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Miitch
Planning to finish my blue V4 build with Alfine 11 hub this weekend. I am an old bloke so rather traditional components, and all metal parts but the front light, stem and brakes are silver. I got the frame early last year when they were £99, it arrived with a 1cm chip on the back of one fork leg, sent photo and negotiated a £20 refund. Got a reasonable match with car paint touch up- a Rover colour which I can check if anyone needs it. It is just ever so slightly darker, but the position of the chip means it is not easy to spot.
Frame: Pompino V4 blue, medium- rear spread with care to 135mm using Sheldon Brown method, track ends carefully re-aligned with help of 18" adjustable spanner.
FSA Orbit MX headset installed
Token 103mm carbon square taper JIS BB installed
Front wheel stress relieved tensioned and trued: Shimano DH-3n80 dynamo hub, 32h, ACI Alpina DB spokes (could not get my usually preferred Sapim Race in right length)
Rear wheel needs final truing and tensioning: Alfine 11 hub, 36h, Sapim Race DB spokes.
Rims: Exal LX17 (17mm internal width)
Rim tape: Schwalbe HP
Tyres: Vittoria Voyager Hyper 32mm
Tubes: Conti race 28-32mm
Valve caps: tarty blue anodised from Fleabay
Mudguards: Dia Compe ENE silver alloy
Brakes: Front Shimano Sora 90mm v-brake, SwissStop GHP pads in BBB shoes; Rear old LX low profile canti, Surley cable hanger hung on seatpost clamp bolt
Brake cables: 'We The People' BMX linnear outers, Shimano SS road inners
Gear cable Shimano SIS/ Shimano stainless inner.
Bars Planet X Strada Compact Lite 7050 400mm
Bar tape: Vavert blue cork gel, cheap from Fleabay
Stem: On One Hot Box 90mm
Shift/brake levers: used Versa 11 from Fleabay
Saddle: Spa Cycles Wharfe leather (like B17 narrow)
Seat post: something silver from back of garage
Crankset: Spa Cycles TD2 double 165mm
Crank bolts and chainring bolts: Jtek stainless
Chainring: Surly stainless 34T
Sprocket: Sturmey Archer 1/8" 22T
Chain: KMC B1S
Rear rack: Tortec Ultralite, used from Fleabay
Rack bolts: Ti Grade 5 mushroom head
Brake bolts: stainless mushroom head
Mudguard & bottle cage bolts: alloy.
Lights: Front: Hermann H-One S 90lux dynamo LED lamp; rear Spanninga Solo XDS dynamo rack light.
What have I forgotten??
Pics to follow when it is done
EDIT: SA rear sprocket is 21T