DolanTrackChamp         Featured Bike! on 02/10/2010

Thanks man, It was a hard blow that spring morning in 2010 when it was gone. A lot have happened since and I now ride a carbon Dolan so it’s okay now, but some nights when I’m riding home I think about what I would do if I ever saw the frame again ;) Haha the black dura ace hubs has almost become legend, the bike was stolen with a ellipse wheelset on it, so the dura ace hubs still ride the streets of Copenhagen when the sun is out.

Thanks Nathan. My inseam is 80cm and I’m 185 without shoes. The Track Champ fits small, and I should have gotten a 58 or maybe even a 60. I ride a 58 Pre Cursa 58 right now and it fits nicely. A bit of advice I would buy the wing pista full carbon fork from Alpina instead of the normal fork it comes with.

I bought them of a Korean guy on EBay. According to him only a couple pairs exists…

Thanks man, it’s always nice when someone likes what you have put together.
Unfortunately this bike got stolen a couple of months ago. Luckily it had my mavic ellipse wheel set on a not my one of a kind dura ace wheel set.

I have pm'ed you.

yes sir

I bought them of a Korean guy on EBay. According to him only a couple pairs exists…

yes they are nice ;)

Thanks man

Hey. I really like the 105's and it was cool that I was able to get them in black. It took me a little time to get the clamps on the shoes just right, but besides that they are really nice. The Dura-ace hubs was a lucky found on Ebay, I haven't seen any other rides with them.

Yeah the cleats were a bit of a hassle. But when you need to replace them, it will be much easier because the plastic beneath the cleat will be darker than the rest of the sole and you can just line it up.
I'm glad you are enjoying them.

Like I said, insanely jealous. They're gorgeous.
I've seen pictures of them before by themselves, but never a picture of them laced to a wheel.

They look better in real life. Are you still going for the Ellipse for your D2 pista?

I'm probably going to end up with the ellipse.
I was considering getting some dura ace hubs laced to ceramic open pros, but the mavics just seem like a better option for me. They are stronger, less expensive, and the hubs are sealed.

I have the Ellipse as spare wheels. And they are really nice, they have some issuse, but they are strong and look nice when you get the decals off.

have you had???

I will send you a pm, its a longer story.

Thank you

It's a nice bike :) I'm having it powder coated gloss black on monday, I will be putting up new pics...

Thanks

I suggest switching to clipless pedals if you want to improve your power transfer even more.

I started running shimano 105 pedals about seven months ago and the difference is incredible.
Once you get used to it, I don't think would ever want to go back to clips and straps on a nice bike again. It's awesome.

Cool. I'm buying a pair of 105, when the next paycheck gets in.

Let me know what you think of it!

I will. What model of shoe are you running with yours? I was thinking about a pair of road shoes with spd clamps, because I’m mostly using this bike for long rides.

specialized road comps(the 09 model was synthetic leather) with the regular 3 hole road drilling.
It is compatible with shimano spd-sl cleats which will work with shimano road pedals.