Finally after about 2 weeks off the bike I am riding again, as I got the Tommaso built back up yesterday. I guess there was good that came out of Fridays tragic R3 build problem with the shift levers, I got to build the Tommaso back up using the Ultegra SL Shift Levers. Although I only road about 12 miles, being back in the saddle felt great! The Tommaso performed extremely well and shifted better than it ever did before. Since I had it laying about, I changed out the 7900 front Derailleur for the 6601 SL, and it made a world of difference. The 7900 has a different pull ratio, which makes working with the Ultegra SL 6601 shifter difficult. Changing back helped to make the front shifting quick and effortless. I also put Jagwire cables on the whole bike, and pre-lubed both the cables and housing with Teflon lube, this may have been the icing on the cake. When I get the Ultegra 11-28 back from Nick, it should work even better.
I am headed out to Marlbourough today to ride with my brother Nick, and for the first time and looking forward to the hills, or is it just being able to ride again. I still have to make some minor fit adjustments to the bike; saddle height and fore and aft position changes, add knee savers to the pedals ( which I changed to spd's), and align the brakes to the rims. As long as Nick doesn't run away from me on the hills, I will enjoy today's challenge.
I still have to purchase the 7900 brakes for the R3, which are another 230 bucks, but that is the last piece to the puzzle. Now that I have the Tommaso up and running, I can certainly wait a bit for that. My need to have it on the road has lessened, and my joy of riding has overtaken my need for speed...
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