x marks the spot

x or cross, or more specifically cyclocross.

I just finished build a new bike that I'm pretty excited about.  I decided to go with quite a different platform as the skeleton of the bike- a Ritchey Breakaway Cyclocross bike.  The cool thing about the bike is that it is versatile on most terrains being a road bike that can accommodate mountain bike type tires.  More unique to the Ritchey is that the frame is able to disassemble and comes with its own travel case.  The seat tube holds top part of the triangle together, and a coupler holds the bottom.  The cables have a coupler that screws together and apart when you disassemble the frame.  Quite an ingenius concept.  If I were to travel via airplane, ths case is only the size of check-in luggage.  The rest of the faculties of my build are outfitted with Shimano Dura-Ace, FSA, and Zipp.

Vitals:
frameset: Ritchey Breakaway Cyclocross Size 50
shifters, front and rear derailleurs: Dura-Ace
crankset: FSA SL-K lite compact
brakes: Avid Shorty 4
cockpit: Zipp Service Course SL stem and handle bars
pedals: Crank Brothers Candy 2

The bike is quite beautiful and I'm excited to play around with it and take up cyclecross racing next winter.

More Pictures: https://imageshack.com/a/IgeQ/1