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@barry
Frame has arrived! Surprisingly quickly! Really proper job by Titan, couldn't be happier about it. It's all straight, it's all clean, and it just looks beautiful.
Couldn't resist working on the bike for a pretty long time yesterday, which means it's close to rideable
Pressing the headsest was one of the scarier things i've done in my lifetime, but besides taking very long, it went off relatively smoothly. The shop vac approach to route the cables worked like a dream, very much recommended.
The one thing that didn't work out is the rear brake. I want it to be flat mount to be future proof, but use my current post mount calliper with an adapter. Because it's on the chainstay, it won't clear the seatstay by just a couple of millimeters. Filing down the calliper feet could work, but I'd like to keep this relatively proper. This means finding a flat mount calliper that works with my RS685 shifter, of which there are a couple of options, none of which seem are in stock anywhere. So i'll have to sort that out.
Beauty shots pending completion of the bike, messy workshop shots for now.
Receive frameCheck straightness, facing, tolerances, attach seatpost to clamp on.not knowing the perils aheadPress headset cups using 3d printed pressDisassemble rear brake and derailleurs from the CubeInstall fork, stem, bars on the new bikeCable routing, going to try the shop-vac approachAssemble derailleurs and brakesTake rest of the Groupset and wheels from the Cubesuch)