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I'm late to the party but what a ride this thread has been. Only one word comes close... AMAZING!!! : Mike

The static fit-up is complete and I believe it's a good enough fit to complete the assembolism... And so it starts... Things were going according to plan until I started the internal routing of the extension bars... The bars were drilled for internal routing... Just not deep enough (Legendary...

The Fit Chronicles... Todd Carver co-founder of Retül and head of Specialized Bicycles Human Performance has a great Time Trial fit article on British Cycling. Link: https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/knowledge/bike-kit/set-up/article/izn20131218-DIY-Time-Trial-and-Triathlon-Bike-Fit-0 I have...

Hi Nob, That was a really bad photo, that shirt is so large it fits like a lab coat, now that I know that a beer belly is aero I am feeling that I'm missing a aero advantage. This is the current state of my aero belly... I found this aero belly on Amazon for $219 and it includes man boobs with...

These are on standby... : Mike 😜

I will live to regret posting this photo... So I'm close enough to a fit to put this thing together. The bars and extensions are comfortable, the saddle is on the extinction list as it appears to be designed by the Marquis de Sade... The good news is I can spin the cranks and the position is not...

Cockpit fit up has begun, saddle to elbow pad drop is 120mm, forearms are dead level with good control of the shifters, the seat nose is roughly 25mm behind the centerline of the bottom bracket, knees are close to my chest but breathing is not a problem, a good indicator that I'm close to the...

Hi Nob. I'm back on overtime so I'm falling a bit behind on the Daimler. But I have a plan for the weekend. Get the wheels and pedals installed, set the seat height at zero setback (cleats are on the new shoes and adjusted), and rough the position in on the bars and extensions, the target is...

After sleeping on this issue and further consideration... I had limited options due to my selection of parts early in the project. Aerodynamically this is a very dirty area with the crankset, the brake arms and shoes hanging out in the breeze. So this is a compromise that had to be made to get...

Hi Nob, I agree with you I did myself no favors by windowing that aero fin. I was in a tough spot with cable routing, even with the more flexible cable sections that were spliced in earlier, the routing didn't work. So I did what was required to correct the the situation and archive proper...

I performed a windectomy on the shark tooth faring on the bottom bracket. A hair-raising job as I did not want to screw up a non replaceable part or damage the paint, this was all done by hand with the reference being a calibrated eyeball. This completes the cabling at the bottom bracket...

Brake arm is clearanced and the finish restored, just short of 2mm of crank to brake arm clearance. In the acceptable zone. : Mike

So here we go, things that got done. Dura-Ace 9100 brakes, installation complete, a classic machine shop special. Things left to do: 1. Shave 1mm off the outside of the rear brake actuation arm to achieve a total of 1.5mm clearance between the actuation arm and the inside of the mid point...

We have set a new world's' record for the most A-D time trial bikes in a thread at anytime ever... Oty. 4 Ea. Below is Fred Thomos personal time trial bike. Fred is the owner of A-D bikes and a top notch guy👍. @VERSACE, Give us a ride report, your bike is very nice indeed. Your on the road...

The Vuka crankset is such a beautiful object as are a lot of Zipp parts. : Mike