Talbot Frameworks custom road frame

^^^ this :)

and we're finished...

and I'm very, very happy with it.

and now I badly need to do some work after a very extended lunchtime in Crystal Palace, even though I'd rather spend the rest of the afternoon taking photos of it.
(or even riding it).

wow, thats nice. and rotor makes total sense too!

^ this

what is the crank arm length? and what spider/rings are those?

Yes, yes YES!

Apart from the rotor. May e if it wasn't compact it would fit better..?

Otherwise she's a beaut!

Very, very nice.

Rotor agilis with T.A. chainrings, 175mm. I'm still not 100% sure about it, but now my objections are more to the graphics than the red part, which I think works pretty well with the frame. Was talking to Matt about bead blasting it... but for moment I'm happy enough with it.
Originally a compact chainset was my justification for not re-using my old groupset, so I'm definitely sticking with that. I've done chalkpit lane on a standard chainset more than enough times now...

Forgot to say, came out at 8.36 kilos, which with a Brooks and the geometry is pretty good.

Looks great, get that Brooks into the bin and it'll be even better- and half a kilo lighter.

Looks great, get that Brooks into the bin and it'll be even better- and half a kilo lighter.

You're not the first person to suggest that...
but it's also probably the single best bike part I've ever bought and I value comfort on long rides far more than any weight saving.
(also internet tells me a ti swift's 390 grams, so I wouldn't save quite that much).

Hyperbole aside I think you'd save half a pound, so no- not that much.

And if you are comfortable then that's the important thing.

Anyway- love that red, bike looks cracking.

Hyperbole aside I think you'd save half a pound, so no- not that much.

And if you are comfortable then that's the important thing.

Anyway- love that red, bike looks cracking.

I'm very pleased with everything about it.
(probably right up until the point I see your finished bike and wish I'd gone for disc brakes)

My only issue now is that I no longer have an outdated bike to blame my lack of speed on.

Still trying to catch up on the work I failed to do today, I'm keen to take some photos from other angles but think that'll have to wait until tomorrow.

Looks great enjoy the ride .. Worth the wait to see it posted

Damn that's tasty, has that got a wishbone seat stay?

(also internet tells me a ti swift's 390 grams, so I wouldn't save quite that much).

This is how it starts and in no time you will be weighing everything and spending shit loads on carbon/Ti stuff to save weight.

I got bargain Arione Carbon yesterday which is 145 grams.

Nice. Great photo spot too

Damn that's tasty, has that got a wishbone seat stay?

Rubbish photo (shoot interrupted by a car needing to get past/the fact my lunch hour had reached abuot 3 hours), but gives a better view of back end.

really want to go for a quick ride round the block to double check saddle height, but am typing one handed with a grumpy baby on my knee, so going to have to delay that...

Not too keen on the cranks and I really don't like the saddle, but the rest of it is great!

Saw this last week in the shop, when you were building it up. Nice to meet you, however briefly, and a great pleasure to see another of Matt's creations come together looking so good.

Also, now that yours is done, he can get on with mine. Win, win.

God dammit its got to be my turn soon!!

is there a weight limit for that wishbone arrangement?

Saw this last week in the shop, when you were building it up. Nice to meet you, however briefly, and a great pleasure to see another of Matt's creations come together looking so good.

Also, now that yours is done, he can get on with mine. Win, win.

Sorry - I was probably a bit anti-social as was experiencing major performance anxiety attempting to build up a bike in front of two professional mechanics...
(in the end I ran out of time and had to leave it to Matt to do all the hard bits).

Yours sounds like it's going to be amazing.

apollo - not sure about wishbone weight limits, I doubt it's a problem, but PM Matt (Coldharbour on here) or mail him via the website and I'm sure he'll be happy to advise.

Did another 50 miles on it today and it's still great, though sadly has confirmed I'm just a terrible climber and wasn't down to my old heavy bike.
The best thing is not having any back pain at all - the difference a properly fitting frame makes is amazing.

I can confirm that it looks extremely good, personally I am not (yet) feeling the cranks, but overall the bike looks great.

Had you considered something like these? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Campagnolo-Athena-11-Speed-Ultra-Torque-Chainset-50-34-172-5-Fantastic-/271272815886?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item3f291ead0e

Had you considered something like these? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Campagnolo-Athena-11-Speed-Ultra-Torque-Chainset-50-34-172-5-Fantastic-/271272815886?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item3f291ead0e

Yes, I'm not totally sure about them either. They'll do for the moment, but gives me something to upgrade in future.
I've got a (probably irrational) aversion to mixing Campag and Sram, originally I was just going to get an Athena groupset, but decided I couldn't deal with campag shifters. Currently the T.A. chainset someone suggested a while bag is the most appealing option I've seen, though I'm really not keen to go back to square taper if I can avoid it.

Agreed, that would be a retrograde manoeuver.

I'd cheerfully mix Campag and SRAM, but then maybe I'm a deviant. You could take the decals off?

I think silver cranks would match all the other silver stuff, basically.