I had previously had an Era White Gen8 Madone, but its life came to an abrupt end when a car hit me at the end of a training ride last July. This is the replacement that I received earlier this year, but hadn't prioritized photographing.
Size 56 (M/L) Purple Phaze
- Aelous Pro Saddle with the long mast
- Standard cockpit with the 5mm shorter bearing cover to mimic the position on my previous build
- Aelous RSL 62 wheels
- Aelous RSL tires, 28mm, which I'll bump up to 30s when these are toast
- Purple Sram chain, because it exists and matches the bike perfectly
- Aliexpress bar plugs
E1 Force is quite a bit more of an upgrade than I was expecting it to be. The braking power and modulation is far superior to D1/D2, and the shifts are crisper, especially on the front. I do look forward to the next groupset being direct mount for an even crisper feeling, especially under load.
by Crokaine
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Great looking ride.
I’m in loove
Not a fan of the Madone at all, but this paintjob is just pure sex. Class mate, well done.
Beautiful bike! I get that there’s diminishing returns in going for the highest spec’d groupset, but if you’re already spending this kind of money: why not go for Red? No criticism, genuinely interested.
I need some chain lube after the second picture. Yowza great shot.
Sick paint job
Yeah this is why this sub exists
Post this on r/BicyclingCirclejerk