probably worth the wait, but I'll know for sure once I've cleated up my Gaernes and ridden the fat tyre around my gut around the block a few times! ;D

DinZ · « **Reply #100 on:** June 23, 2012, 22:44 »

Its beautiful. And you want to put it on the outside of a car

I know the feeling with looking at it for a bit. :-*

DinZ · « **Reply #101 on:** June 23, 2012, 22:50 »

In fact just spent a good few minutes staring at the photo

Slight casevof bike envy

AG · « **Reply #102 on:** June 24, 2012, 01:27 »

awesome Larri

Fleur · « **Reply #103 on:** June 24, 2012, 10:05 »

Nice bike larry

:-*

Tuart · « **Reply #104 on:** June 24, 2012, 10:22 »

Congrats L'a glad it finally arrived. Not saying nice bike to AM, he already knows it and it would only inflate his ego more.

benotti69 · « **Reply #105 on:** June 24, 2012, 18:24 »

Congrats one yer Look :tu

8)

Will you be on it on the turbo for the TdF watching the stages in a sweat ;D

just some guy · « **Reply #106 on:** June 25, 2012, 07:34 »

Quote from: L'arriviste on June 23, 2012, 17:02

That is all.

Nice, always had a soft spot for Look.

Get out and have a tour even 20 km with Mrs Larri.

feel a little burn and the lower back working - makes the trainer easier imho

L'arriviste · « **Reply #107 on:** June 25, 2012, 11:41 »

Quote from: benotti69 on June 24, 2012, 18:24

Congrats one yer Look :tu

8)

Will you be on it on the turbo for the TdF watching the stages in a sweat ;D

Don't laugh - don't forget that my only earlier reference is steel and alu - but this will be OK on the turbo, won't it? I've been watching Mrs L'arri get on the turbo and ramp up her revs on her spanky alu Canyon and it's scary how much that thing flexes. :o

blutto · « **Reply #108 on:** June 25, 2012, 16:14 »

....can't believe that I'm so late to the party here...sorry...that being said....woooowwww!!!!....that is one forking cool bike...congrats...hope you have thousands and thousands of great clicks on it...and of course with the wind at your back at all times....

Cheers

blutto

benotti69 · « **Reply #109 on:** July 08, 2012, 22:35 »

Have you stopped looking at your Look yet and ridden it?

Does Mrs L'arri mind you keeping it in the bedroom? ;D

How many times a day are you cleaning it? :

AG · « **Reply #110 on:** July 09, 2012, 01:40 »

Every time I see a Cofidis rider I think of you out there riding Larri ;D

nice looking bike

DinZ · « **Reply #111 on:** July 09, 2012, 01:42 »

Quote from: AG on July 09, 2012, 01:40

Every time I see a Cofidis rider I think of you out there riding Larri ;D

nice looking bike

what unfit, hanging off the back and looking out classed?

sorry could not resist

ram · « **Reply #112 on:** July 09, 2012, 01:48 »

Quote from: benotti69 on July 08, 2012, 22:35

Have you stopped looking at your Look yet and ridden it?

Does Mrs L'arri mind you keeping it in the bedroom? ;D

How many times a day are you cleaning it? :

I swear that the tissues are for the bike.

mew · « **Reply #113 on:** July 09, 2012, 02:21 »

Hi larri! Are you getting some rides in?
8)
Your bike looks sweet...fun to own something like that.

flicker2.0 · « **Reply #114 on:** July 09, 2012, 05:12 »

Quote from: L'arriviste on June 23, 2012, 17:02

That is all.

Very Nice, is that a 586 with Chorus? Big fan of Campi, myself.
Look, quality,eh?

L'arriviste · « **Reply #115 on:** July 09, 2012, 06:50 »

Quote from: flicker2.0 on July 09, 2012, 05:12

Very Nice, is that a 586 with Chorus? Big fan of Campi, myself.
Look, quality,eh?

Thanks, man! It's a 586 UD with Athena and Chorus mix. Surprised by the Athena quality: lots of carbon for a midrange group. Couldn't afford full Chorus

Frame is lovely. Really impressed but still trying to get used to the scary lightness of the front end.

Not Cofidis level yet, AG, but getting there. Mrs L'arri did a couple more pics so I'll post them shortly.

The weather is crappy here atm plus I'm a desk slave, so I've only done a couple of rides out so far but I do about 16km / 10m twice a day on the turbo most days. Basic pyramid stuff.

Michielveedeebee · « **Reply #116 on:** July 12, 2012, 22:21 »

Quote from: L'arriviste on June 25, 2012, 11:41

Don't laugh - don't forget that my only earlier reference is steel and alu - but this will be OK on the turbo, won't it? I've been watching Mrs L'arri get on the turbo and ramp up her revs on her spanky alu Canyon and it's scary how much that thing flexes. :o

I never use my carbon on the Turbo, I worry about it getting too flexy just like the alu frame

L'arriviste · « **Reply #117 on:** July 12, 2012, 22:24 »

Quote from: Michielveedeebee on July 12, 2012, 22:21

I never use my carbon on the Turbo, I worry about it getting too flexy just like the alu frame

Since I wrote that, I've been on it pretty much every day for the last two weeks. It's fine. Bit of flexing in the seatpost but nothing to worry about so far. Perhaps it's better that the seatstays split into two lower down.

L'arriviste · « **Reply #118 on:** July 14, 2012, 21:43 »

I was 'this' close to buying another bike today. I skipped the long haul Tour viewing and went to Van Eyck in Aalst on a supercrap weather / big sale combo instead.

It was a 2011 Ridley X-Fire with Veloce. Really nice and unusual to see Ridley CXs with Campag gruppos. Bargain at just €1,099. Here's one with the standard SRAM Rival option:

But I held back. With some difficulty.

Picked up some cleaning stuff and lube (all Morgan Blue) and a Tacx Spider t3050 stand for cleaning / maintenance:

First went to Godeau at Sint-Genesius-Rode (crap store - all bikes, no bits) and thereafter Van Eyck and a couple of "other" shops for our "other" business. Still got back with 10km to go.

This evening, I finally bought a Garmin 800 (details on the relevant thread):

And having tried on the shape at Van Eyck, I customised and bought these direct (and delivered free) from Oakley:

Anthony Moan · « **Reply #119 on:** July 14, 2012, 21:49 »

Please stop Larry God damn it! ;D
I need bike stand 8), far as I get is using rear hatch bike rack mounted on some door, but I found it pretty scary :o
Oh those Oakley are kool and stylish 8) I want it!

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