The Venom Lives - Columbus Steel Road Bike

Jewsky on this forum was kind enough to sell me this frame. It took me a couple of months to successfully build it up (my first) and I learned a lot.

Here are the specs:

Venom Kinetic - Columbus Steel Frame and Fork
Shimano 105 Crankset
Shimano 105 Index Shifters
Shimano 105 Brakes
Shimano 105 Front and Rear Mechs
Shimano 7-speed cassette, 23-13

Shimano Ultegra Hubs
Mavic Open Pro Rims

Velo Orange Headset
Oury Grips
Cut riser bars
Avid (SRAM) brake levers
Selle Turbo saddle
Steve Hamilton Animal pedals

I started with the frame, fork, headset, stem and riser bars. The great mechanics at Bikeworks (Bethnal Green, special thanks to Thomas!) told me to start with the wheels. I trolled ebay for both fixed gear wheelsets as well as road bike wheelsets, torn as to which way to build the bike. When I saw a great deal on a set of Mavic Open Pros laced to Ultegra hubs (had a couple of broken spokes - easy fix), the decision was made for me.

Here she is, before autumn arrives and I add a rear rack and some lightweight mudguards:

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Nice!
Just sold mine :(