PVD Bird of Prey

This is a highly custom road bike aimed at a very specific fit.

The Name

Named after the Romulan Bird of Prey and the Klingon Bird of Prey starships.

Tubes

• Down Tube - True Temper HOXPLAT09
• Top Tube - True Temper HOXPLAT04
• Seat Tube - Nova CMST 520, External Butt Seat Tube, 28.6/30.0 X 520 [1]
• Seat Stay - True Temper HOXRCXSS
• Chain Stays,- Dedacciai COM12.5 (Zero Uno) (CXCS) Road 24mm Chainstay, 16/30 OVAL, Straight, [2]
• Bottom Bracket - PVD Hollowtech II Shell, Road, 86.5mm wide x 1.75" Ø
• Dropouts - 58 deg. Paragon Road
• Braze-ons - Paragon

Stem

PVD Integrated Stem

Fork

• Easton EC90 SLX Integrated Curved fork.
• 365±1mm AC
• 43mm Offset
• 300mm Steerer (Cut to 220mm)
• Tech Bulletin
• Installation Instructions

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Parts Spec

• 7900 Dura-Ace 10 speed: Brakes and gears
• 7800 Dura-Ace 10 speed: Cranks and hubs
• 6700 Ultegra 10 speed: 11-28 Cassette.
• Front Wheel - 28 hole Dura-ace, 2 cross, DT R1.1 Rim
• Rear Wheel - 28 hole Dura-ace, 2 cross ND, 3 cross D, DT R1.1 Rim
• Seatpost - Easton EC90 Zero Offset, 27.2mm
• Saddle - WTB Devo
• Handlebar - FSA K-Wing Ergo, 31.8mm, 42cm x 145 drop x 90 reach
• Bar Tape - Fi'zi:k Microtex Synthetic, Black
• Headset - Cane Creek 110 IS
• Pedals - Shimano PD-A520
• Post Clamp - Salsa Lip-Lock, 30.0

Paint

RAL #5015

Weight

Stem - 230.5 Grams. Heavy, but it looks soo good! I can't wait to make an aluminum version.

Frame - 3.12 lbs. Not the lightest I could do, but this is an OS frame and is quite stiff.

Bike - 18.05 lbs. It's not a race bike. It rides great, looks great, and I love it. A lighter stem would really help it. The clunky commuting pedals really weigh it down as well.

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