Hello all,

I am bulding me a TT bike, I am enjoying every moment of the process of searching for the parts, getting great deals, waiting for them, receiving them, and mounting the bike.

Here are some pics of the process for you to enjoy, unfortunately I had an accident yesterday and injured my hand so I couldn't finish it and try it on the road.

The frame


The handlebars are a beauty


The bike is almost finished I coudn't finish the build due to the accident and I am expecting the aero wheels to arrive early next week, I hope next weekend my hand would be ready for the road test

it has a 56/44 crankset and will have a 11-21 cassette, built for speed !



now the business.

On the process of getting the right parts for the bike I gathered some great deals that I ended not using as I found other better parts.

So I am proposing you those parts here for sale, the parts will also be posted on ricardo, ebay and velomarkt so If you want to grab the deal react fast and send me a PM

here they go

Dura Ace 7701 53/39 Crankset 172.5mm new in box
CHF 160. ( CHF 380 retail )


Dura Ace 7801 TT chainrings 54/42 new in box
CHF 160 ( CHF 250 retail ) hard to find on the shops.



Dura Ace 7801 standard chain rings

To replace your dammaged rings or you could also put them on your Ultegra or 105 Crankarms

* 53 Teeth B type New, never mounted
CHF 75.- ( CHF 130 retail )



* 52 Teeth B type Used, has an scratch on top teeth are OK
CHF 40.-



* 39 Teeth B type, used
CHF 30.-



Dura Ace FD-7800 front derailer with 34.9mm clamp
SOLD

Syntace Aerobars in Size S
SOLD

Syntace Aerobars in Size M

SOLD

Or I am open to reasonable offers.

Thanks

omg they look stunning beautiful!! I thought you r selling ur whole bike!

i am wondering how much have u spent on it? If id like too build some similar thing, how much would it cost?

Thank you !

Yes it is really a beauty

I am fishing the wide ocean that is the internet for the best deals around so the bike will be well under the price you'd pay for it locally here in Switzerland, but anyway it would be quite a lot

I am expecting the Zipp 909 wheelset that will arrive next week.

with this the bike will be a beautiful speed machine, I love it !

these are the wheels :




As a reference, look at this bike this crazy guy is trying to sell on ricardo

http://www.ricardo.ch/accdb/viewitem...Nr=0&PageNum=1

Nobody would pay that, even here, and it looks kitschy, like a badly tuned car ( Imagine how his Alpha would be )

I could get a set of wheels more appropriate for this bike and I made some pics with.

I should have done a Blog about how the bike was built, I enjoyed a lot the whole process..



I have to go on Saturday for a better mount for the big front chainrings as the mount that came with the frame couldn't fit it well. Then it will be finished, just in time when the sun comes back so I can really road test it.

Ah and bump !

Before pink paint is applied, the bike is not finished!

I'll do it just before my final ride into Milano

Ummmmm, pinko carbono!

Final ?



I am road testing it today !

More bling for the bike



Now is really finished

The Syntace aerobars in size S have been sold. The other items are still available and I am open to offers.

THAT is a fantastic bike you've built yourself there - I'm rather jealous! Beautiful machine - how does it ride?

(and where did you source the frame if you don't mind me asking)

Cheers

Hello

I love the speed and the flat rides, I had a good quality mountain bike and had decided no to do more MTB.

So this year I decided to sell the MTB and build me a Time Trial bike with that money and a little more.

The frame come from Bailey Bikes www.bailey-bikes.com John Bailey is the owner and he is a mechanical engineer who also do road cycling and cyclocross, so they produce and sell the bikes in California USA.

I got the frame and handlebars ( Profile Design monocoque one piece stem/bars and adjustable carbon aerobars ) from ebay where he has a ebay store.

The wheels and parts came from The Pro's Closet that is an internet seller who resells parts from many cycling pros who have to upgrade often, the Dura Ace full set was almost shining new.

It has a full 10 speed Dura Ace with the big chainrings 56/44 and the smallest cassette 11-21.

It is damn fast.

I am fit but not at all an strong rider, this is something I do for pure pleasure and fitness.

On my usual flat ride at lake zürich I average 30Kmh and have a peak on my routine flat ride of 42kmh while pedaling inside but at the top of my confort zone. I could do more if I pushed it more. to do that I have to be at the 52/12 gear ( my road bike is a 52/39/30 with a 12-27 cassette ) at aprox 70 RPM

Well with this bike I reach the ~42Kmh with less effort and while I am still at the middle of the cassette ( 56/15 ) So there is still a lot of room to improve.

However one thing is sure, I'll have to develop biger and stronger Quadriceps to be able to push that big ring on the lower half of the cassete

I could reach 55 Kmh pedaling at the same RMP on the 56/11.

Unfortunately there has been so much rain those last days and together with the injury I couldn't ride it as much as I wanted.

Also I have to find a flat and long place without traffic to train myself on the handling with those aerobars, It is indeed a very different experience to ride a bike like this. You are on a much more forward position as the seat angle is steeper and the aerobars don't allow much handling.

Let's hope we still have many sunny days before the winter comes to enjoy it.