Javelin Vigorelli
By joshua on 06/14/2009.
Bike tags: Track bike | javelin vigorelli fixed gear track pista bike bicycle piste sram omnium selle italia flite deda ritchey wcs continental tubular specialized hed trispoke tri-spoke
Javelin Vigorelli
Deda Pista 26.0/Ritchey WCS 130
Zero/Zero
Specialized Tri-Spoke
Specialized Tri-Spoke
SRAM Omnium
Selle Italia Flite/Generic micro-adjustable post
Wipperman Whitestar Chain/Wellgo Track Pedals (Using slotted cleats, now)
50/16
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Javelin Vigorelli
Deda Pista 26.0/Ritchey WCS 130
Zero/Zero
Specialized Tri-Spoke
Specialized Tri-Spoke
SRAM Omnium
Selle Italia Flite/Generic micro-adjustable post
Wipperman Whitestar Chain/Wellgo Track Pedals (Using slotted cleats, now)
50/16
I built this bike up for the 2009 track season, because I felt it was time to step up from the old steel LeMond to something a little less flexy and more race-worthy. It was a worthwhile upgrade - the Javelin frame is very stiff light (though the old carbon composite trispokes weigh it down a bit), but certainly a harsher ride than the LeMond. This wasn't an issue racing at Major Taylor.
You don't hear a lot about or see many Javelins, but the Vigorelli is a top-shelf track bike that I would recommend to anyone. I can't see myself ever needing an upgrade - I'm not sure what I could improve upon.
Anyone with a Giant Mike Burrows #1 seatpost, or any other decent carbon aero seatpost with less than 170mm of adjustability, should PM me.