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Saddle arrived today. Thanks

Does anyone know if there is much of a difference between all the different types of Romin? I've had a look on the specialized site but can't make much sense of it, I'm after something more for comfort than weight/speed

^thanks

I'm looking for a cheap stem to try out a shorter length, a couple of the Deda ones I've seen have a 31.7 clamp diameter, will this work with 31.8 bars?

Does anyone have suggestions for alright road shoes on a rather limited budget*?

I've narrowed it down to these 3 so far, but would be interested to know if anyone had any other suggestions, or experience of these;

Gaerne G.Avia
Mavic Peloton
Bontrager DLX

I know I should go to a shop to try things on really, but there is nowhere local to me that has much.

*Around £55

someone set a 20 million one on mine the other day, no one actually got it though so I'm not sure what was going on

I'm trying to install a front brake and the nut isn't quite long enough to reach the bolt. The current nut is measured (using a crappy plastic ruler) as 14.5-15mm and it just touches the bolt when both are inserted all the way. The longest spare bolt that Wiggle have is 18mm, is 3mm of engagement enough to hold the brake securely? I'm about to make an order with Wiggle anyway so would rather buy from them for convenience but I see that SJS has 22mm, 27mm and 32mm bolts in stock.

I have a 20mm one I could stick in the post if you think it would work.

If you decide to split it I'd be interested in a few bits

Seatpost arrived this morning, cheers

Up thread it says some spares made up.
I will pay as soon as at a computer tonight.
Excited.

Looked back and saw that. Payment sent

What happens about names added after the list was closed, will I have to wait and see if anyone drops out or did you get a few spares made up anyway?

1. mdcc_tester 45/2/2/Black
   
2. abyrnesmith 48/3/1/Black
   
3. 'dan 45/2/1/Black
   
4. miro_o 46/3.5/1/Black
   
5. Dmayn91 45/3/1/Black
   
6. Object 46/2/2/Black
   
7. Laner 46/2/1/Black
   
8. Laner 45/2/1/Black
   
9. Keyfour 49.5/2/1/Black
   
10. danieldan 45/2/1/Black
    
11. Rodolfo 45/3/1/black
    
12. Waffle 47/2/1/black
    
13. Nellyp 48/3/1/black
    
14. mustard 48/2/1/black
    
15. mustard 45/4/1/black
    
16. chickenbourne 47/2/1/black
    
17. Syntret 46/3/1/black
    
18. mustard 47/2/1/black
    
19. branwen 45/2/1/black
    
20. loc 45/2/1/black
    
21. mooscot 47/2/1/black
    
22. apc 47/2/1 black
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23. Smallfurry 45/2/1/black
    
24. Eyebrows 47/2/2/black?
    
25. danb 46/2/2/black
    
26. swillis 47/2/1 black
    

23cm, can lock to most things and its lighter, and yes it also reduces the chance of it being jacked open, as long as you lock it with a bit of care.

Hmmm ok.

Also does anyone know why the ChainReaction site refuses to load on in Chrome for me? Works fine in IE which is a right pain in the tits

This was happening to me last night, I gave up on it but now it is working fine again today.

The campag njs stuff will probably cost a small fortune, I think Suntour would be great on this.

It depends really, whenever I've built something up its always been a bit of a rush, so I've paid over the true value to ensure I win (on ebay) and get it fast. If you've been patient and picked things up for good prices you could get nearly all your money back (minus any postage or ebay/paypal fees), but for anything you've bought new you are probably looking at -20% at best. -15% as an average sounds pretty reasonable to me, but again it all depends on what you paid in the first place.

I can't imagine you will lose much on the frame, you may on the parts, especially if you bought them new. As long as you're not after really high prices you could put it all up in the classifieds on here first, and I'm sure people who know much more about the value than me will tell you if they're priced too high. I'd still say keep the frame if you can and sell the parts, it really is lovely.

You could also try the what is my xyz worth thread, although it looks like more questions than answers after a quick look.

Split would probably get you the most money back on here, avoid eBay if you can, although you may well get more money there for the more expensive parts like the frame.

Why sell though? It's so nearly there and will be a really nice bike once built, is there not a different way to get some money if that's what you need, I'm sure you would come to regret selling it.

What size?

If this is referring to me the cube is a 60cm, but this is only because they come up small apparently (and their size chart seems to confirm this), a 58 is my size really.

I did consider that, but 700 is already a bit more than I had originally planned so a grand is too much I think, ultegra would be nice though.

It's going to be a first road bike so I don't want to spend too much in case I don't really take to it.

Does anyone know anything about Cube bikes, specifically the Agree GTC. I have the opportunity to buy a 2012 one with 105 for ~£700, which I thought was quite a lot for 105 second hand, but its full carbon so I'm unsure. Is this too expensive?

Bike like this one http://www.bikecyclingreviews.com/cube-agree-gtc-pro/

Do you know whats actually bent on the forks? Is it the steerer or the blades, I assume the crown is fine. If the steerer is the problem I think dron is right about investigating getting this replaced, it would be the strongest and safest repair imo.

Bike:

Did you pick this up on ebay around september/october time last year? Think you outbid me in the last seconds, unless theres an identical one knocking about. The paint was pretty special up close IIRC.

Summer intern according to the full length apology

Is this true, I've heard you have a disliking to continental...