Jobob's Midlife Crisis (bike)

[jobob]

I picked up my Lynskey today from wheelgirl in Berkeley, and I'm just thrilled to bits with it!

I can't get over how light it is, even though it has some moderately heavy components on it (a ti-railed Brooks saddle, a XTR derailleur and an IRD 11-32 cassette) - it weighs in at only 18.5 pounds. Considering my Riv weighs over 23 pounds that's an enormous difference, from my perspective at least!

I opted to leave the frame unpainted with a brushed finish. Instead of decals, the logos are etched into the titanium frame. I love how they look, very subtle. I'm very glad I went with the silver Ultegra components rather than the gray Ultegra SL, although the folks at wheelgirl told me they had a bit of a hard time getting the silver ones which are being phased out (as noted in the recent Ultegra vs Ultegra SL thread)

Call me a neanderthal, but I likes my bar end shifters.

The wheels were handbuilt at wheelgirl, Velocity Aerohead rims (OC rear) with Sapim spokes & White Industries hubs.

OMG it rides wonderful. Pics to follow.