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I picked up a 2000 CAAD 4 Aero today (52 cm). It's a pretty silly frame and almost certainly going be a very harsh ride. Nevertheless I really quite like it and therefore gonna build it up with some decent modern bits.
Current thoughts are:
105 R7000 groupset
Vision Team 35 Comp wheelset because they are mad cheap at everyone's favourite online bike site: (https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/WPVIT35C/vision-team-35-comp-road-clincher-wheelset). I already have a pair of these on my winter bike and they've been solid. The 35 mm depth should look ok with the phat alloy tubes. Will put some GP5(4)000s on them.
I want a new (black) headset for it, the one installed is a bit notchy. It's a 1" threadless headset. Should I buy a Chris King? Maybe, but they are very expensive. Would welcome thoughts on an alternative.
Also will change the seatpost clamp, really only because I want it to be black. It's a 27.2 post, is there anything else I need to know before buying one, i.e. are all 27.2 mm post clamps the same?
Thinking to get a Thomson X2 -17 deg stem. 100 mm in black.
That's about it for now. Any suggestions on 1" threadless headsets are welcomed.
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