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Here's the bike so far:

Trek Frame

Yeah!  We've got a frame!  Now, how about some components?...want to help?

What we're building

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Here's the scale:

$100

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Frame (just to get us started)

$500

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Handlebars, Stem & Headset

$750

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Seat & Seatpost (first goal)

$1,000

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Shifters & Brake System

$2,000

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Wheels

$3,000

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Tires (second goal)

$5,000
(we're going to Texas!)

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Derailleurs & Cranks (final goal)

Note: the scale above in no way resembles the price per component...it's just the system I came up with while I played with the graphic.

What we're building:

FRAME OCLV 110 Carbon. Proven by the USPS team in the Tour de France. The lightest, fastest production frame ever made. The world's lightest, strongest frame material. Optimum Compaction Low Void carbon. 110 grams of carbon fiber per square meter of OCLV material creates an ultralight frame. Trek Pro Race geometry. Handmade in USA. 2.27 lb.
FORK ICON OCLV Carbon Air Rail OD. Oversized 1-1/8", 0.99 lbs., 450g

HANDLEBARS ICON Sterling
STEM ICON Sterling OS
HEADSET Cane Creek Aheadset, 1 1/8

SADDLE Selle San Marco Era, titanium/leather
SEATPOST Thomson Elite

SHIFTERS Shimano Dura Ace STI, dual control
BRAKESET Shimano Dura Ace w/Shimano Dura-Ace STI, dual control levers

WHEELS Rolf Sestriere Rolf 23mm semi-aero rims w/welded machined sidewalls; triple sealed cartridge bearing hubs w/oversized aluminum axles; stainless spokes w/locking alloy external nipples.

TIRES Michelin Axial Pro, 700x23c

FRONT DERAILLEUR Shimano Dura Ace
REAR DERAILLEUR Shimano Dura Ace
CRANKSET Shimano Dura Ace 53/39
CASSETTE Shimano Dura Ace 12-23, 9spd

Why we'd build this bike:

Well, because if it's good enough for the U.S. Postal Team, it's good enough for us!

 

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