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I don't think many people on sportives "suffer" , they just poodle as fast as they can

Loving the New Rose bikes http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/rose-xeon-dx-4400-double/aid:632592 http://media1.roseversand.de/product/1850/1/8/1899650_1.jpg

I had the same issue with v-brake adjustment, I actually have those deore brakes on my cross check. I got some cross top levers and they had an adjuster on them... could be worth thinking about. Love my cross check, quality bikes, hope your enjoying yours as much as mine!

Looks like great fun! Nice build. Interesting how your bike seems to be growing white paint... looks nice though

Yes to everything here... and I love the cut up tyre as a chainstay protector! You are on the a winner here. Bit confused... this gonna have cross tyres or slicks? With risers rusted like that... the "chucking it around" could end messy... that is if this goes off road.

I was confused at first... like with many I was not sure the was a good idea. But this is turning out really, really nice. The paint job is excellent and will look lovely with all this silver. Looking forward to this!

A smaller ring would be nice... but I raced a compact for ages and mostly used the little ring anyway sticking to the bottom of the cassette.
Really lovely looking build, hope this turns out well and should be a stunner!

I saw a langster pro recently with a FSA road style crankset (gxp bb yada yada), it had a single ring on it and looked really nice. Keeping it for road and track? Defo put drop bars then (fully taped). Seek out some good wheels and then look at what you have left to spend. If you want to use it for track and road, then a fix fix wheel could be a good idea.
A word of advise, its better to get good condition second hand kit then decent new stuff. Oh and get as much as you can in black... silver stuff looks shit on red specializeds

That is looking lovely, any pics of the full bike?

If you find the bars uncomfy then change them... comfort over performance in my opinion (tt bikes don't count). If they are fine, keep them. Its tempting to upgrade bits and bobs but its better saving for something nice and big.

I think it would look a lot more sleek if you took the decals off the rims and I am not so sure about the Mtb crankset you have on there too. But good job with this, I like it. Glad you didn't paint the frame!

Love reading this. In my eyes, any "tour" involving frites and beer is an instant success.

This looks ace, always liked the idea of a tandem in this setup. I am surprised you didn't opt for crazy color cables to fit the bill, maybe too busy though.

Probably still in france... looking at the general attitude of this build! I hope it went well, if not, then I hope it was a good laugh

not cheap though.

Cheaper than brifters! Also, Cheap = second hand

Also, you can find them cheaper than £70 ------> ebay

I like the idea of a kaffenback. I just finished a similar build with a surly cross check, mtb groupset with bar end shifters.
However, I found that having an mtb 11-32 cassette (which i think you have) was impractical as I never used the bigger sprockets. A road cassette with mtb crankset I find gives a perfect range of gears. However, I suppose this is personal preference and I presume you took that cassette off your mtb so is practically "free" and therefor instantly a good option. Shifting wise, I suggest bar ends for a tourer, very reliable, simple to use and can be switched to friction if you get any issues (alot cheaper too). Also what are you thinking brake wise? If you go for discs, are you going to mount mudguards? That could get messy.
Hope the build goes smoothly, looking forward to seeing this done!

+1 on the mudguards, not a true winter bike without them. If you get issues with mucky white bar tape, I stick by fizik white stuff. Doesn't get grubby and if it does, you can wipe is off easily.
Oh and a word of warning... if you ever want to upgrade to cantis you will struggle to get the front cable guide/hanger in as I doubt you will have space on your steerer for that. V's work fine for tarmac stuff though, I doubt you will need to change to cantis.

Good job on the build, love the scheme you have gone for!

I find SRAM looks good on any bike, old or new. Think of it as a blank canvas stil and you can build anything you want out from it. But I agree with carbon...

That is looking lovely, I love those dropouts. This makes me want to build a frame

Looks like great fun, loving the matching kit

Mmmmm, satin finish. Could it be worth it to let the surface rust a little? like on the top seat tube lug.

Love these bikes, wish I had one instead of my surly cross check, good luck with this build! What bars are those? they look really nice

It would look soo nice if it wasn't painted... but how would you protect the frame properly to avoid rusting?
Have you decided what kit your putting on this?

I think if it is going to be single speed then you will need two brakes defo, drops with hoods is the best way to go in my opinion. The rest is up to you, if your on budget then second hand parts like wheels and cranks will save you a heap of chash. Unless you hate the paint scheme, respraying it, even by yourself, will cost you alot and on budget and that money could be better spent on nice components that will make it more enjoyable to ride.
Very nice looking frame, love those forks, have fun with this.

This looks lovely, looking forwards to seeing it built up