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Unfortunately, as a result of 'being an adult' with 'responsibilities and obligations', I wasn't able to get as much done on this over this weekend as I'd have liked. I did indeed cut the steerer, but only enough to fit every spare 1 1/8 inch spacer I own - by my math, I think the bars should be high enough with this setup, but every Neutrino on the internet seems to have about a foot of spacers beneath the stem, which has me a bit spooked.
Speaking of the stem, I am quite pleased about the way it has worked out. Every other one of my bikes has a -17 degree stem due to vanity, which sadly is not a possibility with this frame. In my view, the only other acceptable option is the stem being parallel to the top tube, which I have achieved here by using Photoshop to inspect photos of other size small Neutrinos and thereby estimate the angle of the top tube. There are not very many -4 degree stems on the market, but the Zipp SL-OS is one, if you use it on a 1 1/8 inch steerer with the ±2 degree shim that used to be included with it.
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I have less than one week's worth of evenings and weekends to build this before I take it away on a trip.
- The drivetrain I have planned is somewhat ambitious and I really hope it works.
- I have never set up hydraulic disc brakes before.
- The drivetrain I have planned is somewhat ambitious and I really hope it works.
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I think some more attractive chain rings and bars with less drop and BDHU would sort this out nicely. The stem looks short relative to the top tube as well, so if you get bars that also have less reach then you could correspondingly lengthen the stem.
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If this helps you with your calculations at all, I bought a small and the distance from the top of the seat tube to the top bottle cage boss is 180 mm. Assuming that the bottle cage bosses are in the same position relative to the bottom bracket between sizes, that would make the equivalent distance on a large (assuming this is what you bought) 230 mm.
For what it's worth, with my saddle rails to bottom bracket measurement (660 mm) on a size small Neutrino (360 mm seat tube), I should be able to get 180 mm of drop with a OneUp V2 (which has the most drop per length of any dropper I've been able to find; most others would give me 150 mm), resulting in 120 mm of post above the seat tube when dropped. I think that's not bad. I'm just trying to decide if I should go with a dropper or a flexible carbon post instead.
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Hello! I did change the clamp. I'm using a clamp assembly for the Giant Contact Switch seat post, Giant part number 150000028 for 7 mm metal rails or 150000048 for 9 mm carbon rails. I got it at my LBS.
If you're not able to find that, the people in the Softride Facebook group report having success with this Bontrager part or its J&L clone. I don't have experience with either of those because the Giant part works well for me, and I prefer it in theory because it has a longer support area for the saddle rails.
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Your left lever is 2009-2010 Ultra-Shift, while your right lever is 2011-2014 Power-Shift. Power-Shift was introduced in 2011 but only in the lower lines (Athena 11, Centaur 10, Veloce 10).
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If I recall correctly, Potenza uses a different spring tension in the rear derailleur, so although that setup will work in the short term, the imbalance between spring tensions in the derailleur and the shifter will cause drift over the long term and require constant adjustment.
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I knew I recognized that wall. You build the best bikes.
Thank you! I'm just driving out to Vancouver to see some friends. There will be some cycling, but it's not the main point of the trip.