The new Giant Trinity Alliance frameset came home on Friday February 27. Little by little the project came together and the first workout was on March 9, 2009.
I cut the steer tube to size with a pipe cutter and the cut was perfect. I did goof up the star-spangled nut install. Good thing I left the tube plenty long (and I likely will cut it shorter eliminating the part that the star-spangled nut is stuck in). I did not have the right tool and ended up getting it cockeyed. Then I tried to straighten but kept driving it deeper. Then I used the bolt to try to straighten it and bent the bolt so it is not perfect, but does function.
I cut the seat post to size by using a cutting attachment on my Dremmel. Use a mask, gloves, dust mask, when cutting carbon fiber. I had to do it twice because I didn't take enough off the first time.
Pretty cool looking bike. I am very comfortable on what appears to be a very good aero position. In fact this is the coolest bike I have ever ridden, bar none. Wing/teardrop shaped tubes, top tube like a fuselage and many little aero details all over the frame set. Top is carbon fiber, bottom aluminum in a very nice blend.
I'm pretty excited about having this hot rod to ride all season in my TT get up.
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