RickH wrote:I finally took the plunge to indulge in a new steed that I could fit the cheap 38mm Vittoria Voyager Hypers that I'd bought!
(Big version of photo here. I doubt it will ever be quite as clean again!)
The traditionalists will be pleased that it is all steel frame & forks with lots of braze-ons.
They may be less impressed by the 1x11 gearing & hydraulic discs.
I swapped the 47mm Marathon Mondials out for the 38mm Hypers (saving around 600g/ nearly 1 1/2 lb in the process) and fitted mudguards & a longer stem (110mm for the supplied 60mm).
First ride out today - 15.8 miles & over 1500ft of ascent. Apart from the odd mis-shift as I got used to the SRAM doubletap system (slight push of the paddle to change up, bigger push to change down, keep pushing to change another couple of gears lower) it was a pleasure to ride. Not sure about the flared bars, I didn't find them particularly comfortable on the drops - I may swap them for something like the FSA Vero bars on my old road bike.
Nice setup, what is the size of the largest ring on the cassette?
Howie