Liking this a lot, great job. I like what you have done with the gold highlighting, lots of effort gone into this obviously and it's great that the gold is not 'gaudy'.
I realise you have the Fox fork with the blue caps, as standard, but I'm not sure the stem cap, dropper lever and seat post clamp work in blue (sorry) - be interested to see what they were like in black as possibly overkill if they were gold as well? Raceface bars look nice on it as well - what rise are they?
Liking this a lot, great job. I like what you have done with the gold highlighting, lots of effort gone into this obviously and it's great that the gold is not 'gaudy'.
I realise you have the Fox fork with the blue caps, as standard, but I'm not sure the stem cap, dropper lever and seat post clamp work in blue (sorry) - be interested to see what they were like in black as possibly overkill if they were gold as well? Raceface bars look nice on it as well - what rise are they?
Thanks for the kind words! The bar rise is 35mm, and I’ve since cut the width down to 760 (from 800 as pictured). The inspiration for the entire theme is the Raceface Stem (Kashmoney), which is intended to mimic the Fox Kashima coating – I liken it to copper/bronze. All of the bolts and linkage hardware are considered bronze by the manufacturer (Better Bolts).
Regarding the blue, I tend to agree that it’s not ideal. I wasn’t entirely sure how to approach it, so I decided to throw the Fox Fork caps a bone and add few blue bits. I’ve since removed the blue Presta valve caps and collars, and the stem cap will probably solve itself since I’m aiming to replace it with a black SWAT tool. Although I like the WT dropper lever, I actually prefer the black OEM lever that came with the bike, so I’ll likely be switching back. I wish Raceface made seat post collars in Kashmoney .
Thanks for the kind words! The bar rise is 35mm, and I’ve since cut the width down to 760 (from 800 as pictured). The inspiration for the entire theme is the Raceface Stem (Kashmoney), which is intended to mimic the Fox Kashima coating – I liken it to copper/bronze. All of the bolts and linkage hardware are considered bronze by the manufacturer (Better Bolts).
Regarding the blue, I tend to agree that it’s not ideal. I wasn’t entirely sure how to approach it, so I decided to throw the Fox Fork caps a bone and add few blue bits. I’ve since removed the blue Presta valve caps and collars, and the stem cap will probably solve itself since I’m aiming to replace it with a black SWAT tool. Although I like the WT dropper lever, I actually prefer the black OEM lever that came with the bike, so I’ll likely be switching back. I wish Raceface made seat post collars in Kashmoney .
Thanks for the update and info - I am thinking that I will try those bars.
Just another aside - have you tried tan wall tyres on it - the only reason I am asking is that I have a similar model (not as nicely finished as yours) and I put tan wall tyres on and I think it lifts the colourway out nicely.
Thanks for the update and info - I am thinking that I will try those bars.
Just another aside - have you tried tan wall tyres on it - the only reason I am asking is that I have a similar model (not as nicely finished as yours) and I put tan wall tyres on and I think it lifts the colourway out nicely.
Oh wow! It’s great seeing a bike twin (same size as well). Do the Hope rotors perform as good as they look? When I first started with upgrades, I seriously considered orange as the accent color, but, as mentioned, I got hooked on the Kashmoney stem. I think your bike looks brilliant, and I agree that the tan-wall tires fit in nicely. I’ll definitely consider tan-walls once my Specialized tires wear out (which, by all accounts, doesn’t take long). BTW, the scenery also looks wonderful – especially the river/bridge shot.
Oh wow! It’s great seeing a bike twin (same size as well). Do the Hope rotors perform as good as they look? When I first started with upgrades, I seriously considered orange as the accent color, but, as mentioned, I got hooked on the Kashmoney stem. I think your bike looks brilliant, and I agree that the tan-wall tires fit in nicely. I’ll definitely consider tan-walls once my Specialized tires wear out (which, by all accounts, doesn’t take long). BTW, the scenery also looks wonderful – especially the river/bridge shot.
Ha Ha - yes funny seeing how the same bike colour scheme can be 'pimped' differently.
I put the Hope rotors on mainly to lift the colour a bit at first, and after that, I put the tan walled tyres on. I even experimented with flourescent orange Specialized sticker on downtube - but tbh that made it look cheap
The Hope rotors do work well, but I did have a real problem with the rear one to get it aligned just right - I think they are slightly thicker than the SRAM originals, but all good. Not sure they are any more powerful than the original SRAM, but they look better IMHO
I may eventually look at getting Hope Brakes - but that will be some months away as I am still saving.
The scenery is courtesy of South West Wales where I live and ride
Turns out Hope makes a bronze seat post clamp (not quite gold, not quite orange) that fits in pretty well. As mentioned, I reverted to the (black) OEM dropper lever - which having used both, I think is notably better than the Wolf Tooth lever. And I installed a black SWAT tool and spacer set. Overall (and to your point), I think this color arrangement works much better than the previous blue.
Agreed, Looks lovely indeed
I see you have the eQuad Lock mount - how do you find that - I was wondering if it would be a good idea as often out and about navigating in the Welsh Hills.
