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@Sainsburys_Ed @xavierdisley I appreciate the guidance - I'll look into some shims. Thanks!

Anybody know what extensions Ineos use on their TT bikes for riders who don't get the custom 3D-printed aerobars? I'm looking for something with that apparently roughly 75 degree bend, but I can't find anything that goes beyond 50 degrees.

I've never understood this: in what universe does riding around with a helmet clipped to your bag look better or less embarrassing than simply having it on your head? Bike is sick though, and I need one.

I've been pretty satisfied with them over the years, but one thing I have noticed recently is some strange behaviour with their stock numbers. I added a saddle with four units in stock to my cart but didn't order because I wanted to make sure I wasn't forgetting anything and then went to bed. The next morning it was out of stock. I actually emailed them about it and the response a few days later was basically just 'you're out of luck, our inventory is real time'. Fortunately, about 12 hours after I received that email, two units came back into stock and I was able to get the saddle, but something weird is definitely going on with their stock-tracking.

Other than that, no complaints aside from the shipping to Canada being high - but that's no different from most other European stores, and it works out to be much cheaper overall than QBP monopoly pricing anyway. It is also nice that I seem to never be hit with customs on orders from them.

I agree, not porn, but 7800 looks great on that bike.

Sram really loves the circular saw motif.

I should have arranged a deal for commission before I dropped the link in the MGOOF thread.

Nice. Was it hard to actually buy?

I'm sorry to point this out, but I just noticed you have mismatched inner tubes. This bike deserves matching inner tubes.

Is the hardware bad? I ordered a set of their Campagnolo holders to replace the difficult friction-fit ones in 2012 Athena.

Nice, looks like the Super Stiff variant as well.

I'm just about to saw off some risers myself.

I wouldn't worry about it. Ride what you want.

I like short saddles, but this one on this setup just looks comically small and out of proportion relative to the enormous, tumescently angled front end.

I've actually raised the front end by 12 mm (-3 spacer below stem, +15 Specialized Hover), but even with the bars also having 5 mm less drop it's unfortunately not enough to clear the tire so I still have to be vigilant.

It definitely skids. I wouldn't have a GatorHardshell on the rear if it didn't.

Thanks for the kind words. I haven't weighed the current build yet, but in the pictured iteration it was about 7.1 kilograms. It has some practicalities that add weight - a bell, Hexlox everywhere (including their security nuts, which are large), big tires, helicopter tape - so in 'race trim' it might well be sub-7.

It is, at the track end.

As goofy and lame as they are, that Mash stem actually looks pretty good on this bike.

If the price of the frame is not going to set you back massively financially, I think you should just buy it. You mentioned in the Mielec thread that you're young, so if there's a time in your life that you should be riding a bike like this, it should probably be now, before you develop the assorted aches and pains that will drive you towards a gravel or touring bike. It'll have the look you want and you'll learn what you like and what you dislike about the geometry.

I've made a couple of changes to the build and it could use a slightly better photo, but here's mine.

Wish I'd known about your lock ring before I shelled out for a Paul for my belt drive track bike. The width of the teeth on a Gates CDX cog makes using most track lock rings impossible; I picked the Paul because it's the thickest one I could find, but it's still not a perfect solution.

He's in the clear, glasses are on top. I question his choice of footwear though. Also, he appears to be running an eTap derailleur with one 7800 and one 7900 shifter.

They show up for me through Chrome Beta on Android, but not through Firefox on Windows.

A straight Time (or Look, or Mizuno, or Easton) fork would be really nice on this. I think the silver post is actually okay because it interacts well with the chromed stays. The stem could be fine too with a silver headset and spacers.