Friday, February 10, 2017

Helios Hedron Carbon

This bike is the deal of the day; if it said Specialized, Pinarello, or Bianchi on it, you'd be paying twice as much.  Helios is one of those small brands that buys awesome parts, awesome frames, and builds an awesome bike - then never gets traction and goes out of business.  How else can you build a sub-15 pound bike with Campagnolo Record 11 Carbon and Reynolds wheels and sell it for so cheap?  Seriously, price the specs out and you'll see: the price I'm asking for is the same that the drivetrain RETAILS for. Then add in the carbon wheels ($1500), the frame/fork (another $2000) and everything else, and you get the point: this is a screaming deal.

What's unique: I'm running a Sram Red 10-speed cassette; this is due to the wheels not being 11-speed compatible.  I will include a Shimano Ultegra 11-speed cassette with the bike, so when you get around to getting either an 11-speed freehub or just replace the wheels themselves, you'll be ready to go 11.

I weighed this on my bathroom scale and got 14.5 pounds - so, yes, it's light and fast.

So, the details:

- 53cm (Medium) Helios Hedron carbon frame
- Carbon fork
- Reynolds carbon clinchers (I believe Assault, but the decals are removed)
- Campagnolo Record 11 carbon rear derailleur / Record 11 front derailleur
- Campagnolo Record 11 carbon crankset
- Campagnolo Record 11 carbon shifters / brake levers
- Campagnolo Record brakes
- Sram Red 10-speed cassette / Shimano Ultegra 11-speed cassette included as well
- Specialized racing saddle
- Pedals not included

SOLD.

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