Somewhat of an unconventional arrival to this build. Purchased an SL 7 Gen 7 (Plasma Gray Pearl) last year, and put around 12,000 miles on it over that year. Absolutely love the Gen 7 Madone, so figured might as well turn it into my dream bike.
Besides the RSL saddle that I bought my SL 7 with, I slowly started upgrading things here and there as deals popped up, or parts wore out and needed replacing. eBay was a gold mine for OEM takeoffs / overstock of the Dura-Ace parts. And FINALLY the last piece of the puzzle popped up a couple weeks ago–found a guy selling an SLR 7 AXS in Axinite Flip without wheels / saddle. Got him talked into just parting with the frame/fork, then had no hesitation driving the 11 hours 😀 Got back home and had this thing built by the next morning for a 12PM ride!
Bike absolutely rips!
Final Build:
- Frame: SLR Gen 7 Axinite Flip 56cm
- Bars: Bontrager RSL Aero + 70mm RCS Pro stem + Supacaz Super Sticky Kush
- Wheels: Bontrager Aeolus RSL 62
- Tires: GP5000 S TR 32mm + Bontrager TLR sealant
- Saddle: Bontrager Aeolus RSL
- Groupset: Dura-Ace R9200 w/ 165mm cranks (except Ultegra R8150 front derailleur)
- Pedals: Garmin RS200
- Rotors: CL800 160mm
- Chain: Connex 12SG Gold (waxed)
- Bottom Bracket: Wheels Mfg T47 Angular Contact
- Misc: Gold titanium bolts from Better bolts, Supacaz gold bottle cages, Garmin Varia RTL515, Garmin Edge 1050, Lezyne Road caddy
by tootwrangler
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So bored of this sub
lovely bike, the last true madone imo