Monday, August 30, 2010

it is here


and since so many skeptics abound i had to get some photo proof. the horizon is messed up deliberately, for one person in particular.

But the top tube is horizontal... like it is supposed to be.

There is actually enough steer tube on there that with a massive rack of spacers I could use a normal 130mm stem, but still will try to find a 17° rise to reduce the amount of carbon flexing above the top headset bearing/leverage point.

Exciting. Very exciting.

now for parts...

21 comments:

James Scott said...

Any day you get a new bike is a Good Day. But...it's black, and it says "Blue" on it. Is that one of those "Ceci n'est pas un pipe" things?

gewilli said...

And not only the black and blue issue, it has Red and white decals...

Hey - who cares. When have I ever won a fashion award for what I ride? It is probably the first reason my application to join HUP would be denied.

Jonny Bold said...

Might I reccomend some pan head allen bolts for the bottle cages. Those blocky ones you have on there won't feel very nice on your boney bits.

Nice ride....

gewilli said...

Don't worry Jonny, those bolts will be long gone. I will do the same thing I did with the Giant to solve that problem. Lighter than pan head bolts and more flush.

Jonny Bold said...

silicone?

gewilli said...

nope - wrong answer

Jeff Moote said...

Grub screws! Bonus points if you can get aluminum ones.

The new EX looks really nice - slightly cleaner lines than last year's Norcross which is otherwise nearly identical save the BB30. I love mine!

gewilli said...

nope nothing with a screw, or beer, (now I know Jonny isn't paying attention anymore)

Simple, low tech.

works...

find out soon enough

ringcycles said...

Duct Tape!

gewilli said...

Carl,

I'm as big of a fan of Red Green as the next guy, but, no. No fucking duct tape is going on my bike.

Keep guessing

and no - not even any black gaffers tape.

Il Bruce said...

Bees' wax.

James Scott said...

Plumbers' putty?

Nutella?

gewilli said...

nope,

nope,

and

nope...

Jonny Bold said...

cork?

gewilli said...

nope

Jonny Bold said...

Time for the answer big man.

My last guess is little balls of orange fabric torn off the cuffs of the prison suit???

James Scott said...

Gotta be chewing gum. Brooklyn, of course.

gewilli said...

ask Results boy. He's got the answer i think...

that or any of you observant types will have noticed what I had on the Giant last year...

or not noticed because it was SUCH an awesome stealth mod.

G-ride said...

i will ruin this game by letting you all know the answer....CAUSE IT BUGGED THE SHIT OUT OF ME LAST YEAR!!! He just slaps a piece of black electrical tape over the hole!

Oh the shame.

I use black silicon, permatex actually. Fucking ghetto little bits of fucking black tape. SERIOUSLY!! NOT ON THAT BIKE!

Jonny Bold said...

So not PRO....

What's next? Driving to the race with your chamios on? Oh wait...

gewilli said...

Speaking about Chamois wear.

You need to have a word with Greg Wright about it. He DROVE to the women's clinic in his Chamois, wore it all day, went for a 10 mile ride AND THEN LEFT wearing it.

And find. I'll get some black silicon or something