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I bought some Campag splined v2 Kinesis cx disc wheels cheap. Thought i'd be able to change the spline as per the V1 wheels- turns out I can't. I'm a little loathe to change the wheels, as what i'd replace them with wouldn't be as nice for the money....

Buying Shimano wheels would be the sensible thing to do though

Hmmmm. Campag cassette with a jtek shiftmate might work... Has anyone tried one?

Bugger, can't seem to find any Campag splined, Shimano spaced Ambrosio cassettes. Anyone know of any alternatives?

maybe I shoud've just bought the full arkose rather the frame and fork.... but then I'd have wanted to change wheels, cranks etc etc etc.

Cheers for the advice on chain ring size- makes sense.

From memory BB7's are a bit fiddly. Just have to find some spyres cheap

Drivetrain questions- There are two options I'm considering:

Current parts are frame / forks and kinesis disc wheels which are Campag splined, but I could use one of the Ambrosio Campag splined, Shimano spaced cassettes to enable a Shimano/ SRAM drivetrain

options

1. Use my existing Centaur cranks. Buy Campag mech/ cassette, Allstar components chain keeper and Campag or friction bar end shifter. No option for narrow wide chainring
   
2. Buy Ambriosio cassette to enable SRAM/ Shimano cassette. Buy 100/130 BCD cranks and a 44t Race Face narrow / wide ring. Buy SRAM rear derailleur and bar end shifter.
   
   

Option 2 seems more complete, but will push budget further... I still also need to buy brakes either way. Thinking BB7/ Spyres for now, with a hydraulic upgrade in the future

PDW mudguards are good & on sale @ triton
http://www.tritoncycles.co.uk/accessories-c11/mudguards-c146/pdw-full-metal-fender-set-p11122

Bought some wheels. Kinesis CX disc with 160mm avid rotors. Unused and never fitted for £103 off eBay. Seemed too good to pass up. Should save weight on the XM319 to Shimano SLX hubs I had in mind

Have done a few easier Peaks rides fixed in the past. Coming back down the steeper descents was not nice. Not something I'll be repeating without a few gears

OK- Some of the North West countryside

Yeah- couldn't say no at that price.. I test rode the Arkose with Shimano Hydros- absolutely awesome, best road brakes I've tried by miles.

The Arkose will be part commuter, part CX for knocking about the countryside and having fun.

As for parts list I'm undecided. Budget dictates cable pull discs for now. not sure on drivetrain ATM. Erring towards SRAM x something rear derailleur and a narrow/wide ring upfront. However I have centaur cranks and cassette, so could perhaps use those. Campag rear mech are £££ though

Cheers for the reply- looking like the brakes are going to be the biggest expense barring the frame if I want something decent

Ta- would've been interested in the spyes/ cowbell 3 if you we're still selling those too...

yeah, they may well be- could then use an x-5/7/9 rear mech. Do you have pics + a price in mind?

Got some decisions to make over drivetrain and wheels now. Will still run 1x10 or 1x9 with a bar end shifter. I have some centaur cranks that I may use- though they'd limit my rear mech choice and mean no narrow/wide ring

Lovely bike. Not a million miles from what I have planned. Bought one of the EBB frames and a couple of rear hangers after the frame was reduced to £224- hard to say no at that price

First new part has arrived, a pair of PDW mudguards for on-road use

Yeah- i have some parts already, so will save there. I'd want to upgrade a couple of bits on the stock full bike spec too. The big expense would be to buy like for like braking and lever setup seperately

i have some campag bits that i could use as an initial build. i'd need a new rear mech, bar end or friction shifter and a chain keeper to get me rolling. Prices for campag rear mechs are scary expensive though

Arkose frame with eccentric BB reduced to £225. reckon i could build a decent 1x10 setup for not a huge amount from there

any opinion on the eccentric bottom bracket Arkose? Sounds interesting/ versatile

Available as frame and fork only with an EBB for £300 too

Yeah- I'm erring toward dropping more £ for the Arkose and selling the rat frame/forks. The bike will be used for a mix of commuting duties with guards + large volume tires and mixed surface riding in the North West countryside

Cheers- it was the 1x10 I test rode. It was nice, bit nippier than I expected. My decision is whether it offers much advantage in ride quality/ over the Roadrat. Was such a while back I rode the Cotic my memories of it are a bit hazy.

Seem to remember some positive comments about the arkose, but can't seem to locate much specific about them on the forum

No opinions/ experience of the Arkose? My reasoning is that it might be more nimble and fun to ride than the Roadrat, which as a road going commuter seemed a little sluggish to me.