Diovollo

Got my gorgeous Diavollo (54cm) today and was on the rode/trails in 20 minutes thanks to the pro build. I was very impressed by the box it was shipped in, once I got the hex nut undone that holds the front fork secure to the box. I just put the wheel on, stuck the seat/post into the frame, blew up the tires and it was complete. Be advised you'll need a wrench to get the hex nut undone, mine was really torqued down and an Allen key for the seat clamp. Fortunately, I brought along tools as we built it in the post office parking lot. First impressions of the bike were that it felt larger than my road 54 bike that I ride and the seat tube length as denoted really measures 60 cm to the top of the seat collar and not 54 as in the specs. Also, the Rival drive train is much heavier than the Red I've had previous experience with, maybe it's the extra housing of the internal cables, anyways it will be difficult when racing and near exhaustion to push for easier gears! Other than the brakes pads installed backwards (minor issue) it was sweet build. I'll ride it on the road with different tires for a while before cross season and see how the fit works out, I'm 5'81/2 and just at the cutoff between a 54 and 52, could possibly handle a 52 better, the top tube seems high and I'm more stretched out than normal for me. Looking forward to a long relationship together and maybe some podiums in my first cross season! Thanks Nerds, Sheldon O Vancouver BC

Posted 12.23.10

Diovollo

Got my gorgeous Diavollo (54cm) today and was on the rode/trails in 20 minutes thanks to the pro build. I was very impressed by the box it was shipped in, once I got the hex nut undone that holds the front fork secure to the box. I just put the wheel on, stuck the seat/post into the frame, blew up the tires and it was complete. Be advised you'll need a wrench to get the hex nut undone, mine was really torqued down and an Allen key for the seat clamp. Fortunately, I brought along tools as we built it in the post office parking lot. First impressions of the bike were that it felt larger than my road 54 bike that I ride and the seat tube length as denoted really measures 60 cm to the top of the seat collar and not 54 as in the specs. Also, the Rival drive train is much heavier than the Red I've had previous experience with, maybe it's the extra housing of the internal cables, anyways it will be difficult when racing and near exhaustion to push for easier gears! Other than the brakes pads installed backwards (minor issue) it was sweet build. I'll ride it on the road with different tires for a while before cross season and see how the fit works out, I'm 5'81/2 and just at the cutoff between a 54 and 52, could possibly handle a 52 better, the top tube seems high and I'm more stretched out than normal for me. Looking forward to a long relationship together and maybe some podiums in my first cross season! Thanks Nerds, Sheldon O Vancouver BC

Posted 12.23.10