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si_mon628
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Has now been nearly two weeks since the last update. In that time a lot has happened with this build, my wallet is definitely a lot lighter now and I have spent way more than I ever thought I would on this build. It’s gone from what I first thought would be a quick service and clean jobbie to most components having been swapped out!
First things first the items that have arrived in the post since my last update.
Cane creek 40 Headset
HG 7 Speed 14-32 cassette
New un55 Bottom Bracket
Stx rc cantilever
Raceface turbine cranks (oops!)
Stridsland 38t chainring, extractor bolt and chainring bolts
Purple anodised non quick release seat bolt
Gravelking 26x2.10
Since the last update and having now been sent back home from work. Seeing all these components laying in my front room was too much to bear any longer so I decided to start putting some on the frame.
All of the components from the original build that I’m transferring over and the second hand eBay purchases have now been stripped down and fully cleaned.
I have been fiddling around with the wheels some more, I have repacked them front hub with new balls now and it’s much smoother and the rear has had a lovely clean. They’re both running well but I can see some wear on the rear spokes from the chain falling behind the cassette, then there is the previously mentioned brake surface wear. My plan at the minute is to run these for the time being and potentially use the cyclescheme my work runs to get a new set built up!
Planet X got back to me in the availability of the fillet welded Bullmoose bars and it appears to be February next year so I may have to wait until then to have the build finalised.
At some stage in the future whenever it may be I would love to give it a go at using some friction or indexed thumbies on here instead of the deore lx brake shifter combo I have currently.