RacerChick
Hudson Valley Girl
Last month with my shoulder surgery a couple a weeks away, I knew I would having a lot of spare time to focus on my dream Cyclocross build. I have always loved the Ridley line of bikes since I was introduced to Cyclocross by Tommy 4 years ago.
With the Cyclocross season a month away, I knew finding Ridley Carbon frameset would be a difficult task. Ridley sells out on their Cross framesets very quickly. Ridley only has 2 Carbon frames, The very expensive X-Night, this is the frame that has won many Cyclocross World Cups. The X-Night frameset alone retails for $2500 plus, to be honest I wasn't crazy about the color choices of the X-Night. The less expensive X-Fire frameset retails $1500 and the 2010-2011 frame comes in natural Carbon clear coat 😀 Doing a "dream build" and having a tight budget is like trying to mix oil and water. I'm lucky to have some components from previous bikes that will be used in this latest project. Now with the X-Night frameset picked it was time to find it. I began checking websites and found nothing. I would check eBay constantly and still nothing, I knew if I kept looking for my dream frameset I'll find it. Two weeks ago Tommy said to me "Hey, did ya see this?" There it was, just listed on Ebay! A 2011 Ridley Black Carbon Frameset! Listed as used, this frame looked to be in mint condition. The listing had the "Buy it Now" option for $925.00. With one swift click it was mine! Tommy completed the preliminary build just yesterday. There are still a few components I still need to get. During the bike fit, I felt a bit cramped. Tommy suggested I try a 25mm set back seat post which worked out well. I have my eyes on the Fizik Carbon 25mm seat post. The Mavic tubulars that I used last year could work, but how could I build a dream bike be without a Carbon wheels? The 50mm Carbon Dura-Ace wheels are at the top of my list.
On to the pictures
Picture #1 The Ridley Frameset
Picture #2 Here is the built bike, just a few more goodies and she will be complete.
Picture #3 The Carbon weave on the X-Fire I think is incredible looking.
Picture #4 More Carbon weave.
Picture #5 It's mine!
With the Cyclocross season a month away, I knew finding Ridley Carbon frameset would be a difficult task. Ridley sells out on their Cross framesets very quickly. Ridley only has 2 Carbon frames, The very expensive X-Night, this is the frame that has won many Cyclocross World Cups. The X-Night frameset alone retails for $2500 plus, to be honest I wasn't crazy about the color choices of the X-Night. The less expensive X-Fire frameset retails $1500 and the 2010-2011 frame comes in natural Carbon clear coat 😀 Doing a "dream build" and having a tight budget is like trying to mix oil and water. I'm lucky to have some components from previous bikes that will be used in this latest project. Now with the X-Night frameset picked it was time to find it. I began checking websites and found nothing. I would check eBay constantly and still nothing, I knew if I kept looking for my dream frameset I'll find it. Two weeks ago Tommy said to me "Hey, did ya see this?" There it was, just listed on Ebay! A 2011 Ridley Black Carbon Frameset! Listed as used, this frame looked to be in mint condition. The listing had the "Buy it Now" option for $925.00. With one swift click it was mine! Tommy completed the preliminary build just yesterday. There are still a few components I still need to get. During the bike fit, I felt a bit cramped. Tommy suggested I try a 25mm set back seat post which worked out well. I have my eyes on the Fizik Carbon 25mm seat post. The Mavic tubulars that I used last year could work, but how could I build a dream bike be without a Carbon wheels? The 50mm Carbon Dura-Ace wheels are at the top of my list.
On to the pictures
Picture #1 The Ridley Frameset
Picture #2 Here is the built bike, just a few more goodies and she will be complete.
Picture #3 The Carbon weave on the X-Fire I think is incredible looking.
Picture #4 More Carbon weave.
Picture #5 It's mine!
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