Fatal Swan
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I usually keep a bike up at my inlaws' for the times holiday times when we're there for a week or so at Christmas, summer etc. I used to use my old '94 Dyna Tech but the frame broke a while back and now I'm getting around to replacing it I've decided it needs to be a road bike since what I like doing up there (North Pennines area) is the big/steep climbs like Chapel Fell, Killhope Cross, Crawleyside that I can't find down in Hampshire!
So I'd been looking for the right frame to build up in my size and have been gradually adding parts to this one. It didn't need to be that special for only a handful of rides a year but I want it light for the hills as the rides tend to be good ones. After getting hold of this 2014 model Giant TCR Advanced 1 as a built-up bike and selling some of the parts on it I found some sub-1500g Bontrager RXL wheels going cheap and made an offer on a SRAM Force 22 full groupset which turned out to be in brilliant condition. Anyway, now it's all assembled it's looking nice (still need to lose those gold skewers) and I'm looking forward to taking it out over the Christmas holidays! Weight is now pretty much bang on 7.0kg as pictured, which I'm really happy with.
Full spec:
Frame 2014 Giant TCR Advanced 1, M/L
Forks Giant TCR 1 & 1/4"
Wheels Bontrager Race X Lite TLR
Skewers Titanium QR
Tyres Continental GP 4000 II 25mm
Chainset Shimano Dura Ace FC-9000 50-33t 175mm (replaced the 34 with a 33t TA chainring)
Chain KMC X11 11-speed
Cassette Ultegra CS-6800 11-speed 11-32t
Brakes SRAM Force 22
Levers SRAM Force 22
F/Mech SRAM Force 22 Yaw with chain dropper
R/Mech SRAM Force 22 Wi-Fli
Seatpost Giant Vector TCR-specific carbon composite
Pedals Exustar EPS-R
Stem Ritchey WCS 4-Axis 100mm, 1 & 1/4"
Bar Cannondale Escape Hanger carbon bar, Prime comfort tape (double wrapped on the drops)
So I'd been looking for the right frame to build up in my size and have been gradually adding parts to this one. It didn't need to be that special for only a handful of rides a year but I want it light for the hills as the rides tend to be good ones. After getting hold of this 2014 model Giant TCR Advanced 1 as a built-up bike and selling some of the parts on it I found some sub-1500g Bontrager RXL wheels going cheap and made an offer on a SRAM Force 22 full groupset which turned out to be in brilliant condition. Anyway, now it's all assembled it's looking nice (still need to lose those gold skewers) and I'm looking forward to taking it out over the Christmas holidays! Weight is now pretty much bang on 7.0kg as pictured, which I'm really happy with.
Full spec:
Frame 2014 Giant TCR Advanced 1, M/L
Forks Giant TCR 1 & 1/4"
Wheels Bontrager Race X Lite TLR
Skewers Titanium QR
Tyres Continental GP 4000 II 25mm
Chainset Shimano Dura Ace FC-9000 50-33t 175mm (replaced the 34 with a 33t TA chainring)
Chain KMC X11 11-speed
Cassette Ultegra CS-6800 11-speed 11-32t
Brakes SRAM Force 22
Levers SRAM Force 22
F/Mech SRAM Force 22 Yaw with chain dropper
R/Mech SRAM Force 22 Wi-Fli
Seatpost Giant Vector TCR-specific carbon composite
Pedals Exustar EPS-R
Stem Ritchey WCS 4-Axis 100mm, 1 & 1/4"
Bar Cannondale Escape Hanger carbon bar, Prime comfort tape (double wrapped on the drops)
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