Ultimate 4-season Hybrid City Bike 2.0 - New Front/Rear Specific Mavic Wheels!

"Test everything; hold fast what is good."

1 Thessalonians 5:21

Got me a pair of Mavic wheels to replace my heavier Xero Lite and WTB Dual Duty/Shimano wheels!

Front wheel: Very fast/aerodynamic, light, solid with a maxtal sup alloy rim w UB control for excellent braking and yes, drop-dead wicked looks is the Mavic Cosmic Carbone SLR (approx. $400+ new. I found this gem for $230 used and topically damaged)! Over 120g lighter than previous Xero XSR-3's and wayyy more aero. I'm faster already!

Rear wheel: A good old reliable, fully n easily serviceable and parts replaceable, steel spoked, yet still very lightweight (860-875g) all black, all alloy and very cool lookin 2011 Mavic Ksyrium Elite.  130-200g lighter than previous WTB Dual Duty/Shimano Deore/14g spoked wheel ($200 used from Kijiji)

My face when riding it (priceless)!

Oh, also managed to finally salvage my first USE XCR carbon suspension Shokpost thanks to USE's $10 service kit. Now I have two, one for my road race bike the other for this one.

Good to have continuity:

$157 Full Carbon Rim Tubular 700C Wheel - 530g

  Third wheel I've purchased direct from an Asian manufacturer/seller.  This one was from Shanghai via eBay.com. 

So far, so good. The first wheelset I never rode because it was for a special fundraising build but, I did receive and install them on the bike with no problems. They were fully and professionally well-packed and sealed. Nothing fishy. Just as you would get it if ordered new from a local supplier like Live to Play, OGC, etc. 

  As was this front, 700c carbon rim tubular wheel. Full UD carbon matte finish. Aero/bladed spokes, Novatec sealed bearing hubs with minimal shell and flanges. All black. Claimed 530g w/o skewers. $157.25 + 50.00 shipping CAD.  Received it in about 9 days! Very impressive. Unbeatable price, even for the most killer deal from a used equivalent and even compared to my inside bike employee discount...you cannot get a better deal than this. Period.

Here it is, straight outta the box:

Conti Sprinters to be mounted and I'll b be back later this July with a follow up & test and hopefully actual weights...

LAST CHANCE to BID ENDS TODAY 3-13-13 @ 1:12PM: EBAY > PROJECTRINITY Fundraiser for World Vision

This Time...it's Spiritual.

What would God ride? 

How about a GIANT TRINITY...driven by a SAINT...with HALO gears*

http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/news/article/giant.trinity.advanced.sl.professional.grade.for.everyone/13717/

Time to get generous again as we know you've always been, do a good deed, or just bid to win this Giant Trinity Road Bike valued at approx. $7,000...on MARCH 3 - 13TH on EBAY > PROJECTRINITY

PROJECTRINITY is a unique, one-off bike based on the GIANT TRINITY time trial/triathlon bike, specially built to generate resources and raise awareness for the Christian charity, World Vison Canada.

It's for the kids! For God! For you to feel good about giving to a real necessary need:
www.worldvision.ca

The bicycle frame [the heart of the bicycle] is hand-made, state-of-the-art, and designed by Simon Smart a former Formula 1 racing engineer and the current brains behind the elite, uber high performance bicycle parts company ENVE Composites. The bike itself has the title of the Fastest Bike in the World.

*It Is Ridden:

It’s a ground-breaking, wind-cheating design that’s been proven by world championship-winning results, wind tunnel testing and competition at the highest levels of the sport, with a host of proprietary technologies and features that make this the sleekest clock-beater ever: 
• AeroDrive aerodynamically honed stem-and-fork control center that locks the stem, steerer and fork crown into a single structural unit for ultimate handling 
• MegaDrive aero downtube and top tube for unprecedented front-end steering precision 
• SpeedControl proprietary braking system that’s virtually invisible to the air 
• PowerCore oversize bottom bracket and chainstays, for superior pedaling efficiency and clock-crushing power delivery 
• Vector SLR aero seatpost with integrated internal seatclamp for aero, efficiency and maximum fore-aft stiffness and pedaling stability - See more at: http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/news/article/giant.trinity.advanced.sl.professional.grade.for.everyone/13717/#sthash.fDmnAeW8.dpuf

• SAINT crankset by Shimano

• HALO cog from UK

• SALT + chain

• TRINITY Carbon tri-spoke, UD, Stealth finished, 80mm tubular wheels

• TRI 2 Arione saddle by Fizik

Wheels: Full carbon tubular, Shimano/Sram 8/9/10speed cassette freehub body, 80mm rim height.
Tires: Vittoria Open Corsa Evo CX wht/bk, CoreSpun 320tpi, 115-200psi.
Brakeset: SpeedControl single-bolt mounting, dual-pivot, aero-time trial specific, conventional/mechanical cable pull (works with all conventional levers)

PROJECTRINITY is setup with a single speed drivetrain.  However, it is ready to be reverted to a multi-speed drivetrain incl. the frame's 135mm axle spacing, internal cable routing, full shifter cable housing (incl. Nokon), the wheel's Shimano/Sram 8/9/10speed cassette freehub body etc.

All 3 AeroDrive kits and elbow pad riser kit incl. all hardware are all included.

Worldwide shipping available.

Free local pickup in Toronto: Yes!

Approx. shipping costs:
Canada (Vancouver): $105
U.S.: $206
Europe: $339



Special thanks:
Wheels of Bloor esp. Erik B. for custom install of Saint crankset, Racer's Edge, Live to Play/Norco, Damco, Amazon, The Bloor West Villager esp. Charlene Johnson, Chain Reaction Canada and Giant Bicycles Canada.

                                                                 EBAY > PROJECTRINITY ends March 13 @ 3.00PM!

Easy Instant Cheapest Most Sensible Effective Proven Aero / Aerodynamic / Performance Part Product Accessory

....a WATERBOTTLE ON THE DOWNTUBE. 7.5 seconds faster in 10km. 30 seconds faster in 40km or approx. 75g less drag thanks to simply putting a standard waterbottle in its usual place onthe downtube bottle cage.

*On the average bike trip that most of us daily cyclists do (2-5km) to go to n from work...that 3 seconds faster on every trip! That can be the difference between catching the bus/subway and missing it. And yes, I am living proof of that.*

So, GET yer DOWNtube bottle on folks! It'll make you faster!
Unless you have a wicked new CYCPRO or equivalent Softride, Zipp or Lotus bike in which case you'd have the fastest bike on the market regardless ofthe downtube bottle.

My source: John Cobb and his test results from the Texas A&M wind tunnel:

The quick numbers results:

	Ave. Drag	40 km	112 mi
base bike, no bottles	7.537	1:07:26	5:56:48
down tube bottle only	7.370	1:06:58	5:54:29
seat tube bottle only	7.433	1:07:09	5:55:22
bottles on both tubes	7.598	1:07:36	5:57:38
Profile bottle only	7.337	1:06:53	5:54:01
Hydropac w/40oz. only	7.556	1:07:29	5:57:01
Never Reach only	7.561	1:07:30	5:57:07
behind-seat low bottles	7.658	1:07:45	5:58:27
behind-seat high bottles	7.578	1:07:32	5:57:27

Whole article:
http://www.slowtwitch.com/mainheadings/techctr/waterbottles.html

RIDE with GOD Fundraiser - win a GIANT TRINITY ADVANCED

This Time... it's Spiritual.

Time to get generous again, do a good deed, or just try to win this $13,000 Giant Trinity Road Bike. All you need to do is donate $5...or more...the more you donate, the more chances you have of winning this $13,000 bike.

What would God ride? 

How about a GIANT TRINITY BIKE...Want it? Donate $5 or more to HOPE Worldwide... starting this 12-12-2012, ending 3-3-13.

PROJECTRINITY as this bike is affectionately called, is a unique bike based on the GIANT TRINITY time trial/triathlon bike, specially built to generate resources and raise awareness to a charity yet to be determined.

The frame is state-of-the-art, hand-made and has the title of the Fastest Bike in the World.

PROJECTRINITY is currently being built.
We will be providing updates on its progress. 1st of which is the event photo here of the ProjecTrinity frameset by GIANT Bicycles Inc.
STAY TUNED!
PROJECTRINITY to be shown approx. 12-12-12.

Contest open to EVERYONE. PROJECTRINITY ships worldwide.*

Thank you for your interest, patience and donations!

SHARE THIS! GIVE! SPREAD THE WORD FOR JESUS!

DT

https://www.facebook.com/events/367687496657110/?notif_t=plan_user_joined

* any shipping costs to be paid by winner.