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The op was a success, whahey!
Chainline alignment was soooooo easy with that VeloSolo spacer kit. I ended up just taking a straight edge off the Chainwheel and combining different spacer widths to get the 16Tcog in the right place. I then rotated the chain wheel just in case there was any twist or warp to it which'd throw the chainline out a smidge. Easy peasy. Wichita Lineman....
You asked about PCD on the Dawes thread Scilly, I've decided that the Campag SS wheelset are going on this Carrera project not the Dawes for now. The Crank is branded 'Truvativ'. So, after a quick read of the Sheldon link you pointed me to I measured about 73.3mm C-C of the stack bolts, its a 4 bolt chainring so multiplying by 1.414 gives me a PCD of 103.62mm, I guess thats 104mm really?
The bike looks like this now, a smidge more aesthetically more pleasing to the eye than the Dawes project and the Fashionista's here perhaps?! :-)
and...
My christmas pressie from my long suffering partner was this...
Took it out for a 10 mile local hilly loop, feels nice, speedy, light. Crazy wind out there today, I'll get a few miles done on it 1st and see how I get on with the 16T cog before I fettle any further.
Thanks again for the guidance Mr Suffolk, really appreciated the pointers and help.
Cheers fella.