Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
Enjoy the build and when you can afford it upgrade the wheels. Nothing wrong with R500's but they are very basic for a frame of that calibre. 
S-Works Venge build
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jack smith
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I know I won't be getting carbon wheels until the summer when I've got more money, I just went with tried and tested for the time being I can't decide between 50mm or 80 odd depth rims though I think I might go with the deeper ones I think they look fab on the venge
Components / frame , make your mind upEnjoy the build and when you can afford it upgrade the wheels. Nothing wrong with R500's but they are very basic for a frame of that calibre.
Look good but are they good for you ?
Getting to know my bike I think I want sexy thin strong wheels . Carbon rims look sexy but climbing THAT hill I don't
Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
As I said before they are all integral parts of a bicycle.Components / frame , make your mind up
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jack smith
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The riding I will be doing is flat tt's I'm abit of a powerhouse and don't like hills anyway, when I do a hilly ride I'll switch to different wheels 
Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
Really.........
If you're going stealth the stickers on those wheels pick off pretty easily. I think buying cheap now and then saving up for really nice wheels later is a good way to do things (rather than spend more now and have less to spend at a later time).
Not seeing a pic of the venge yet is killing me though!
Not seeing a pic of the venge yet is killing me though!
Mr Haematocrit
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I'm starting time trailing soon and it is what I really want to focus my cycling on, I couldn't afford a good road bike and a good tt bike hence going with the venge, I think the lower profile and shorter head tube will help get me into a better position. I'm picking the frame up nextweek so hopefully I'll have it knocked together in a day, I've already done things such as set up the bars and cables under the bar tape ect just to slide on to speed up time
The basis for the Venge was the old Transition TT bike with drop bars as such you can get a pretty reasonable TT position on the Venge
You really need to flip the seat tube round to get a better position as shown on the fine in the following picture.
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jack smith
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The frame is ready for me to pick up however I'm busy all week well I was going to be, now I'm just ill haha
Yeah , ive been ill a bit today
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jack smith
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I must be ill to not be picking up the frame lol infact I must atleast have the Black Death
PaulSecteur
No longer a Specialized fanboy
- Location
- Walsall, West Mids.
Have you recovered from the black death and picked this frame up yet?
If its paid for, and you don't think you`ll make it through your illness let me know where to pick it up from... shame to let it go to waste!
If its paid for, and you don't think you`ll make it through your illness let me know where to pick it up from... shame to let it go to waste!
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jack smith
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Had a right faf on this last week been to hospital and had other financial issues but I assure you all I WILL have it by mid nextweek bank holiday Monday and busy Tuesday and wed so I'm looking at Thursday! It's killing me waiting.
