Brother All Day - LEJOG machine?

Also my mate said there was a little bit of play in the front wheel bearings, so bought some ridiculous Easton ceramics that were on sale.

On the topic of brake levers, If you like the shape of Sram levers in general, then buy a set of Apex/ Rival/Force, 2nd hand (ideally with broken shifting mechanism for cheap) and saw off the shift paddle, I ran a set of old force levers modded like that with TRP mini Vs for ages on my touring bike, and they worked well and were very comfy.

I need some for this caad build...

Please don't let me buy shimano br-r353 :(

could always get mini motos ;)

My budget is more £50 than £50000000

No need to destructively saw them down. You can simply dismantle them, which will save weight and then someone else could use the internals for repairs

Good point , mine were knackered anyway and I'm lazy so I just attacked them with a hacksaw .

Now ceramic bearings is when you know this is going to be THE build.

Haha, I’m starting to get nervous at this stage lol. It’s just praying that I’ve got it “right”.

Getting close

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Saw the frame and wheels the other day Nef. It's going to be a super nice build

Feeling like I could’ve gone way bigger on tyres. Looks like there’s miles of room in there considering what clearance was like on my old bike, I even put bigger tyres on than in that photo and then put guards on, lol. So either I’m a masochist when it comes to fitting guards and I’m fitting them far too tight or I could have run 40c easily.

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^if you do decide to go bigger on the tyres - i’m on team tanwall - reckon they’d look dead smart

I reckon some BDHU would help though

Went for all black to match the bars and saddle. Usually a tan wall guy but think it’ll look right once the bars are wrapped.

Ha, this was my exact feedback (it’s my mate who’s put bits together at the moment).

It’s happening!

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Looking super smart!

Black saddle, levers and tires all working well together with the silver bits, too.

Oh wow this will be really nice

I think on silver rims, black is definitely the right tyre choice. This is looking really really nice!

Thanks! Feels like it justifies my borderline neurotic dedication to getting silver bits.

Wonderful!
Think the headset and brake pads make it ;)

Lovely. Those borg22 logos come off very easily with acetone btw

Looking nice ! Photography tip - take driveside pictures from further away so the handlebars perspective looks less weird.

They’re taken by my mate who’s building it up for me, I’ll pass on the advice, lol.