Brian Rourke Tarck > Road > TT

Blatantly needs this.

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Yes. Who's got one?!

Looks like a painted version of the Giant EXT Pro stem.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Giant-EXT-Adjustable-Alloy-Quill-Stem-Mike-Burrows-Cadex-/401142815685?hash=item5d65f99bc5:g:OyUAAOSw3YNXbi4V

Awesome frame btw.

Were they not prone to snapping? Even more donotwant in TT mode

Not sure. I imagine they're quite flexy though.

Given mine all kinds of stick and it hasn't killed me yet...

Wouldnt a set of chain tugs solve the wheel slipping?

Potentially. Not sure it would work overly well though, because of where the hanger sits on the dropout. When it had gears the axle was almost at the end of the dropout, any further forward and the derailleur would chuck a wobbly and wouldn't work properly. But it's definitely something to try

Or use proper closed cam skewers

Yes, definitely. I'm going to hunt down a rear Spinergy to match the front that I've got laying around. And source some closed can Campy skewers.

I thought about making the build period correct, but then I realised that I have no idea what year the frame was made, nor does it have an original paint job.

As for bar set-up, I'm thinking about something like this. Shiny, minimal, low base bar and probably flat or S bend extensions. What's the general rule with stem length, how much shorter should I go when I normally run a 100mm stem?

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Get some HED's or corima's, sound much better :~) also nowhere near as dangerous

Can anyone suggest a caliper that will allow me to squeeze a 25 tyre up front?

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What tyre size is that? If this is now for TT, you want a tyre width that gives a good profile with the front rim.

It's a 23, which had a nice profile with the Ardennes but they're quite a wide rim.

Still in two minds about whether to TT this bike, or just SS it instead with rack and use it for commuting.

No SS for commuting! 1x10 flat bar instead! with rack!