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It turns out that, following the Cannondale write-off, a lot of the components were more damage than initially realised. Primarily... the chainset is wavy, causing a lot of slipping in the gears, and so I need to look out for a replacement asap
I think that you should go back to something a little more sympathetic to the (est.) age of the frame... 6400 Tricolour!
Pretty cheap to be had, and plenty about. Beautiful components too. Keep the 9sp shifters & cassette mind - just go for chainset, brakes, and derailleurs.
My 2c
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Alas, needed a 27.0 post - which I've now ordered
Otherwise, everything is on and the bike currently looks like this:
I rode it down the seafront for a couple km's without a saddle, just because after 2.5 months I couldn't help myself. Even without being able to sit down and take it all in, it felt absolutely magical - I felt at home. Grin opened up on my face and stayed there for hours!
It turns out that, following the Cannondale write-off, a lot of the components were more damage than initially realised. Primarily... the chainset is wavy, causing a lot of slipping in the gears, and so I need to look out for a replacement asap. The BB is octalink so will probably change it out for something square taper simultaneously, to open up my choices. Following that, I will begin looking at wheel options. I may go with something like this (http://www.yoeleobike.com/carbon-wheels-700c-clincher-50mm.html ) but I'm fairly fickle so will make more firm decisions nearer the time I can actually afford it!