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<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThis was gonna be my first on-line purchase so wasn’t sure what was going to be in the box or if I’d end up going to my local bike shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’ve tinkered with my previous bikes and with Shimano, I find there is good support in terms of documentation and manuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nSo my previous bike was a 2011 Merida Ride Lite 94. Hard to fault this bike. It had the full Shimano 105 (5700) groupset. Trusty ol’ steed, but will serve me as a backup now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe new bike is a full carbon and almost full 105 groupset. Ridley Fenix C30 road bike. Had a good sale at Torpedo7 for $1300. Seemed cheap to me. Best I was seeing from local bike stores was about $1750.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMost of the build was pretty straight forward for your average backyard mechanic, just make sure you got a torque wrench. Peace of mind if nothing else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On this bike, all the torque values were visible on the components I needed to tighten accurately. I like to set my torque a bit less then recommended and in an orderly manner nip up handlebars, headsets etc. Better safe than sorry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nI had some serious issues getting the front derailleur shifting. Turns out there is a converter option. Do not expect that any of these settings are set on the bike out of the box. I am assuming they just attach it and ship it rather than adjust. I guess this is where a good local bike store earns its keep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Check out my 2 minute video clip of my build. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kBW7Cqib238<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I will hopefully update this post with more details once i ride the bike more to compare. I’m hoping to feel the carbon frame vs the alloy frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n