The owner was a super chatty guy. He bought the women’s frameset (it’s actually Unisex) as it was the only frame available at the time and he had the bike built frame up then Covid hit and the bike was never ridden again. IE: He has not ridden the bike for 4 years, and the bike has been sitting in his garage gathering dust since the pandemic.
He insisted that I take the bike for a spin. All the batteries were dead, but air went into the tyres just fine, and off for a spin I went. The bike was stuck in an easy gear but I tried my best to stamp out of the saddle multiple times to see if there was any creaking coming from the press-fit BB, no creaks. The sound of pads on carbon rims sure sounds wild though (terrible, actually!), but the bike felt farkin’ fast.
Pretty happy she’s now mine!
These are shots of the bike as soon as I bought it (literally started raining as soon as I got the camera out). I might be breaking a sub rule here as it’s now an unfinished project bike, but I figure it’s just so nice as it is that someone out there might appreciate it. I’ll start planning a build with the aim to at the very least get the bike into the mid 6kg’s.
**SPECS:** 2018 Specialized S-WORKS Tarmac SL6 “Women’s” (Unisex size 52) in Satin Gloss Monocoat Black/Acid Purple/Rocket Red Fade.
**GROUPSET:** SRAM Red e-Tap, ROTOR 3D crankset (172.5), Power2Max Power Meter, Praxis Works Chainrings (53/39), Campagnolo Direct brake calipers, SwissStop pads, Shimano Ultegra cassette (11-32).
**WHEELS & TYRES:** Zipp 202 Firecrest Carbon Clinchers (32mm), Zipp Aero skewers, Continental GP 4000 S II (28mm).
**COMPONENTS:** ENVE Aero stem (100mm), ENVE SES Aero handlebar (420mm), Look KEO Blade Carbon pedals, Specialized Power Comp saddle, ENVE K-Edge computer mount, TWE carbon water bottle cages, Fabric bar tape.
**WEIGHT:**
7.47kg
AB-Dub on
Serious spec build. Enjoy it
ae232 on
This bike fucks.
Error1984 on
Arguably the best rim brake bike of all time. Nice purchase.
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Just picked this up off FB Marketplace.
The owner was a super chatty guy. He bought the women’s frameset (it’s actually Unisex) as it was the only frame available at the time and he had the bike built frame up then Covid hit and the bike was never ridden again. IE: He has not ridden the bike for 4 years, and the bike has been sitting in his garage gathering dust since the pandemic.
He insisted that I take the bike for a spin. All the batteries were dead, but air went into the tyres just fine, and off for a spin I went. The bike was stuck in an easy gear but I tried my best to stamp out of the saddle multiple times to see if there was any creaking coming from the press-fit BB, no creaks. The sound of pads on carbon rims sure sounds wild though (terrible, actually!), but the bike felt farkin’ fast.
Pretty happy she’s now mine!
These are shots of the bike as soon as I bought it (literally started raining as soon as I got the camera out). I might be breaking a sub rule here as it’s now an unfinished project bike, but I figure it’s just so nice as it is that someone out there might appreciate it. I’ll start planning a build with the aim to at the very least get the bike into the mid 6kg’s.
**SPECS:** 2018 Specialized S-WORKS Tarmac SL6 “Women’s” (Unisex size 52) in Satin Gloss Monocoat Black/Acid Purple/Rocket Red Fade.
**GROUPSET:** SRAM Red e-Tap, ROTOR 3D crankset (172.5), Power2Max Power Meter, Praxis Works Chainrings (53/39), Campagnolo Direct brake calipers, SwissStop pads, Shimano Ultegra cassette (11-32).
**WHEELS & TYRES:** Zipp 202 Firecrest Carbon Clinchers (32mm), Zipp Aero skewers, Continental GP 4000 S II (28mm).
**COMPONENTS:** ENVE Aero stem (100mm), ENVE SES Aero handlebar (420mm), Look KEO Blade Carbon pedals, Specialized Power Comp saddle, ENVE K-Edge computer mount, TWE carbon water bottle cages, Fabric bar tape.
**WEIGHT:**
7.47kg
Serious spec build. Enjoy it
This bike fucks.
Arguably the best rim brake bike of all time. Nice purchase.