Steel SSCX - custom frameset

I've got double 160. It's too much for my 70-ish kilos in the road. If I could choose again I'd go 140 front and rear, or 160/140 for extra safety. You don't need much in the rear anyways, as soon as I push the lever too much too soon it's skidding in my expensive tires

@Netakure thanks for the info. Sadly it turned out that my fork doesn't support 140s, so I went for 160mm.

Some parts update I guess...
32c Paselas are on the way.
Saddle will probably be a stripped Selle Italia SLR 135g

In the unknown are: seatpost, handlebars, headset.
Gear ratio is not decided yet.
Frame color is also not decided.

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That looks like a Rotor 3D30 BBright crankset, that means it's made for cervelo framesets with a shorter driveside spindle. That won't fit your frame..

@Jaap yea that might be the case... will see.

Has anyone tried removing paint from carbon frame/components ?
I bought a painted carbon handlebar. Wanna remove the paint and leave it with just naked carbon + clearcoat on top.
I guess sanding it is the only way? What grit should it be, so it won't get scratched?

@dick might know well I seen his nicly striped down giant stem once

Wet and dry - as coarse as you dare working down to as fine as you can find until it’s smooth as.....

Then coat with ‘303 aerospace’ to protect

@Dawid_Owl @Dick thanks for the info!

Started sanding the handlebars.
Options after are:
1) Make em the same color as the frame.
2) Black finish.
3) Paint only the alu bit around the clamp - black and fade it to the naked carbon.

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Haven't posted here for a while...
The guy who builds the frame had some health problems, so the project was on hold.
It's getting there though... some progress pics.
(Don't really have better photos sry)

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Handlebars are sanded

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Getting there...

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One minor issue there...

What is it ? :) If it's the NDS cranks ... I just wanted to see how it will look with them and was lazy to turn the frame around.

It was exactly that.

After a "short" break - there's some progress !
Hopefully the bike will be built next week...

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Good colour choice!

Hurra

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Very tidy!!

Very nice buddy :)

Thanks guys!
Did a proper "test" ride today - it feels and rides amazingly!
Would definitely need a smaller chainring for the cross fun though.

Lovely stuff

I'm planing on putting gears on this thing now...

Can someone recommend a derailleur hanger for horizontal dropouts ?
Is there even such a thing ?

Dmr do one (I used it on a genesis day one - works very well), plenty on AliX as well