Cervelo T3

mktng says:

track slack.

Posted over 10 years ago

lovemymash says:

Unfortunate for me the closest velodrom is five hours away so im not familiar with track slack.

Posted over 10 years ago

ottomeister says:

Chain should be as loose as it can without falling off

Posted over 10 years ago

ottomeister says:

Thanks man, can't wait for track season to start up again, look out for some update pics with stem slammed and shimano Olympic chainring :)

Posted almost 11 years ago

Kevin_R says:

Love slammed stems and will do! One question though, I noticed your crank arm lengths are on the longer side, is this just for torque?

Posted almost 11 years ago

ottomeister says:

Pursuiters tend to prefer longer crank length for more leverage as it's about holding speed as opposed to sprinting which is acceleration. You can get away with it seeing as you don't use the banking so no real worries about clipping a pedal.

Posted almost 11 years ago

Kevin_R says:

Makes sense, good to know

Posted almost 11 years ago

dragonup619 says:

Awesome man!! I'm getting a 50T Sugino Zen chainring soon as we'll :D

Posted almost 11 years ago

dragonup619 says:

This is easily my (top 2) favorite track bikes I have seen! Great build man! Good luck finding the Shimano Chainring! =D

Posted about 11 years ago

jodhigahara says:

agreed. A Shimano zen chainring would be nice

Posted about 11 years ago

sublime says:

Also, where did you get your UCI legal setapost?

Posted over 11 years ago

ottomeister says:

Hey thanks, they are such a nice bike. Mine came with it but there are a few places online where you can get them. Just do a web search for Cervelo UCI legal seat post, Excel Sports is a good starting point.

Posted over 11 years ago

sublime says:

Okay, I haven't been in any UCI sanctioned events yet so I haven't needed one. Mine is illegal correct?

Posted over 11 years ago

ottomeister says:

If it doesn't have a special bracket which the seat post sits in as opposed to directly into the frame then yeah, it doesn't conform to the 3:1 rule, it's too long and flat. The legal one is not as long hence the need for the bracket.

Posted over 11 years ago

ottomeister says:

Even just speak to your local Cervelo Dealer, I'm sure they could source one/know what they are.

Posted over 11 years ago

sublime says:

That's what I thought. Yeah my T3 came with a non-legal post then, gotta get a legal one!

Posted over 11 years ago

ottomeister says:

I've only pulled a foot once but I will get some straps and zip tie them underneath when I get to doing some serious standing starts just to be sure.

Posted over 11 years ago

ottomeister says:

Hey thanks man just finished putting it all together, I'm from Brisbane, Australia so only riding on an outdoor track at the moment but looking forward to riding some boards soon. I really just threw my biggest gear on there, I've done some flying kilos on a 50*13* before which were fun!

Posted over 11 years ago

Guillaume says:

I race mine with 49*14 and I prefer higher RPM at full speed than a smaller gear ratio which is not so responsive and tougher to launch.

Posted over 11 years ago

ottomeister says:

Yeah that's a fair call, I like cranking out bigger gears, I feel I can hold a rhythm better at a slightly lower candence for pursuit efforts. It's a highly personal thing though, whatever works!

Posted over 11 years ago