My first roadie

I ordered a super-sweet Motobecane Le Champion SL today. It will be my first road bike. I can't wait until she arrives! The good Rev. Willcore will be helping me assemble her next weekend. I also ordered a Cateye cyclometer, some Crank Brothers Candy pedals, and some everyday wheels (the ones that come with the bike are ultralight racing wheels which I can't even ride until I lose another 10 lbs.).

The thing I'm most excited about are increased speed and increased distance which I know will come easily with this bike. Check out the full list of bike geek awesomeness after the jump.

Here are the full specs on this sweet, sweet beauty:

Frame	2.7 Pound XFusion SL Double-Butted Multi-Shape U6 Aluminum + Dual bottle mounts + replaceable derailleur hanger
Fork	Aero Kinesis SL High Modulus Carbon Fiber with Carbon Steerer
Derailleurs	NEW Shimano Ultegra 6600 10 Speed (20 Spd total) front and rear
Shifters	NEW Shimano Ultegra 6600 10 Speed STI (20 Speed total)
Brakes	TEKTRO RX40 SuperDual-PowerPivot with Cartridge pads Gloss Black finish
Hubs	Top of the Line - American Classic Sealed Precision Bearing Black Anodized 28/32
Rims	American Classic Sprint 350 with CNC sides and Radial Stainless Spokes (200 lb Rider weight limit)
Crank	FSA SLK Carbon Fiber ISIS spline 10 Speed 50/36 T
Bottom Bracket	Ultralight Sealed Cartridge ISIS spline 68x108 Hollow Spindle
Cassette/chain	NEW 2005 Shimano Ultegra 6600 10 Speed 11-23 T / Shimano NEW 2005 Ultegra CN-HG6600 10speed chain
Saddle	Moto SLR Ti Rail 180g
Seatpost	Ritchey WCS 270x27.2
Stem	Ritchey WCS OS (90/100/110 Proportional Sized - No Custom Size Options)
Handlebars	Ritchey WCS OS Butted Aluminum Bar (40/42/44 Proportional Sized - No Custom Size Options)
Tires	Vittoria Diamonte Prolite 700x23c

Comments

[chomps]

Sweet. I am bringing the Guru home this weekend

[Keith]

I ordered one on July 1st still haven't seen it but that's another story. How has it worked out for you? Is it a sweet ride? I hope to have one soon.

[Jonah]

Jeez!! Waiting since July 1st?? I would have died from anticipation by now. The bike is working out very nicely. I'm riding 100+ miles per week and so far so good. It especially handles well on hills and it's fast as all hell too.

Good luck getting yours.

[Looped]

I ordered my new Le Champion SL on Sun. Aug. 28. It arrived the following Wed. I opened the box, which was unbelievably light, to discover that the seat post (with the seat on it) had slid down inside the box and rubbed some big chunks of paint off the right seat stay. It was worn all the way down to the the metal. It was all I could do to box it back up and send it back for a refund. The bike got stuck in UPS damage assessment hell for about a week, but Bikesdirect finally let me know today that they were refunding my money. In the meantime, I ordered another silver Le Champion SL in my size(52CM) before they sold out. I noticed tonight that that they only had 61CM left in stock, so I'm glad I didn't wait on the refund or I would have missed out on an incredible deal and one beautiful bike. If it gets here before the Music City Tri this Sunday, I'm ridin' it right outta the box without even breakin' it in! It'll be a ride I'll never forget. I'll let you know how it goes.

[Looped]

I ordered my new Le Champion SL on Sun. Aug. 28. It arrived the following Wed. I opened the box, which was unbelievably light, to discover that the seat post (with the seat on it) had slid down inside the box and rubbed some big chunks of paint off the right seat stay. It was worn all the way down to the the metal. It was all I could do to box it back up and send it back for a refund. The bike got stuck in UPS damage assessment hell for about a week, but Bikesdirect finally let me know today that they were refunding my money. In the meantime, I ordered another silver Le Champion SL in my size(52CM) before they sold out. I noticed tonight that they only had 61CM left in stock, so I'm glad I didn't wait on the refund or I would have missed out on an incredible deal and one beautiful bike. If it gets here before the Music City Tri this Sunday, I'm ridin' it right outta the box without even breakin' it in! It'll be a ride I'll never forget. I'll let you know how it goes.