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Paint:
The original paintwork is in good condition, there are a few flakes around the FD clamp and the downtube decals but certainly no where near enough to warrant a re-spray. However, the 'Harry Quinn' decals on the DT and ST are recent replacements I believe, it looks like one of these jobs, not bad but I'm a bit concerned that they may peel up with no clear-coat on top. I'm not sure if the headbadge is original but I really like it:
The Build:
The first thing I did was swap the components I was taking off the Colnago (except gruppo and wheels) and switch them to the Quinn, here it is with Arundel stainless bottle cages, condor seat post, and erm.. Planet X saddle- might do something about that.
Since that I've also added down tube able stops and a 3ttt (3T?) stem and bar combo. The bar is an 'ergo power due'; I really like the shape of it so will stick with it. I won't feel any obligation to stay Italian with this like I did (to some extent) with the Colnago.
Bits to Get:
This leaves me with the two major selection choices: groupset and wheelset. Mudguards, rubber and bar tape are obviously also important; for the former I may make do with my raceblade longs initially and the latter are generally short lead-time and low cost so I'll think about them later.
Groupset:
I'm pretty certain that I'm going to go for 105 5800, it seems to be incredible value at £300 and I've never met anyone with a bad word to say about 105. It will be the first non-Campag groupset I've owned but I've always got on alright with the shifters on the occasions I've used Shimano before. A big motive for moving from Athena 11 is for the cheaper replacement parts, particularly chains and cassettes. For this reason it feels a bit silly to go back to 11 speed, however I much prefer the look of 5800 over 5750 and the reviews seem to suggest the performance is there too.
Silver seems to be the obvious choice but the black also appeals to me. I think some black components might the black and gold decals, though I'm not sure, thoughts? Too much of a mix might