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Slow progress here. It feels like 2 steps forward, 1 back. So, I connected the brake hoses to the calipers yesterday. Although the hole in the non-drive chainstay for the hose is a bit too big, so I ended up putting several bits of heatshrink onto the hose to pad it up a bit. Seems OK.
Then I came to bleed the brakes, and the bleed kit I bought doesn't contain all the bits!! No Shimano STI master connection, so I now have to wait for one to turn up (I may borrow one whilst mine is in the post).
The front and rear mech are on and connected, and seem to shift up and down OK. The chainset is on (although I have a spider power meter on order, so that'll have to come off in time). The chain is waxed. I can't put the rear wheel on because of the Hope adaptor issue (new one due to arrive tomorrow, yay!). So, actually tomorrow could be a good day; rear wheel on properly, hence correct cassette on. Then chain on. Then fettle gears, then cut the front mech cable and put the cap on. It'll look like a real bike! It won't stop, mind. But who uses brakes anyway :-)
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