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Much appreciated @b0n0rv2 @PhilDAS

What’s the chain keeper you’re using? Any good?

It’s 60tt x 64st c-c 650b
The photo was taken as it was first built up..it’s seen plenty of use and picked up a number of scratches since…
Any interest PM me :)

Helson Shark Diver steel 38 for sale. Saphire bezel, sized for 18cm wrist with 2 spare links. Was thinking £400, any interest pm me :)

For sale! 😅 any interest in this before I make a FS thread? Has new hoods, tyres - Pari Motos(and second set I’ll include).

Any interest here for a Helson Shark Diver steel 38, black dial, black Saphire bezel?
Thought I’d offer here before making a FS thread

🙏 please do!

Great idea and from my experience with Albion products I’m sure it’s been well thought through but worried by the length of it…looks like it could interfere with jersey pockets and would like to see or from @Chopsicle hear more details on if/how the bladder is supported/accessed

If @OldCannondale doesn’t take these then I will

The BB was knackered so I've swapped that out but otherwise no nasty surprises. Hoping to get it finished this eve

Finally got back into the workshop to start putting this back together...

the seat stay anything cage bosses definitely take away from the clean lines but otherwise I'm super happy with how it's turned out. I like that there's a bit of contrast between grey and the black components and the yellow really pops!

I picked up the frame from the painters on the weekend and I'm stoked on it!

the photos aren't quite representative, in reality it's a bluey anthracite and true flouro yellow.

Still waiting on the wheels to be built but gonna apply some pressure in the hope of getting this built up next weekend

Paint is done! and after a long delay hubs finally arrived from Hope, just took them to my friendly neighbourhood bike shop along with the rims to get built up...as soon as that's done I can get to work putting this back together

@PhilDAS gets it...

Thanks for the offer, gotta be black though

I'm looking to try some things out and am after some long stems. Ideally 3T in 1 1/8, 31.8 clamp

Hit me up if you've got anything that might work....

Hi all,

I'm after a Thomson stem in black, 130mm, +/- 10deg, preferably an x2.

Hit me up,

Cheers!

I’ve had a pair of the Maes Parallel in hand and they do give a good hood angle but the reach is wild

I’ll not clog up the thread replying to everyone but I enjoy having a place to share and document these project and appreciate the positive feedback so thanks all!

I like to think of it as tuning to my needs and preferences. For me the metrics and priorities are feel and durability.

I’ve not had it on the scales but it feels heavy when you pick it up however it feels light and nimble to ride so I’m not really interested in chasing weight reduction and certainly not at the cost of durability, cracked rims etc.

With the steel stem I could feel the flex (could be a benefit in a different situation) and didn’t like it hence the swap to Alu .

The cranks look good, square is dependable and I personally can’t feel any flex compared to Hollowtech so they’re staying.

The Gevenalle is indexed (though can be run friction if needs must), can’t imagine trying to tune 11s friction in a race situation!

Yes! Would be super handy to have a wide dataset

After following advice in this thread I can vouch for Albions length too, though wouldn’t agree with them coming up small.

I‘m 6,5, long legs and have been going with Rapha Pro Team long size small for years. Got the Albions in a medium and would say the sizing is analogous with Rapha. ie the Medium Albions are a touch longer and looser.

Quality bibs for sure and will probably get more in a small but definitely prefer the Rapha chamois

No you're right: the levers are super long but for me that's a plus point, they're super comfortable, just don't sit right on the Ritchey bars

I find the Gevenalle's super intiative and really like being able to dump the whole cassette in one go, how come you didn't like them?

They're Gilles Berthoud guards, can reccomend! These are some seconds with a little twist in them I got for cheap but the protection is good and no rattling
🙏

And onto the final piece, the paint...

I'd actually booked this in a while ago to get painted and had asked for something based on the old Marin Eldridge frames from the early 90s:

Then thought no, black is always cool, then baby pink, then our painter surprised me with a bright pink track bike so maybe back to yellow...then a customer got a dope matt grey and white...and so on and so on, it was a tough one!

We also had a customers bike recently that paired an anthracite grey with a bright yellow and it popped so good, paired with a soft touch clear coat I liked it a lot:

I was sure I wanted it to be quite simple and did a few mock ups, then narrowed it down to 4:

But really it's a black bike! and to me it loaded up with all black everything just works so I decided to base it on one of my favorite paintjobs from my old Orlowski :

so simple, so good!

And so it's decided! Soft touch anthracite grey with yellow logos and I told the painter he can choose or mix the yellow so long as it pops. He was a little "meh, boring" as it's not a super exciting paintjob and with little creative freedom but happy as it gives him a chance to try out some sort of matt surface sealant which is supposed to seal to the paint from grime and oils without affecting the look

Ok thanks for the feedback, good to know! From what I've read it's seems doable to wire the sprint shifters in but haven't seen any in practise