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Hi All

So i've finally got some picture of the thing courtesy of Matt Grayson

So all the photos below are copyright (2017) Matt Grayson, all rights reserved.

It's an absolute joy to ride, as I am sure all you Supersix owners already know. I couldn't be happier with it. Until I finally get round to changing the stem that is.
For those with a slight weightweenie interest, the final build weighs in around 6.5kg. Not bad for a bike the size of a small horse.

Hi @peet
Yes they are. Sorry about the silence, I missed your post.

Yes, pm me.

Cranks are 175 I'm afraid.

I forgot to mention. No posting for anything less than £20. Postage costs on top.

I do.

Yes, it is.

Centaur cranks are Ultra Torque. They don't have any chainrings. I can't remember the length. I'll check later.

I think I do, I'll check tonight.

Prices drops, updates and new items!

Oh and their search is shit. You get better results searching by product name rather than brand

Not sure if these have already been posted here but Shopto have great deals on fizik components. Stock is starting to run low but there are still some good deals. I bought one of these, arrived two days later. Much cheaper than anywhere else.
http://www.shopto.net/cycling/fizik/7683SXSA69E12-fizik-antares-r1-saddle-black

Got the cable out by supergluing a bit of thread to the end of the cable and using the vacuum cleaner trick. Thanks @russmeyer.
Nearly finished. Had to go to Condor this morning to buy one of these :

only £2.99 at Condor compared to £5.99 everywhere else online.
I'll post some pics of the final build once I've sorted out a decent seatpost.

That's the easy bit done. Now I have to figure out how to get the cable though the internal routing... Anyone have any tips?

Hi JT, you know Bradley? Did I take you to a party once many moon ago?

Thanks, I'll PM you

Thanks.

Build list so far (* for second hand parts):
Campagnolo Chorus shifters
Campagnolo Chorus derailleurs
Campagnolo Record cassette and chain
*Cannondale Spidering chainset
*TRP 960 brakes
*Zipp 202 Firecrest clinchers
Veloflex tan wall 25 tyres
Enve compact bars
Fizik Antares R1 saddle

Still missing a decent seatpost and stem but I've now run out of cash so will have to use something from the parts bin for now. If someone wants to loan me an Enve or Zipp seatpost...?

I know that putting Campagnolo on a 'Dale will wind some people up but too bad. It's what I like.

She used paint brush nib Posca markers. It's what Cole Coatings recommended. They said they were the most colourfast ones out there.

Love the socks. Where do I get them? Would love to get some of this stuff from Mavic but I'm now absolutely skint!

Last August I came off my bike at 95 km/hour going down a hill in Yorkshire while training for a 1000 mile ride from London to Venice that I'd spent the previous 6 months organising.
I smashed my wrist into lots of tiny pieces so was unable to ride until just a few weeks ago.
Unable to ride I thought I'd get stuck in to a cycling project to have a new bike to ride when I finally got better.

I had picked up a Cannondale Supersix Evo Hi-Mod frame on ebay for cheap when bored shortly after pay-day a few months before. The frame was immaculate but didn't really get on with those graphics. So rather than sell it I'd give it a more personal touch.

This is it before hand:

I asked one of my very good friends from my art school days, Rebecca Davies, whether she would decorate my bike for me and she foolishly said yes.

I got the great guys at Cole Coatings stripped it down and painted it white, then Rebecca drew all over it.

Then Cole Coatings added the clear coat and polished it beautifully.
This is it now, waiting for the clear coat to fully dry before I build it up.

I'll post proper pics once it is built up. Hopefully next week.