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Tempted to the dark side - GT Ultrabox 2!

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Mikku:
Yeah, the top tube design doesn't really lend itself to pads! Below you can see the pads that came with the original frame kits. The top tube pad basically sticks to the top of the top tube, a look which I'm not a particularly big fan of. Thumbs down Thankfully I only run bar and stem pads on my race bike, mainly to stop the plate rattling but also as a little nod to the old school. :daumenhoch:

Mikku:
Picked up some cable ends today, so was able to remove the old one and slide on some plastic tubing over the cable which will hopefully fix or at least reduce the cable rattle. Will find out tomorrow when I head back to the track to give the new chainring set-up a whirl. Here are few pics from this afternoon's shakedown ride. :daumenhoch:

Mikku:
Sunday's track test was a big success, with the bike now feeling and sounding a lot better. I was soon confident enough to give it the same amount of stick as the Crupi, so that was good. Autumnal pic attached! 8)

Next step is to swap over the carbon Daggers from the Crupi. Weight-saving aside, in the same way the chainrings look better on their new rides (the Renthal on the GT and the Profile on the Quamen), I think the forks will look better swapped over too. These Elevn forks look too small and slim for the UB2 frame, whereas will probably look fine on the more conventionally styled Crupi. Likewise the chunkier, bladed Daggers will balance up that slab of carbon on the GT! I think! We have a 3-day weekend coming up, so hopefully I can work on the bikes on Sunday and if successful (famous last words), take the GT for another track test on the Monday. Maybe! :daumenhoch:

OrgasmDonor:
love querky me, thats cool  :daumenhoch:

Mikku:
Querky's good! :daumenhoch:

Fork update. After playing around with crown races and headset spacers, the UB2 is now wearing the Answer Daggers from the Crupi, with the Elevn forks having moved the opposite way. As anticipated, the chunkier carbon forks fit the frame much better than the slimmer Elevns, at least to my eye. Moreover, the switch of forks has shaved a bit more off the already light weight of the complete bike. According to my scales the Daggers came in at 620g, 220g less than the (840g) Elevns. The difference was certainly noticeable when holding them, so it will be interesting to see how that translates on the track. Below are a couple of pics of the forks in their new homes.

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