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Looking for a rear polished silver wheel for a new build, preferably h plus son or velocity and preferably deeper than 30mm. Whole wheel or rim would work perfectly!

Cheers

Got a spare one kicking about, pretty short steerer though, what length do you need and I'll measure it up tonight

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/122227286823?_trksid=p2060353.m1431.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Not sure what his reserve is, but a nice looking bike. I've asked them to update with a side on pic to see top tube angle etc.

I had considered that because I have another chain kicking about. Do you reckon where it is just now is ok or would you drop it back a bit? Cheers

Hiya mate,

Yeah, I'd just thrown the wheel on quickly and wasn't thinking, that skewer will be off as soon as my hexlox (have you come across them, I'm excited to see how well they work, got some coming through for each part of the bike) skewer comes through anyways for a bit more security.
Didn't really want a half link, but it pulled the back wheel in a little closer because it was sitting out too far before. And another thing to add to the list is they're a bit noisier as well..
You're right, I've noticed some difference since switching from spoke to Hed3 in terms of ride feel and weight. And I do kind of fancy some omniums, just need to save a bit first.
Cheers for all the tips bud!

Showed up today as promised, great seller. Cheers mate!

Those risers are waaay more comfortable, and I can feel an improvement in power transfer and everything, thanks again!

Cheers guys!

Going to give this a shot over the weekend and see if I can notice the difference, more level on the saddle, different stem and some risers. Like I was saying to JOnathan, probably need to up the frame size to drop the seatpost much, but need to sell one of the other bikes I've got kicking about first. Thanks for all the tips!

My daily ride is only 6 miles each way or something, so really not long enough to get sore, but longer rides on evenings and weekends I have noticed that. Trying a new stem and a set of risers over the weekend to see what difference that makes. Got a set of Lola bullhorns I might give a bash too, it's all about wee tweaks I guess. To be honest I probably need to up the frame size to the largest, but that'll happen in time, just found this frame and forks on ebay and have always liked it's shape so wanted to see what I could do with it. Thanks for your advice mate!

So simple, but something I'd never even considered before, great tip, thanks!! So nice to get actually useful info here rather than just trolling. I kind of just wanted to have fun with this build, and I like the ride, but anything that'll make it more comfortable and enjoyable is great, thank you mate!

Thanks mate, I levelled the saddle a bit more and I've got another couple stems kicking about that I'll give a bash over the next few days and see how it feels. Appreciate the insight!

What would you recommend? I was just aiming for high at the back and everything sloping down, trying to follow the angle of the top tube as closely as possible. Any feedback is totally appreciated

True, might mess around with it, but kind of just wanted to have fun with this and take the frame geo to it's fullest extent. I actually like the feel of riding it this way, and once it's going it's off

My latest build, pic 2 is sitting alongside my last build which is a Leader 725 with black Aerospoke front and white Notorious 90 rear when me and my mate were out for night rides the other day.
La Piovra Air frame
Colombus Tusk Fork
Unsure of which front wheel so either a fluoro pink Aerospoke or a Hed3 with Conti Gator Hardshell, might just swap them out every so often
Notorious 90 rear built with a Ridea HT Track hub and Thickslick
Alpina wing seatpost
Was a Fizik saddle, but have now switched to the Brooks C13
Cinelli Pista stem
Chopped down Deda drop bars
Cane Creek headset
Sugino BB and Messenger Crankset
Wellgo MG1 pedals with YNOT straps