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@MichaelG
Having sudden doubts that maybe I should just keep my alloy Athena 11 speed groupset and return the 5800 when it arrives. It would mean having to buy new Campag 11 chain and cassette (not cheap) and not having a nice crisp new groupset though... I think I better sleep on it.
Cheers for the tension meter advice @fidbod and @hugo7, I'm certainly someone who likes solid numbers over vague 'feel'. I'm not sure I want to fork out for one just yet though, I'm unsure of how many wheels I'll end up building (certainly before I've even built one), if anyone was willing to lend me one for a couple of days in exchange for beer/money that might be really helpful.