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The thread is a bit premature as the frame isnt actually in my possession yet, should be arriving later in the week, but thought i might as well start a thread while i consider how to build it up
First off, its yellow. Not a colour that i've previously been inspired by but i liked the look of the frame as soon as i saw it and the thought of a yellow bike has grown on me a lot. That and a quick search for the price of a serotta respray has convinced me itll be staying this colour.
I recently bought an 11 speed Athena alloy groupset with the intention of building up something a bit more classic euro looking, although had i known that this was coming up i'd have probably held out and gone for a black groupset. Nevertheless i think it'll work and fortunately the headset's silver so the Athena will be staying on and sort of defines the look i'll be going for with the rest of the components.
I've ordered a 3ttt pro-chrome stem and will probably pair it with some compact drops. The Soma highway one's look good, but scouting through the 26.0 compact thread suggests that Nitto M106 will be far less flexy. They're quite spendy though and theres always the bontrager ssr-vc bars to consider as well.
I've been looking out for Ti posts on ebay and havent found anything suitable yet so may end up going for something like a ritchey classic. Although if i've already commited the faux pas of pairing Nitto & Campagnolo with the bars then i think the S65 would be good. I've got an aero chorus post i could transfer over but i'm not sure it'd suit.
A bit all over the place trying to decide on a wheelset. Sensible budget is probably around £500 but i could flex either way on that. Would rather stick with clinchers for convenience, and i'll admit im slightly scared of tubs. First thought was archetypes or A23's as I like the wider profile of the TB14's on my other bike. Record hubs would be nice or R45's if i completely scrap the budgeting. Haven't really familiarised myself with whats available factory built, fulcrum racing 3's look like quite a good deal and campagnolo neuton ultra's look quite light for the price. Any recommendations on wheels welcomed.