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04-19-2021, 04:44 PM | #3326 | |
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04-19-2021, 04:54 PM | #3327 |
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04-27-2021, 11:47 AM | #3328 |
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Welp, have spent the last month in 'dream build' mode. Finally finished the build on Sunday, took it for the inaugural voyage yesterday. Mah '21 S-Works Aethos -
Gathering components: This frame is unbelievably light (uncut fork+frame=854g!): Discovered new least favorite activity: D**king around with hydraulic cables - both routing and bleeding. Pic of installing some foam "churro" per Specialized. Gathering the last o'the garmin bits: Setting up syncro shifting, learning Di2: Teh bike: Thoughts: * I was completely certain I wanted to build it myself; first for the experience, second to keep me busy for awhile, third because there wasn't an S-Works model to my liking. * Shimano was a PITA to deal with. Shortages on everything meant I had to source from all over the country. Mishaps with e-tube cables and length mean I will probably go eTap on any future builds. * After a lot of consideration, decided to get a completely second set of sensors, power meter, lights so I wouldn't have to swap them between bikes. I'm really glad I did. Not only for the ease of use, but I have to say the Garmin Varia stuff is amazing. The light network was easy to setup, plain works with the head unit and the radar feature of the RTL515 is something I don't think I can ride without anymore. * Di2 + Garmin is pretty awesome. I hardly used the head unit for very much before. The ability to change screens or do things with the press of a button at the top of the shifter = game changer. * Short term: Still working on cockpit. Need to cut the steerer tube some, find the right stem. Not sure I like the Roval Alpinist post either. The Specialized Power saddles = good stuff, comfier than my Fizik Temp Argo R1. * Long term: May upgrade wheels in the future. Was initially considering an Emonda SLR or a Tarmac SL7. I'm glad I went with the Aethos. I absolutely effing love this bike. On the first ride out I was thinking of just doing 15-20 miles to go home and re-adjust everything, tighten bolts, etc. Wasn't even really paying attention and wound up riding over 40 miles. Prior to purchase I did not test ride and was going purely off of reviews. I never understood reviewers references to stiffness, liveliness, steering input, descent confidence, etc and always thought the superlatives were bull****.. But they nailed it. Everything they described was there. Simply put, an utter joy to ride. Last edited by El Wray; 04-27-2021 at 12:03 PM. |
04-27-2021, 11:52 AM | #3329 |
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Rad! I dig the rise on the bars.
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04-27-2021, 11:55 AM | #3330 |
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nice, I've assembled from frame up a few times, and I enjoy the process.
the murdered out look is always appealing to me on a bike. I did that with my first fixie, except it had a lime green chain, because fixie. how do you like the riser drops? I've been reading about them more and more, maybe it's just google seeing my page views and algorithming me. |
04-27-2021, 12:02 PM | #3331 |
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Nice! I love my garmin varia rear red light.
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04-27-2021, 12:18 PM | #3332 | |
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Bars are S-Works Carbon Aerofly Hover. I didn't really like the bars that came on the standard Aethos. Was a combination of what was available at the LBS + somewhat similar to the bars on my gravel bike + Di2 routing. I have Ritchey WCS Carbon VentureMax bars on my gravel bike. They flare out by a pretty large amount.. So going to these S-Works bars was a bit weird at first, given how much more tucked it feels. They also have a slightly deeper drop. But the reach was good and actually felt more comfortable perched on the top/aero section at certain times. Hand position felt comfortable all the way around and the drop wasn't too steep despite my desk job inflexibility. Thumbs up |
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04-27-2021, 12:33 PM | #3333 |
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That looks fantastic, El Wray.
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04-27-2021, 01:21 PM | #3334 | ||
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Hopefully Shimano does the same thing with the transition to 12-speed as they did with the transition to 11-speed...which is to only require new derailleurs. The buttons on the hoods are such a goofy thing, but now that I have it I use it all the time. Di2 is amazing in the way it does so many little things so well. Quote:
Edit: the Emonda: https://i.imgur.com/lF3KMQl.jpeg Sweet ride though, I know you're going to love it. Last edited by richde; 04-27-2021 at 01:45 PM. |
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04-27-2021, 04:42 PM | #3335 | |
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I'm running that 50/34 & 11-34 (non di2) setup on one of my bikes and it's like ****ing cheating going up 10+% grades. |
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04-27-2021, 04:56 PM | #3336 |
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Newer di2 models with D-Fly and paired to a Wahoo or newer Garmin will embed shift data into the Fit file, and you can use a few different visualizers to generate stuff from it. I don't really pay attention to what gearing I'm using in the moment, just trying to optimize cadence--but it's cool to see what gear combos you use the most. And how little we really spend in big chainring + small cog. This histogram was from a solo climbing ride.
I use WKO5, so I don't need to do anything special, but this is another visualizer site that I know of. Maybe Garmin Connect does it natively. http://www.di2stats.com |
04-27-2021, 05:19 PM | #3337 | |
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The small jumps in my 11-30 are really nice and noticeably better than 11-32, but I wish I would have stayed with compact chainrings and gone with the 11-28 option. |
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04-27-2021, 05:33 PM | #3338 | |
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Since getting rid of my road bike, my only option for road riding is when I put slicks on my gravel bike, which is 46/30 & 11-34. It isn’t too hard to top out but I can spin at pretty much any cadence I want on climbs. And that Aethos is awesome. |
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04-27-2021, 06:48 PM | #3339 |
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Yep, 4iii left. Thank! Will try it out without the garmin cadence sensor. Early on found I was still working on fitness and 11-32 wasnt going to cut it. I'm actually running a custom 11-36 but couldn't figure out how to customize in Di2 setup. Mullet setup on my gravel bike = 50-34, 11-42 and fantastic!
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04-27-2021, 08:54 PM | #3340 | |
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04-27-2021, 09:02 PM | #3341 |
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You can do anything with Di2...except get it to recognize a non-standard cassette.
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04-27-2021, 09:09 PM | #3342 | |
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I do agree though, the 11-30 has better steps. The Shimano 11 speed XT cassettes are kinda weird like that too. The 11-42 and 11-46 only differ in the last cog, IIRC. |
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04-28-2021, 01:04 PM | #3343 | |
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04-29-2021, 04:13 PM | #3344 |
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05-16-2021, 01:15 PM | #3345 |
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It's been about 2 months with my bike. I'm down 15 lbs and even after hitting my longest ride yet I'm really not that sore. Looking at the rigs here I'm no where on any of these radars, but it's nice to get back into it.
Did road for years in my teens, then switched to MB. I got OK at it and had a 10 mile hilly loop I could do in about an hour. Even though I was no where near trails I wound up buying a new MB back in 2010. It served me well for the years. Living in NOVA now the best ride option I have is the W&OD trail. For those who don't know, it's 45 miles of paved over rail road tracks the go from DC to Purcellville, VA. Towards DC it's quite urban and a lot of traffic with walkers and just a lot of people. Luckily I live on the west end of the trail where it's hilly and secluded, and most of my stretch is even tree covered. My mountain bike wasn't optimal and getting old, and with a bike shortage it was tough to stay under $2K for a new bike. I did find one on line and had it shipped. Under $1400 I got a new in box 2019 Fuji Cross. Had a shop build it from box and wound up donating my old MB to them. My first ride, from Leesburg to Purcellville was 22 miles total. 11 out and 11 back. Averaged just under 10MPH. Not bad for a fat old smoker climbing the highest part of the trail. Just finished my 12th ride on Friday. I went east to start this time. I hit the trail @ MM 34 and rode to MM 27, then back up to MM 45 and back to MM 34. Add in a few brewery stops at the end. All told I hit 37 miles that day averaging 12.5MPH. This has been fun, I just need to figure out how to post pics again. |
05-16-2021, 01:32 PM | #3346 |
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Figured it out!
The bike... https://img.nasioc.com/i/mvp4t.md.jpg The stats... https://img.nasioc.com/i/mvRB8.md.png The trail profile.. https://img.nasioc.com/i/mvljn.md.jpg |
05-17-2021, 11:46 AM | #3347 |
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Nice! Is your dork disc still on there?
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05-17-2021, 09:01 PM | #3348 |
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08-18-2021, 10:36 PM | #3349 |
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Not sure if this belongs here, or in WTF news, but dude did 4km in under 4 minutes on a track bike. Crazy.
https://www.velonews.com/culture/project-sub-4-my-journey-to-set-a-world-individual-pursuit-record/ |
09-19-2021, 02:27 PM | #3350 |
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Ganna takes his second gold in a row in the TT WC with what will be no doubt be mindboggling power numbers.
WVA voices his disappointment after his fourth silver medal in the past year-ish (2020 TT, 2020 RR, 2021 Olympic RR, 2021 TT). Wout people problems. |
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