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Hoooo boy, so nice and shiny!

I have had a little poke around your map and I think it's great.

No worries @mig, enjoy the shiny parts

Ok @crossedthread thanks for the update. Hopefully that means I'm next in line for the groupset and wheels.

Ah I wish I'd paid attention to the Oakley's! I'll get third (?) in line for those as well @ukjoshb

Dibs groupset, will PM

Actually yes, I'm very keen to find a 38-39t (even 40t) 130 BCD chainring, for 8 speed. Got one?

I was hunting on eBay, got let down by a seller, so now I'm gonna struggle to get parts to the mate unless I find one today/tomorrow.

I need to pick up a chainring, ideally by end of Friday (tomorrow).

39t (or 38t) 130bcd, 8 speed

I'm in Stoke Newington, N16.

My bad, I misread the issue as a brake bolt hole thing. I would not touch the fork ends. I saw someone take a Dremel to some frame dropouts once and they made a right mess.

When you enlarge the brake bolt holes you can better maintain alignment by using a stepped drill bit such as this.

I worry that a rotary tool might leave things more up to chance. But would likely be fine if you were methodical.

@coventry_eagle and @rj thanks for the intel. You've helped me advise a mate overseas.

Yes, as it happens! One Freddo chocolate each. Collection only, from Scarborough.

Low resolution image quiz:

How many speeds are these shifters?

Wheeeeew look at that. Cracking build.

How is the ride?

Also how tall are you?

So so good. I think the early-2000 frame means the DA cranks aren't out of place.

Reasons I love it:

• Nailing the basics, i.e. matching decals/tape/saddle
  
• Seatpost really works
  
• Cranks are hyper modern but at a glance look like vintage polished alu
  
• Gumwalls!
  
  

Things I'd change:

• Shiny RD to match cranks
  
• Flatter top cap (cut the forks?)
  
• Slimmer stem (I know the options are few)
  

What's the size?

Compared to your Parlee I think most bikes would seem heavy!

Hopeful 3rd dibs on the garden

Well I'll be a June bug stuck in molasses. I should have remembered that tbf.

I'd be interested to know the same. I used a Wald 137 basket with the agricultural clamps and wished for something more sleek.

I think it'd be ok for really light stuff, but I would want to test it with a 6-pack of beers. Unless that crown strut was rock solid, assembly would lack stiffness to resist the side-to-side forces while riding. Could get real floppy.

I can still see it working if the distance from crown to basket is small, and the strut itself is stiff. You'll gain stiffness points if the fork has a flat face around the brake bolt hole, as the strut will then be well supported against sideways wiggle.

@seven and @nick_h.

I just want you to know that I have read your stories, that I feel empathy for you both, and that I am intrigued and impressed with how you have been using cycling as therapy.

Assuming it doesn't have flats, if you have mole grips or a pipe wrench you might want to try:

• tape a single layer of inner tube around the exposed, round pedal spindle. Tightly!
  
• position crank at 4 o clock
  
• Allen key in slot, handle pointing backwards
  
• mole/pipe grips on spindle, handle pointing backwards also
  
• grip both tools (awkward reach-around) push down with all your weight
  
  

Careful you don't push towards any chainring teeth. Chain on big ring as a safety measure.

500

Could be a typo and they meant £50.00. Benefit of the doubt, I say.

As far as I'm aware the tapers are interchangeable as long as you adjust for the difference in effective spindle length. I think Sheeldon's point was that they still hold the cranks just fine but in a different position (i.e. further outboard/inboard).

That is a cracking looking bike! It is going to fly I'm sure.

BB length should apparently be 111mm for Centaur double.
https://thecycleclinic.co.uk/products/campagnolo-centuar-bottom-bracket

Note also that Campagnolo/Tifosi BBs are ISO taper. Shimano and basically all others are JIS. They are not interchangeable. So a 111 mm JIS (Shimano) BB will put those cranks in a different position when compared to a 111 mm ISO (Campagnolo) BB.

Also just double checking - are you using carbon-specific brake pads? If you need to buy some I can recommend Swisstop yellow pads.

You can also measure chainline to get an idea if your crank is correctly positioned. A road double crank (albeit Shimano, but probably v similar for Campagnolo) should have outer ring at 46 mm and inner ring at 41 mm outboard from the centre of the seat tube.