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It took them a month to put them in the post, but i have now received the head tube cable adjusters. Was invoiced by Serotta after they were sent and was surprised to find that i'd been charged $45 to ship an envelope with a part that weighed less than 10 grams in. My delight doubled when i also had to pay a customs charge of £21.51 (more than the value of the part). At todays exchange rate, that puts the cost of the headtube adjusters at £66.91.

Despite having a whole month to reflect, I still haven't decided on wheels.

got that a bit wrong, looks like im about 72kg so now i can have a guilt free 4kg meal. Will get them built locally, theres a shop a 12 mile ride away that i havent tried before. I'd drop in there for a bit of advice however he doesnt currently stock Archetypes in less than 28 hole so i figured its probably a bit cheaper to source them from Hubjub myself and just pay for the build & spokes

I'm thinking about getting Novatec A291/F582's laced 20/24 to Archetypes, probably with CX-rays. I'm about 76kg, that likely to be enough spokes or should i go up to 24/28?

gumwall cambium looks great, just bought a ti regal for a new build but might have to swap it for one of those if theyre out soon

or maybe no one else thinks it looks like a cock and i've inadvertantly revealed some sort of repression of my inner psyche

BMC looks fast, although i'd prefer a less phallic saddle aesthetically

anyone have any experience of the ebay J&L Titanium seatposts? they look good but its quite a sensitive area to risk with unbranded stuff

Yes, I definitely want the ease of clinchers. Erring towards TB14's but haven't ruled out archetypes completely. Still haven't decided on hubs, zenith appeal on price, record would fit with the rest of the campagnolo and Royce just look great. Any reason not
To go for Royce if I can find them for the right price?

Just heard back from serotta, $25 plus postage, hopefully they get over here quickly. Parts are beginning to turn up now.

Just googled it, is the route really only 15 miles? I'll be on 48/17 with a hangover.

Dragged my brother and a mate out for a pootle around the suffolk lanes yesterday. 23 miles of whichever one was on the other fixed wheel bike moaning (only have 1 roadbike) interspersed with some visits to relatives and 2 pub trips. Good way to spend the afternoon.

im going. amey, did your ticket have transport back? Interested if so as i only managed to get one without.

Anyone have a route profile for the ride out? Is it going to be hard work fixed?

A threaded one will fit, but won't grip the sides. It might stay in place under tension but the one that I have isn't particularly long and I'd be wary of it kinking.

have sent them an email, just means it'll be a few more weeks until i get to ride it. Makes the wheel situation a little less urgent i guess

that's it, i'm getting the file out. This things getting fixie'd

Anyone have a suggestion (or even better, a link) for a barrel adjuster for the headtube. None came with the frame and i was surprised to see that it's not threaded. A cursory google suggests that these may be proprietary. Any ideas for a workaround?

Its arrived. Its also pay day and i've found quite a good deal on some british made hubs that'd be quite nice...

Also hadnt checked the size of the front derailleur as its been sitting in the box. Its 32mm and i'm going to need the 35mm (i assume? the 32's definitely too small)

Most of the parts should now be winging there way here, just need to make a final decision on wheels

Wiggins has dropped out

As all the contact points will be black im tempted to go with black hubs, have just spotted that this chap on ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/H-Plus-Son-Archetype-wheelset-Sapim-spokes-Shimano-Miche-Novatec-Campagnolo-hubs-/151032892320?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&var=&hash=item232a430ba0 seems to stock H+Son & record hubs and happens to be a 15 mile ride away from me so might take a trip over there and see what he's got.

£1000 is probably further than i can justify but think the neutron's would look pretty good. Had a quick google image search for inspiration (aesthetically decent CSI builds seem surprisingly few and far between) and like this one a lot

the shallow rims are steering me towards TB14's a bit

Certainly have no real reason not to go with TB14's, zero complaint with them on my vigorelli. The only reason I hadn't listed them was to give something new a go (that and a slight weight reduction). Think the grey ano colour would suit the build quite well, I'd just have to do my best to never use the brakes

The thread is a bit premature as the frame isnt actually in my possession yet, should be arriving later in the week, but thought i might as well start a thread while i consider how to build it up

First off, its yellow. Not a colour that i've previously been inspired by but i liked the look of the frame as soon as i saw it and the thought of a yellow bike has grown on me a lot. That and a quick search for the price of a serotta respray has convinced me itll be staying this colour.

I recently bought an 11 speed Athena alloy groupset with the intention of building up something a bit more classic euro looking, although had i known that this was coming up i'd have probably held out and gone for a black groupset. Nevertheless i think it'll work and fortunately the headset's silver so the Athena will be staying on and sort of defines the look i'll be going for with the rest of the components.

I've ordered a 3ttt pro-chrome stem and will probably pair it with some compact drops. The Soma highway one's look good, but scouting through the 26.0 compact thread suggests that Nitto M106 will be far less flexy. They're quite spendy though and theres always the bontrager ssr-vc bars to consider as well.

I've been looking out for Ti posts on ebay and havent found anything suitable yet so may end up going for something like a ritchey classic. Although if i've already commited the faux pas of pairing Nitto & Campagnolo with the bars then i think the S65 would be good. I've got an aero chorus post i could transfer over but i'm not sure it'd suit.

A bit all over the place trying to decide on a wheelset. Sensible budget is probably around £500 but i could flex either way on that. Would rather stick with clinchers for convenience, and i'll admit im slightly scared of tubs. First thought was archetypes or A23's as I like the wider profile of the TB14's on my other bike. Record hubs would be nice or R45's if i completely scrap the budgeting. Haven't really familiarised myself with whats available factory built, fulcrum racing 3's look like quite a good deal and campagnolo neuton ultra's look quite light for the price. Any recommendations on wheels welcomed.

Unless I spot a carbon campagnolo 10 or 11s groupset for a price that I'd be able to exchange the Athena groupset for in the next week or two it'll be staying Athena, which i think will still work with a silver stem/seatpost combo and black contact points.

Dammit, I'm not going to be able to live up to that.

Bought the alloy Athena groupset planning for it to go on the Mercian before I realised I'd be compelled to buy a yellow bike. So the full black and yellow is already off limits. And I'll definitely be going with clinchers so that im not in mortal fear of punctures.

Take all the stops and guides off with an angle grinder, magic gear to H+Son Formation face at the back and a Spok in front, risers, Dirty Harry on the wrong side of the stem to a cheap Tektro caliper, make sure you put the saddle much too high and then tilt the nose way down in a vain attempt to compensate. Job done.

No rattle can?