Coln(+1)ago - SLX Spiral Conic

No probs. If going box section, I think I'd go with black tb14's. Ideally, I want to find a cheap used wheelset rather than going down the build route. Wheelsets with Record/chorus hubs on open pros seem common-ish secondhand.

yes, that's a good idea

Looking good!

beautiful bike, congrats

A few bits trickled in over the last couple weeks,

a cheap matching Nitto Cage

new chain and cassette, again ribble discount prices making it a no brainer.

and a cheap pair of dual pivots (veloce?) until a bargain pair of skeletons come up.

Cliff (legend that he is) sent me a MK1 campag freehub body, so I can swap out on my current wheelset, making a cheap and ideal solution to the whole campagnolo/11speed wheelset problem.
Trouble is I distracted himself with Bees, and Pedal Cars, and forgot to ask for a lock ring.

Spent a weekend scouring LBS workshops for a suitable lock ring, to no avail. Seems, I got me cs-401's mixed up with me 301's and 201's, like an idiot.
So, I'm slightly miffed with Campag's need to make life difficult with this little project.

After 2 weeks being held up by a lock ring (the small final bits as always being the most frustrating) just went with one from Royce. Seems a small price to pay for a definite and certain fit and considering the previous generosity, a pleasure to support them.

So, some progress and finally ready for a first spin this morning.

Feels surprisingly stiff for such a large, 1" frame. Particularly happy with the bars, feels great in the drops. The new (to me) Campagnolo levers' shape too, are bloody puuurfect and the hoods seem to relief the pressure and pain from a recent accident (scaphoid/wrist pain) so, an ideal ride for me to get back regularly cycling.
Things left to do...when the pain eases, I'll finalise position, cut the steerer and wait for some cheap skeleton dual pivots, a 2nut CK headset and black Nitto S65 seatpost.

and need to decide on bar tape, seems like a waste to go black when it could easily deal with something bit more interesting. maybe some splash cinelli, or pink to match the decals.

any rate, shaping up...

I think we should crowd fund to get this bike on those black Shamal wheels, anything well will be 'meh', this bike needs them

Awesome