Dura Ace 7900 Shifters and Brakes arrive, and Dan fits a Tri-Bike..

From 7900 Shifters and Brakes Arrive for R3

Today the final pieces to the R3 puzzle arrived on my doorstep, so I rushed over after work to try to fit them on the R3 frame, to no avail.  Since Sondre was not at Cycling Concepts to explain how the shifter and brakes should be installed correctly, Dave and I decided not to tempt fate.  The 7900 shifters have all internal routing, that makes installation of the levers more intricate than I can handle myself.  There was also a question on the front brake installation that I was unsure of, so discretion is the better part of valour. 
In the middle of it all, there was a great orange hue from the sun setting over the bike shop, so save and I decided to go outside for a look, and found a new moon staring at us.  A beautiful sight for sure.  Upon returning, I found Dan in the middle of a Tri-Bike Fit for a Trinity College student.

From Tri Bike Fitting at Cycling Concepts by Dan

Dan checks the spin and hip angles, after setting the saddle height and fore and aft position.  Once the bike is fitted properly according to the riders specific body type, then the Stack and Reach can help to determine the correct frame geometry needed to accomodate the rider.  All TT and Tri-Bikes should be fitted properly before determining the correct bike frame, not the other way around according to Dan.  That make today sense to me, and can be the difference between successful riding position for mile to come.  This rider fit the P2 Cervelo over the Cannondale or the P3 or P4.  The P2 being the less expensive, and less aggressive version in the Cervelo line.  As Dr. Olcott used to say, "Proper planning prevert poor performance."  This seems to be an appropriate addage for the TT or Tri-Bike rider.
So, Friday will be, hopefully, the completion of the Cervelo R3 build up, with all Dura Ace Components throughout!  It will make me at least LOOK FAST!