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New Bike- Bacchetta Strada

  • Carbon Fiber M5 seat
  • Brainbox Seatbag-w 70 oz Platypus hydration bladder
  • Serfas Multi-Tool with Chain Tool.
  • 2 extra 650c tubes and patch kit
  • Topeak Road Morph Pump
  • Spare folding kevlar tire
  • Fiberfix spoke
  • Roll of rim tape
  • Trailtech 13 watt HID light with 4 ah Lion batter and 2 ah Lion battery
  • Cateye EL-500 backup light
  • two Cateye TL-1000s for taillights
  • Reflective Triangle on the seatbag

Here are pictures of my light setup-

Old Bike-

  • 2003 Mercier Corvus with 14000 miles ridden.
  • Shimano 105 and Ultegra (slowly upgrading as parts wear out) components
  • Reynolds Ouzo Aero carbon forks.
  • Triple Chainring (yes I do use all the gears,  my knees appreciate the extra low gears on steep hills)
  • Mavic Open Pro Wheels with ultegra hubs
  • Brooks B17 saddle (a little heavy but stays comfortable after 100 miles,  just don't get them soaked!) 

Accessories-

  • Profile Design Airstryke Aero-Bars (like the foldup armrests.  I have these more for alleviating numb hands than speed)
  • Frame Bag with Hydration bladder harness. (I needed a way to get the load off my back so I designed a pannier that fits in the frame triangle and can hold a 70 oz platypus bladder).
  • Seat bag
  • Extra tube (slime tube so it will self seal flats if I have one of those days)
  • All in one tool (includes chain tool)
  • Patch kit with 10 patches and glue.
  • Fenders (I like rain and fenders make riding in it a nice experience.)
  • Cateye el-500 1w LED light.
  • Planet Bike Superspot 1w LED light (individually they don't have a good enough beam for serious night riding outside town but together they work great).
  • two five LED taillight blinkies (one attached to the seatpost and one hanging off the seatbag).