Just wanted to post an almost-done pic of my six13. Just bought the frame and put my mostly DA group on it. Rode a steel Columbus tubing LeMond before this (Pre-US built - made in Italy), so this should be a big change.
60cm Caad8 and premium + fork that I picked up from ebay. Put my landshark out of commission (sniff sniff) and moved the parts over to build it up. A bit "plain jane" looking compared to my 'shark, but a whole lot lighter. Amanzing that you can get these for as cheap as what you see on ebay.
Perhaps I'm a little biased but the cheap and cheerful Ksyrium ES keeps popping up and making the bikes look hot. Here's my latest ride thats less than 100 miles old. First race this weekend... can't wait
Six 13 Pro Ultegra
Specialised Alias saddle
Use Alien seatpin
Ksyrium ES wheels
Ksyrium ES grip tape
You are quite right I did call ES cheap and cheerful for a couple of reasons
1. They must be cheap if I can afford them, i.e. they aren't Lightweights or some carbon fancy that most of pro peleton seem to be riding. They are the lightest wheels I can afford. What really made me write it was an emailer I recieved this morning with an offer that made me sick, about £100 less than I paid for them and I thought I had got a good deal on them, that my LBS could hardly afford to make. http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=w1001
2. They make me real cheerful.
I can't help smiling each time I see them and again when I have to sit up or brake when I'm in a chain gang and seem to be rolling along faster than the man in front.
Don't get me wrong, I love them and would have to be seriously rich before considering another wheel.
Wow! That is gorgeous. Is that a stock Cannondale paint job for a Six13? How do you like those wheels? How do they compare with Ksyrium SL's?
Thanks! It's a stock '05 frame. I like the wheels. I have never ridden Ksyriums, but the Eastons are light and roll very well. 1500 grams for a 30mm deep clincher wheel isn't bad and the hubs are super smooth. They are probably not as stiff as the Ksyriums though.
My version of a raw CAAD 8. 15.2 lbs as it sits with Dura Ace, AC 350's, Syntace bars and stem, Aspide Carbon saddle and Speed Play Zero Ti.
Rick
Hmmm....not sure how yours is that much lighter than mine, it weighed in at 16.52. I guess it's mostly in the wheels and the saddle. I don't see how you sit on that thing for any length of time, bue whatever works for you! Beautiful bike.