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Bit of a delay since last update.
I have bought a donor bike with SRAM Etap 11 speed! Hopefully once I have sold the frame and / or wheels and the a few other finishing kit bits like bars and saddle etc, I will have got the groupset for cheeps:). The bike has been very lightly used and is in very good nearly new condition. The rear derailleur is a medium cage and was only recently installed for a proposed trip to Mount Ventoux which got cancelled so is only about 4 months old and little or no use.
I still need to find a shimano freehub body for the campag hyperon ultra wheels - anybody have need of a campag freehub body and want to trade for a 11 speed shimano one?
The only problem is that I think the crankset spindle is for a BB30 / PF30 bottom bracket shell and may not fit the english BSA shell on my frame. SRAM did a number of options but the donor bike is a Boardman SLR signature so it is likely to be BB30. I do not have the right tools to remove and find out so my LBS are removing it and they think there may be an adapter with larger outboard cups to accommodate the larger spindle and the bearings. I will find out on friday so fingers crossed. If I can use the crankset and I can get the adapter same day, I will try and complete the build this saturday.
Wheels that came on the bike are Mavic Cosmics which look really good but the noise from the hub when in freewheel is bound to grate on me if I decide to keep them.
I am going with foam grips for the handlebars if I can make it work with the shifters but longer term I want to do have leather wrap with contrast colour lacing
Hopefully next update on friday and build pictures on Monday!
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