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I'm a shade under 6ft and really comfortable on my 57. With a bit more seatpost and 20mm more stem I'd have thought 6'2" would be fine. Mind you. If you do end up selling I think I like the colour of yours more than mine..

cheers apollo, added to watch list

whats the turnaround time for the paint shop? really looking forward to seeing this built up

I've found that the grey ano on h plus son archetypes has lasted a fair bit longer than expected. Over 1000 miles so far and it's still there.

Wouldn't recommend the veloflex masters above if you plan on commuting on it, while they look and ride great, I've never had a tyre that punctured so often and that was in summer. Pasela's would look similar with a fair bit of added toughness

Have you made a decision on bars yet? I'm pretty happy with the compact drop on mine but had money not been an issue I'd have gone with the m106nas

a bit more clearance with the 23's, you might be able to squeeze a 25 on narrow rims.

I'm not sure how much the tyre profile would change with tubulars but i think you'd be taking a bit of a risk with 27c. There's a bit more clearance at the back but there'd be no room for mud/debris clearance on the fork if the tyre fitted at all.

As for P-R i'd probably want as many spokes as possible but 32/32 would cover it i'd have thought

Just checked a sizing chart and I'm a size or two out. Bargain for someone there

What does 43 in sidi sizing line up in terms of uk sizing? Hoping for a narrowish uk9

it was fine with 25c veloflex master clinchers on the same rims. I'll stick a 23c gatorskin on an open sport in and report back

Please excuse the state of it, after 37 miles in the rain this afternoon i couldnt bring myself to clean it as it'll probably be damp again tomorrow anyway

Paceline forum suggests that the F1 fork is the limiting factor rather than the rear chainstays. Its got 25c Conti 4 Seasons on it for the winter and i wouldn't want to go much bigger than that. They're on archetypes which will make a difference to the tyre profile, i'd imagine they'd almost touch on Open Pro's

http://forums.thepaceline.net/archive/index.php?t-125100.html

i'm running 25's on a 23mm rim and i wouldnt want to go too much wider. I don't have a 28 i can test with but can take a photo for clearance for you tomorrow

Really enjoying this thread, kudos for putting in all the effort to get this on the road

No problem Joe, they were a good price for thermal bibs so worth taking a punt on. They're only slightly too small so would probably be fine for shorter rides if it comes to it

Have just tried them on and they're slightly too small for me as well. I'd suggest these would be good for someone around 5'10 or below. If anybody would like them ill be around central today in a pub somewhere, £35. Otherwise they'll be £40 posted

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I'm an idiot, theres not a chamois is there? Undibs.

Ill the these, will pm in a sec

+1 on the more rounded base idea, the corner digs into my back at the bottom (or am i doing it wrong?). Super sturdy and really well made but it doesn't get a lot of use unless im wearing a thick coat

just as a bit of a watch out on the price of shipping the tube over, serotta quoted me $25 (+postage) for replacement barrel adjusters. Postage for a single small envelope was charged at $45 when the invoice came through and i was subsequently stung with a £21.51 customs charge as apparently you have to pay tax on the value of item + shipping value. A $25 part ended up costing about £65.

just seen the last couple of pages, terrible news about the seattube! Thought it looked like a seatpost may have been used above minimum insertion or slightly too small and flexed.

I think modern groupsets on steel frames can look good, im pretty happy with the athena on mine but thats relatively classic looking. A black campag build would be my preference. Dont think the modern Ultegra/Dura Ace cranksets would look quite so good on one of these which leaves you force/red or chorus/record but the parts you've bought to date are silver/ti

the blue/light blue fade a page or two ago is amazing, would be very tempted by that were i going for a respray

the bars are great, have been thinking about replicating the pro-chrome and hwy-1 combo for a long ride set up on my Mercian vig. I 've got a set of carbon record levers in a box under my bed that i've been meaning to use for ages.

Dammit - If it had been front-ended i'd have thought it'd show in the forks which i doubt are very easily replaceable. Better safe than sorry though and the metallic gunmetal gray on the faded CSI on the first page is pretty nice.

35mm front derailleur and 27.2mm seatpost. Shame about needing to blast it, any plans for the colour after a respray?

Incidentally, if anyone's after a 32mm Athena FD then drop me a pm, its been out of the box for about 30 seconds and placed directly back in it

Looks a little bit like there are some bulges towards the top of the seattube in a couple of the pictures. Thats not the case is it?

Mine has some slight rust bubbles (just lifting the paint slightly) in the same place under the toptube. I also paid significantly more for mine and it came without the cable adjusters which turned out to be a very expensive addition. Great frames, great price

cycling in the rain tonight and reading the last page or 2 has convinced me that i need a gabba jacket. Has anyone found better than £135 for the SS version?

Very interested, let me know what you're after