Indonesian brand Polygon. google them! they're quite new to the international market... about this bike, i purchased the 48cm (XS) ones because i have a weird body size.. my inseam count allows me to use 52cm seat tube bicycle, but my torso only allows me to use 515mm effective toptube before stem (notice the long post + short stem).. the bike gives a great feel if your ride for sport.. compared to my friends Bianchi Via Nirone 7 with same grouppo, i feel almost no difference.. (except the size of course :p)
Frame:
48cm Polygon Helios 300, 6xxx Aluminium
Fork/Headset:
Columbus Tusk Light Carbon/FSA Orbit
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Shimano Tiagra FC-R450/Shimano BB-ES25
Pedals:
Shimano R540-SL
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
9sp Shimano Tiagra/Shimano CS-HG50-9/Stock Shimano FCR450/KMC X-9
Derailleurs/Shifters:
Shimano Tiagra 4600/Shimano Tiagra 4501
Saddle/Seatpost:
Selle Royal Seta/BBB Roadpost BSP-11 27.2mm
Brakes:
Shimano Tiagra
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Shimano WH-R501-A/Schwalbe Ultremo ZX
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Shimano WH-R501-A/Schwalbe Ultremo ZX
Accessories:
3T Team Bar Tape, Zefal bottlecage
More Info:
need some advice on wheel upgrades.. still considering between Fulcrum Racing 5/Mavic Aksium S/Shimano RS30
Bike History
Click a link below to see past stages of this bike.
Current Stage Info:
upgrading from stock to "cheap but better" parts
replaced the seatpost from stock to BBB Roadpost.. it's longer than the stock Polygon brand.. i used to install the stock ones 0.5 to 0.8 cm below minimum insert mark..
replaced the stock Polygon Handlebars with FSA Gossamer
replaced the stock Polygon Stem to FSA OS 190
replaced the saddle from Selle Royal Seta to Selle Royal Seta.. the difference is that the newer ones has better graphic prints and manganese rails.. the older ones has "for polygon" prints (yep, i'm not a fan of something looked OEM) and steel rails (not sure if it's CRMO or HiTen and it started to rust)..
replaced the wheel decals.. the stock ones is written R-500 for polygon, they made the rest of the wheels looked OEM generic.. so i replaced the decals with the original Shimano WH-R501-A decals.. but there's a miscalculations on the decals printing scale.. but not noticeable
Added by rifqi23cool. Last updated about 10 years ago.
As of about 10 years ago, rifqi23cool has indicated that they no longer own this bike.
6 Comments
Looking good.
Posted over 10 years ago
thanks.. not the stiffest nor fastest bike.. but worth the money for entries :)
Posted over 10 years ago
isn't stiffer bike means better power transfer? correct me if i'm wrong.. i'm willing to learn
Posted over 10 years ago
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strange says:
no, you are right...the question is: what does it mean in numbers. could you win the tour de france riding a less stiffer bike than you opponents? i do think so.
Posted over 10 years ago
rifqi23cool says:
i see.. i started to think that it's not important to have the stiffest bike when i'm not into professional racing like TDF.. $600-$700 road bikes is way more than enough.. you made me save my money from buying more frame.. THANK YOU
Posted over 10 years ago