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What is it that makes you feel uncomfortable when youre riding it?
Does the bike feel too big when you stand over it? Do you feel too stretched out? Maybe the saddle is set too high and your saddle to bar drop is too big?
Start by trying to get to the bottom of that question and that might help you understand what you need to change.

Ran mine full length cos it made the most sense to me but I doubt it would make much difference.

Why are the cables wrapped in what looks like a discarded plastic bag?

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Ahh, those were the sort of stats I was trying to find. That really is a huge difference! I guess in that case it really comes down to durability vs breathability.

Seems that C-change is good enough for the pro teams https://blog.katusha-sports.com/homepage/you-asked-us but again I have no first hand experience of it.

Are you looking for something packable that would fit in a jersey pocket? If not, PasNormal do a schoeller c-change jacket thats cut a little less "race fit". I can't comment on the waterproof qualities of schoeller vs goretex but it might fit the bill.
https://www.pasnormalstudios.com/commodity/809-pas-normal-studios-shield-jacket-black

UNO from Asia is definitely cheaper, just throwing another cheapish weight weenie option on the pile.

Have a look at Mt Zoom, I just bought a 90mm one and it weighs about 80g, absolute steal at £35! Might not be the most aesthetically pleasing stem out there but its not hideous either
https://mtzoom.com/collections/bars/products/ultralight-stems-6-17-degree-for-road-mtb-from-79g

Few more bits came this week. I now have most of the drivetrain and a few different size stems to try out. Only thing I'm really missing is a chainring, which frustratingly is going to take about 4 weeks to arrive

I'm certainly not going to sacrifice practicality/durability in the name of weight, just trying to keep the weight down as much as possible while being sensible. No super exotic, excruciatingly pricey weight weenie parts that are purely for showroom bikes just carefully chosen light weight parts that are still up to the abuses of riding.
Most of the weight saving is going to be down to the wheels, I've got a set of 24h lightBicyle carbon rims that I plan on having built with some light weight Newmen hubs. Carbon bars, seatpost and saddle will all help to keep the weight down too.

Current build is looking like it will come in around 8kg and in the long run I reckon I can get it down much closer to 7kg with a few upgrades. There isn't really any reason for this, I just enjoy trying to build up my bikes as light as possible. I'm not going to lose sleep If my calculations end up being way off and I cant get it down to under 8kg but Im definitely g0ing to try all the same.

Can we get a revival of the classic sharkpits jersey please?
Eithery way count me in for a cap/jersey/full kit

What compressionless cable housing do people recommend? Google tells me that yokozuna is the one to go for but I cant seem to find anywhere that stocks it

Gravel is a state of mind

It’s not as heavy as you’d think, frame is 2.2kg, fork is 500g. With light wheels and a few bits of carbon it shouldn’t be too hard to get it down to 7kg

KEF ls50s haha

Lately I had been thinking that it might be time to finally accept that gears aren’t the enemy and invest in a do it all steel road bike.
Last weekend I happened to be passing Cloud9 so I thought I’d enquire about test riding a Brother Stroma. I got chatting with Adam and about 30 minutes later The Stroma somehow became a Curve GXR.
I picked the frame up today, and will hopefully have this up and running fairly quickly.

The plan so far is:
Sram Red 1X chainset with a 42t chainring
Sram force 11 speed cassette
Sram force shifters/derailleur
Some ritchey drop bars I have lying around
Whatever seatpost I find in my parts bin
Probably a stripped SLR for the saddle

I’ll be borrowing the hunt wheels off my Trek for now but I have some Light Bicycle carbon rims that I’ll be building up shortly.

In the long term I want to get this down to around 7kg so I’ll be swapping things out for lighter parts when I can.

That Cippo is rad! I still have a soft spot for Spinergys

Has anybody got or ridden a set of Newmen hubs/wheels?
Im thinking of buying a set of the fade road hubs for the new wheels Im building but I was wondering if anybody had any direct experience since the only reviews I can find so far are a few preliminary tests of their new MTB enduro wheelset.

My thoughts exactly! Classic case of so wrong its right

I always thought his mono stay bikes were pretty cool

Ahh, I did not know that! I currently have a hunt 4 seasons disc set on loan from my flat mate but Im about to build up a set of carbon wheels with Newmen hubs, I'll check if they're convertible.

Thanks @Glws
@albb I saw your thread, absolutely lovely frame and I would have been very interested if it weren't for the rear spacing.

Im looking for a do it all steel road frame, primarily for road riding but something that can handle light gravel stuff. Ideally I want to be able to swap wheelsets between this and my Trek Crockett so it would need to be disc and 142 rear spacing. Could possibly persuaded on aluminium if it ticks all the other boxes.
Size wise I'd need a 54/55/M
Anybody got anything they want to sell me?