the architect’s MAMIL build

Right so, i've signed up for a sportive with @HoKe on in March so I NEED to get this bike built.

The aim is to get the weight below 7kg.

Over the winter months I picked up some carbon wheels (35 front, 50 rear) which I have rebuilt with Novatec SL 11 speed hubs (pics to follow)

Then I bought an ultegra groupset from @user49322 , but i'm thinking that rotor crank would look way better. Anyone looking to sell?

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Yeah I have 2 sets inexplicably that I am about to sell (were going to go on customers bikes but have gone disk route now I have csg access). PM me and we can sort something out....

https://www.dropbox.com/s/lum5pme70lf6vs7/2015-02-09%2007.43.20.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/b01vhjx1k2n72ck/2015-02-09%2007.43.44.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wvfji2vbo66tjm7/2015-02-09%2007.44.25.jpg?dl=0

nice @amey , do you have qrings too?

To save weight u went for quite narrow rims and PRO4 23s.

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I used planetx titanium screwers which are 46g for the pair. The hubs were swapped by cadence performance

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Looks heavy! Do it again!

The only thing heavy around here is your belly @HoKe

Nope just those rings I am afraid .. you keen? PM me

Bits!

So as mentioned I picked up an ultegra group from @user49322 and I am starting to amass the other buts I need.

I bought an 11-28 cassette so have no need for the 11-25. It's in pretty good condition so PM if interested
The brakes are awaiting swissstop pads

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So I've removed my 6700 calipers and replaced them with some 6800s. I've also swapped in some swissstop black prince pads.

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Looking good. 2nd hand builds that looks new!

This looks great. Why did you swap the 6700 brakes out for 6800?

Although there is a slight weight penalty, the 6800s have much better braking performance thanks to a dual pivot design. If I wasn't trying to save weight, I might have bought some new 105 calipers as their black finish would be a better match with the paint

lovely angles x

At long last, I have rotors! I went for the 3d24 as the weight difference between it and the 3d+ is negligible when you factor in the BB weight (ultegra 77g, rotor BSA-BB30 converter 96g)

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695g

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Looks fake!

@HoKe your continual words of support are greatly appreciated!

Always a pleasure, never a chore!

So my final few bits are arriving, and I am now thinking about who to do the build (I'm a useless mechanic)

the pedals are the steel version but 220g is still pretty light!

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You have good taste. Looks like the chainrings are in position 1. Why have you chosen this over default position 3 or am I misreading the alignment?

Well spotted @7VEN To be honest I threw them together for the photograph and then put the rings back in the box! I'll probably have guys up at cadence set it all up properly for me

May I recommend Ratrace Cycles in Nunhead. Pete there does a lot of the guys bikes in Dulwich Paragon and he's done an amazing job of putting my last few builds together.