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i just orderd one of these!

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  • February 14, 2012 at 1:19 pm #15095
    wheelz

    please dont shout, or laugh out loud. i just orders one of these!

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    im poor and would never be able to afford the real thing. am going to fit 105 groupset,a nd some nice wheels! anyone had an experience with these frames? wish me luck. 😕

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  • April 1, 2012 at 11:32 pm #665411
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    russyparkin

    ace, you will help alot of
    ace, you will help alot of people make their minds up. lovely looking bike. well done, good to see its build happen

    April 1, 2012 at 7:17 pm #665409
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    wheelz

    so,
    1st sportive completed,
    so,

    1st sportive completed, with no dramas, creaking saddle only annoying thing to happen today. lovely sun too B-)

    beginning to like this roadie thing. so much cleaner than my normal xc riding!!!! :O

    March 24, 2012 at 7:10 pm #665407
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    wheelz

    well it made it!
    we done a 50
    well it made it!
    we done a 50 mile shake down ride around west sussex this morning. heres the niggles.

    chain slipping, 9 spd chain link, dont work on 10 spds!

    front mech rubbing chain in big ring, after cables stretched it dissapeared.

    steerer/stem creeking, needed tightening after a few miles, started creeking again probably needs some greasing. :/

    seatpost slipping, have a 27.2 with shim instead of a 31.6. waiting for correct post, in post!! 🙁

    apart from that few things and seeing it was only finished late thursday night it wasnt so bad.

    the ride quality was great, steering quick and direct. it looks the b******s as well. compared to my Trek 1.5 work horse its a Ferrari. it felt so spritely, looking forward to puting loads of happy miles on it. 😀

    I will keep you all informed of any problems or mods as i go. 😉

    March 23, 2012 at 8:05 pm #665405
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    russyparkin

    mate, looks very good. i dont
    mate, looks very good. i dont foresee any problems. hope the maiden voyage goes well. £1350. no brainer. if it all works happy happy days!

    March 23, 2012 at 2:27 pm #665403
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    Fringe

    it looks just like a
    it looks just like a pinarello!!! 😀

    March 23, 2012 at 1:01 pm #665401
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    wheelz

    yeah,
    Me and my riding bud
    yeah,

    Me and my riding bud will be taking a few essential bits and peices with us. We tryed to pre-stretch the cables but……….

    Even the quick sprint up the road and back (100mm) told me the brakes are a whole lot better than the tiagra ones on my 1.5 Trek! It felt spritellier as well. 🙂

    a quick spanner check this afternoon to make sure i forgot nothing.

    March 23, 2012 at 12:15 pm #665399
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    notfastenough

    Looks smart. Good luck.
    Looks smart. Good luck. Remember to take tools with you, no doubt once the cables start to loosen you’ll be adjusting the mechs a few times.

    March 23, 2012 at 11:03 am #665397
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    wheelz

    yep its a 54.
    The total build
    yep its a 54.

    The total build cost is around the £1350 mark!

    You can get some nice bikes for that sort of price, but im very happy so far with the way its turned out.

    Probably plenty of faffing on the initial ride tomorrow

    (|:

    March 23, 2012 at 9:49 am #665395
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    arrieredupeleton

    Looks good. Thanks for
    Looks good. Thanks for posting an update. Enjoy your ride tomorrow and I hope you avoid freshly laid tarmac – it’s too white for tar marks.

    What size frame is that? 54? How much have you spent then? Would be interesting to compare to an off-the-peg ‘equivalent’ carbon frame.

    March 23, 2012 at 9:22 am #665393
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    trikeman

    Looks the biz Wheelz, good
    Looks the biz Wheelz, good effort.
    Looking forward to the ride report, seeing the ‘angles’ an’all it should give a stable ride and with a good weight too.
    Good luck old chap and well done for documenting the build. =D>
    Regards

    Trikeman. 😉

    March 23, 2012 at 8:24 am #665391
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    wheelz

    Oh and it weighs 17.4 lbs,
    Oh and it weighs 17.4 lbs, without pedals. Im still waiting for a lighter seatpost and saddle, so should be able to shed a bit more weight after that too. 🙂

    March 23, 2012 at 7:55 am #665389
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    wheelz

    I can see the bars are going
    I can see the bars are going to need some tweeking.

    March 23, 2012 at 7:54 am #665387
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    wheelz

    Here it is in all its glory
    Here it is in all its glory at 6.30 this morning. The misses didnt want it in the lounge………….

    March 23, 2012 at 7:51 am #665385
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    wheelz

    Its done,
    So this is part 2
    Its done, 🙂
    So this is part 2 of 3.
    A lot of this stuff was new to us MTBers and casual roadies. Internal cabling, double click shifters/brakes and so on. After the initial bottle of beer we got to it. As ive already said the build quality is good. Everything we`ve bolted or pressed fitted onto the frame has fitted with no dramers. The Sram Rival is good quality stuff, the Mavic Ksyrium equipes are a nice wheel set, frameset is light and looks good and thing like tyres,seatpost. saddles are a personal choice!
    So we finished it at 9.45 last night. It took 4.5 hrs ish to build so that was`nt too bad. Part 3will vbe after a 40 mile breaking in ride saturday. Heres some pictures. 😀

    March 20, 2012 at 8:14 am #665383
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    wheelz

    the site i got mine from is
    the site i got mine from is on the 1st thread. The guy is called Walton. Hes realy helpful, i had loads of questions for him. My frame is the one in the pictures by a box, and the build up is going great (so far)and am just waiting on a seatpost so i can finish up, put the bars on, indexing and all the other silly things that tale for ever. Anyone set-up and indexed the Rival stuff on a new frame? 😕

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