Introducing Victoria....... (new wheels on Page 31)

[Boonen]

gotta love it when anotha brotha gets HED!

She looks pretty good in her new clogs Pritch! Going 100mph sitting still. How do they compare to the H3's?

[pritchet74]

Less effected by the wind than the H3's. Better sound too.

The 23mm rims with the Hooker brakes doesn't leave a lot of clearance though, so I am getting some rim rub when hammering out of the saddle. I have KoolStop pads, which are the thinnest I could find, but I need to shave ~2mm off of each one.

[Fuchs]

she is nice with these wheels! nice colour mod as well

[pritchet74]

So after nearly 2 months of barely touching my bike I have been riding regularly for almost 2 weeks now. I gotta say that I forgot how much I love Victoria. And these new shoes are amazing. I rode last week on a windy day and was virtually unaffected. At 90mm deep the rims just aren't a problem when you ride them every day.

I had a problem with the new Vittoria tires I bought. The 23mm Open Corsa tires measured at 25 on the wide rims and when hammering out of the saddle I had rubbing at the rear brake. It wasn't the pads though (even though I ha to switch to KoolStop from SwissStop to get more clearance from the rims to the pads) - the tire was running the inside of the brakes. Not cool. Right now I have on a narrower tire and it is fine though and I have some 21mm proper race tires on my work bench once Spring arrives. No problem with rubbing with a narrower tire, which widens to 23mm on the 23mm rim.

Campy EPS is sure tempting my wallet though, but I think the current build will stay relatively unchanged for another year.

[pritchet74]

Drillium......


With the new prototype head unit for my Di2 I wanted to put it inside the stem. The Ritchey wasn't big enough inside so I got this one. Very clean finished product.

[Fibre-Lyte]

My goodness that bike looks nice. No wonder Victoria has been causing trouble on the circuit....oh wait, that's the human one

[pritchet74]

First ride with her pierced, uh, neck today. The held up like a champ when I hammered out of the saddle. No signs of cracking yet. I will be sure to check them regularly, as in after every ride, to see if any cracking develops.

I put a new fork on her a week or so ago too. A Cervelo FK26 from a 2012 P2. More aero than the already very aero 3T Funda, but about 100g heavier. But faster is faster, right?

[BMANX]

Can you post a picture of the fork interface with the frame. I thought that they were not an exact fit.

[pritchet74]

The fork from the P4 (FK25) isn't - believe me, I have that fork too. This one is though.

[BMANX]

Still would like to see a picture. As you know I am thinking of going down this route eventually. When you have time that is.

[pritchet74]

I just took this pic.


This is from 2 weeks ago when she was in Vicky mode. I had just gotten the fork that day so the steerer tube was yet t be cut

[pritchet74]

I will probably sand the fork down since the red stripe doesn't match.

[BMANX]

Wow she does look sexy. Danica is getting a major face lift as well. Berk custom, Omega's and Specialized Virtue.

What does Vick and Victoria weigh? I know it is rude as ask what a ladies weight is but I am single and do not care. LOL

[pritchet74]

Victoria is 16.77# as shown, and that's with the heavy new fork. I certainly can't complain as I have a lot of very heavy parts. Brakes, cranks, wheels, and fork are all not light.

I didn't weigh Vicky, but she will make another appearance next week (most likely) so I will weigh her then.

[BMANX]

How long does it take to change her from Victoria to Vicky?