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50/34 fits no problem.

Nice! Looks good on this frame.
You can always swap the 50 for a 46 or so right?
34t chainring and 36t rear should be low enough no?

You can always swap the 50 for a 46 or so right?

Possibly, don't know what that will do to the shifting though.

34t chainring and 36t rear should be low enough no?

Current cassette is 11-28 (yikes), but there are no hills here. I just want to stay in the big ring mostly, and not be all the way up the cassette. Probably will get a road link, and an 11-34 cassette.

Looks great. I had a 46 TA ring on a 10s veloce group on my cross bike for years. If anything it shifted better than the 50.

Thanks for the tip. Will see how this ride, and then make up my mind.

Need an expert's opinion on this cockpit setup. Paging @Hulsroy.

Hoods slightly up?

Nah if you are comfy there I'd say that pretty much spot on.
Is there reach adjustment on the levers? If so you can move hoods up and adjust levere a bit in towards the drops

Thanks boss. No lever adjustment. Will see how this feels.

I just want to stay in the big ring mostly, and not be all the way up the cassette.

46t ring is great for exactly this. I'm content with the trade off (max pedaling gear).

I too run 46t outer (with a 33t inner) paired with a 11-32 cassette, pretty good for most road riding.
If you need anything easier than 33/32 then you're probably quicker getting off and walking anyway ;)

Yeah, ran 46/30 x 11-28 briefly on my Muddy Fox. It was pretty good (maybe could've used a slightly bigger cassette).

Been progressing steadily. Currently cabling up, which (along with wrapping) is always the trickiest part of the build for me.

Cabling and bar tape are two of the most important details I think...yet them right and you won't notice them. Get them wrong and they make a bike like very ugly.

No pressure 🤣

I love this thing already.

Pedals are place holders. Bar tape, and this is done.

Looks great

Cheers. And it rides great too (down the street). First impressions are really good.

Looks very very good already.

Like the Campa groupset on this.

Not tempted by a fork-mount cable hanger?

Yikes thats good! Cranks really suit it. Wide profile cantis on a steel frame just look right.

Not tempted by a fork-mount cable hanger?

This is going to get a front rack in the not-too-distant future, so that would interfere. This hanger isn't the prettiest, although the fork mounted ones aren't lookers either.

I have a smaller footprint one, but that's shiny. Could paint that...

Unless...

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looks really swish

What colour bar tape you thinking? It looks so sweet.