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Bend in the stay is no problem, I've bent mine myself in 2 places and it holds up since 2,5 years, has survived some overloading etc.

Depends: 12mm: newer, hip road bike standard.
QR & 15mm: loads of cheap parts, 15mm has been a mtb disc standard for almost a decade now and theres loads of good longlasting hubs for that. for QR too, obviously. :) So for a DIY wheelbuild, go for QR and 15mm, gonna be way cheaper!

I think your pedals are mounted the wrong way, left pedal on the right side etc.

Just in case nobody ends up taking it, I'd be very happy to pay for shipping if you'd be willing to :)

Just bought a very beatiful frameset from @aloadofpants and I'm very very pleased with how this went. Can't recommend him enough, friendly, quick and reliable. Thank you very much! :)

hey @hma thanks for the tip. let's see if he'll post it.
i also kindly got offered an equilibrium, but as that only takes 28mil tires i'd rather wait for something with more room.

Hey,
i'm searching for a very small steel frameset for someone 1,55m tall with 72cm inseam.
atm a 49cm classic road frame fits perfect, so for a slightly sloped cross/gravel frameset a frame below 49cm height would be ideal.
current top tube length is 52 actual, 53,5 effective, but that works only with an 80mil stem, so the shorter the better.

Good examples for fitting frames would be a very small Soma Double Cross, Straggler, Croix de Fer, and comparable framesets. So: QR 100 / 135 Axles please :)

Used frames are totally okay (as long as theyre not too rusty!), its intended to become an everyday bike.

Budget is around 200 - 300 Pounds (lower if sans fork) and shipping to Germany would be great ...

Thanks in advance

Hey,
I'm searching hoods for my ST-4400 levers, to no avail whatsoever... What I am searching is the following Shimano part: Y-6CT 98100, or anything (inofficially) interchangeable.

So, my question is: are the hoods for levers that look similiar and are "related" to one another (same generation, same design such as Flighdeck etc.) interchangeable? Can I put hoods for ST-5500, ST-6600 or ST-3300 on my levers? Has anyone tried that?
Thanks in advance for your tips. I don't want to buy shiny new expensive levers for a bike that gets locked up outside regularly just because these cheapo rubber parts aren't available anymore... :/

Hi, I've been searching hoods for my 9spd Tiagra Flightdeck STis for a long time now and can't find any: neither from an official retailer, on ebay, no third party parts such as the ODI Hudz ...

What I am searching is the following Shimano part: Y-6CT 98100, or anything (inofficially) interchengeable...

The shifters still work perfectly and I find it ridiculous to get new shifters just because Shimano can't be arsed to offer / reproduce such cheap spare parts.

Budget: anything below new shifters ;) so, around 20-25 quid

Thanks in advance

Most weight saving and snappier handling imo means upgrading to better tyres and maybe eventually lighter wheels :)
And a non-rusty drivetrain will be a lot better, too ;)

If you can live with an 11-36 10spd cassette, then this is the cheapest possible setup: the 5700 shifters + 9spd mtb/trekking rear derailleur from shimano (same cable pull, so no roadlink necessary).
If you need smaller gears: see above :)
edit: +1 on compressionless brake setup! makes a LOT of difference, much fewer readjustment necessary than with normal wire-based cable outers

Front Derailleur clamps, drill a 2nd hole + any Rapidfire shifters

nah, it's a Rawland Ulv, isn't it?