Fuji Transonic Build!

[Alastair_S1D]

Thanks mate, will try and get one as well. 

I cant remember which online shop I visited today while looking for a new HRM sensor. It might of been CWC's online shop. Had one for R99. I flipped mine to put it more in line with the stem. 

[Breezer]

After this i think i must sell my cervelo and get a transonic. It just look good.

[olibowden]

Hi Alistair,

 

I have the same problem with the rear seat stay R8010 brake rubbing on the frame.  How did you sort it?

 

Oli

[olibowden]

Hi Alistair. The bike looks great. I'm behaving exactly the same problem with with Ultegra rear brake. Did you get to the bottom of the problem?

[Alastair_S1D]

Sorry for the late reply Oliboden but I actually didn't but did in a sense.

 

What I did do however. And Ill probably be called a savage for this and I don't blame those who do . I took a file and sanded down a small notch into the frame where the offending piece was contacting the Frame and then applied clear coat to seal the exposed carbon from the elements. The break now fits.

 

A less than ideal solution I know. But it doesn't effect the bike structurally as it isn't in a critical structural section of the frame. I've had that confirmed by a carbon repair shop before I went ahead with said savagery.

 

And it doesn't effect the bike aesthetically as well. The break covers it all up anyway.

 

So it now works. The bike has nearly 4K kilometers on it. And it's powered me across the finish in numerous races now without any difficulty.

 

If you are looking for a more elegant solution. I can confirm that Ultegra 6800 and DA-9000 will fit. The previous owner of my frame used it 100% with DA-9000

[Thomo]

Any updates on the Prime wheels.?

Performance, durability etc.?

[Alastair_S1D]

Any updates on the Prime wheels.?

Performance, durability etc.?

Yeah man! The Prime's have been great! I am loving them!

 

I have had them trued twice. Once after I built them up with the CX-Ray's originally, spokes bedding in, and now recently the front went slightly out after a big hit on a pothole at the Lowveld Tour. Otherwise these have been very durable. Bearings are good. They spin very well. They have about 2500 maybe 3000km on them now. The bike has over 6500km now. I take them off when I am not racing.

 

The brake track appears to be holding up well. But I am not a heavy rider and I like to think of myself as having good bike handling skills and good descending skills, so I do not brake very hard or hold the brakes down the hills.

 

The wheels are definitely fast! On my usual routes my average speed generally goes up by around 2kph or more for similar heart rates. I don't have a power meter so its the only way I have of perceiving my efforts to be similar. I am also always looking forward to when I put them on the bike for races! Or sometimes I just decide to break them out for a big Sunday ride because I feel like it. And I dread having to take them off again. So I really do enjoy riding on these wheels and I guess enjoyment is one of the best "measurements" of performance in a sense I guess.

 

During the Lowveld tour, I did get exposed to some pretty gusty winds on day 2. I definitely felt a bit of a tug on the bars. But I think I have a way of improving on the crosswind performance. One thing I noticed is that on these rims my 25c GP4000II's stretch to over 27mm, which isn't ideal since the width of these is 25mm. The one thing I have learnt since building the Transonic, is that for the best aerodynamics, you want the tire/rim interface to be as smooth as possible. So I think that because the 25's are stretching out  and making a less ideal transition, the wheel stalls a bit in more extreme crosswinds. I have now fitted 23C GP4000's which are now almost exactly 25mm. So I think the crosswind performance will now be better since tire and rim widths now match. I have not yet had a chance to ride them yet in this configuration.

 

The freehub has a steel anti-bite guard. A steel insert to protect the aluminum freehub body. But the cassette has still managed to to wear a few nicks into some of the softer aluminum splines. But it has not affected the performance of the wheels. I love not pedaling with these wheels. If buzzy freehubs are your thing these won't disappoint!

 

As for the finish of the wheels. They have held up well. They looked really good until very recently when the sweeper truck at the Trapnet did not pack the bikes in nicely. They had placed someone's bike on mine and the pedal chipped the rim. I proceeded to fill the area with nail-polish and then took 1500 grit car polish and polished the wheels.They are now glossy. They were matte. But I think the new glossy finish looks BEAUTIFUL and the damaged area is filled in perfectly smooth, you wouldn't think anything had ever happened.

 

So overall so far I would rate these wheels highly. I would definitely give them a 9/10. Only marking them down for the very occasional true'ing that has been needed. Value, performance and durability have all been impressive. This is my first pair of deepish aero wheels. The only point of reference I have are my now very old Ksyrium Elites I use for training. So I don't know how fast they are compared to the competition but they certainly

"feel" much faster to me and I love riding them. Maybe more expensive wheels like Zipp's and Enve's are faster I don't know. But if I got 90% of the performance at 1/3 of the price I think that's a steal!  I would call that a bargain!

 

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