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- lemondvictoire
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by lemondvictoire on Fri Sep 12, 2008 12:28 pm
This was its first day on the track, happened about 10seconds after my axle came in for the zipp!
still working on positioning as you can see. the bar is now properly dropped and parallel to the ground. steerer tube needs another cutting.
lacing a rear 32hole DA highflange hub to an Open pro using DT bladed spokes.
Will be adding a proper silver track chain shortly and some white grips vs tape to the easton bars.
currently:
2008 Giant Omnium Frameset
DA 170mm crank
DA bb
DA 49t chainring
DA 16t cog
Karbona 50mm carbon clincher (also my front road wheel)
Zipp 909 w track axle
FSA Stem
Easton EC 90 Track BAR
Giant carbon post (looking for one now with zero offset).
Bontrager Saddle
Ultegra SL pedals
me on it.
and someone fast on it...Ryan Belliveau from Apogee/Khuouta in Quebec (and also the Giant/Atlantic Cycling Centre Team), using my Pro Pursuit bar setup (needs a steep negative rise stem as i found out quickly)
thanks for looking
don
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by Weenie on Fri Sep 12, 2008 12:28 pm
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- smithrebel46
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by smithrebel46 on Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:50 pm
Real nice looking bike you have there. Nice pictures as well.
How does the Giant ride to other track frames you have ridden?
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- lemondvictoire
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by lemondvictoire on Tue Sep 16, 2008 12:33 pm
I've not ridden a lot previously aside from our club bikes (junk) and a trek track bike, some louis garneaus and a sprinters maranoni. i'm sure my combination of parts is a strong contributing factor to the overall ride vs other bikes too, but i find the Giant doesn't want to stop rolling around the velodrome. its responsive to directional changes, and it can take everything i have from a cold sprint. I find that each ride out i can continue to push/pull harder than i ever have and the frame just goes forward. i assume the welded in brace supports add to the overall feeling of stiffness as well. The Maranonis owner rode mine and felt it was overall a stiffer ride as well and he's a bit of a powerhouse.
Weight is 14.02lbs at the shops scale sans pedals.
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- Evert
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by Evert on Tue Sep 16, 2008 4:47 pm
I like the bike!
But damn those pictures look great! Did you photoshop them or changed the light intensity?
Looks magnificient!
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Rasmus
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by Rasmus on Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:56 pm
Nice fill flash from the lower right. And nice build!
- Papa R. Fresh
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by KF on Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:13 pm
Nice track bike - I've always loved the minimalistic builds you can do on these.
Pics are fantastic too!
- G. Digital K. Loco
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- lemondvictoire
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by lemondvictoire on Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:15 pm
As Rasmus said, i just used an off camera flash to counter the suns lighting from behind. its nice when you can combine a love of cycling with a love of photography...makes for a heavy pack to carry around though!
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- Eddy
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by Eddy on Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:31 pm
Great bike , simple . What tubular do you use ?
That's a wood Track ? Pics are sweet !
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- lemondvictoire
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by lemondvictoire on Wed Sep 17, 2008 3:55 pm
Outdoor wood track (thats in desperate need for some fresh plywood at the moment..we have a bit too much bondo in use)!
Had a vittoria but it was worn and leaking too fast for comfort. Just puchased a bontrager race xxx 22mm tubular last night. We have a junior track camp this weekend and the primary goal is individual pursuit. i'll slap the new rubber on tongiht and it should be in fair shape for the weekends camp.
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- czvekslak
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by czvekslak on Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:56 pm
This must be one of the best shots of a bike I have ever seen! There is beauty in simplicity. Great job on the bike and photo! The wood on that track looks like it would be painful to go down on, not very smooth looking.
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- Eddy
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by Eddy on Sat Sep 20, 2008 12:45 pm
Wonder why all the track guy they do great Pics .
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by Weenie on Sat Sep 20, 2008 12:45 pm
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by Tapeworm on Sat Sep 20, 2008 2:24 pm
Eddy wrote:Wonder why all the track guy they do great Pics .
Cuz the rides don't take as long 
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