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I'm selling this frame because it's a little small for me and I need the size up.
It's a Chinese frameset, designated FG226. Good condition apart from a few small chips/scuffs to the paint that are difficult to photograph.

Key features:
Glossy black finish
1.36kg as pictured according to my scales
BSA threaded bottom bracket
Drilled for front brake
Drilled for two sets of bottle cages
Tapered fork and headset (included)
31.6mm seatpost (carbon clamp included)
Clearance for 28mm tyres
380mm reach, 520mm stack, 120mm head tube, 74.5/72 angles

Sold.

sfs

Do mesh base layers actually make you cooler than just wearing a jersey on really hot days?

Anyone got a Castelli Climber jersey (or other similarly lightweight jersey) either size L if italian, or M if normal sized. Thanks!

sfs. Happy to post the groupset bits. Also have some 5700 shifters (£65) if you don't want the bar end shifters.

That's a very good point. Whats the battery life like? Is the band mount long enough to go around an aero post and so the light doesn't slide around to the side?

Thanks. I just saw that Jobsworth one, but I think I need something that mounts to the post or seatstays because I sometimes have a saddle bag (have considered saddle bag mounting ones, but they have a track record of bouncing off over potholes)

I'm after a rear light that will fit a bike with an aero seatpost. Looking at the Lezyne strip drive/pro. Any cheaper alternatives?

Yep, it's 700c front and rear.

Tom, happy to sell the forks, however I'd prefer to wait until the frame has been accounted for incase whoever takes it wants it.

Also happy to split up the bike:

Frame and forks £120
Chainset £40
Rear derailleur £15
Front derailleur £10
Brakes £15
Bar end shifters £35
Aero bars, extensions brake levers - £35

As for wheels, I've got a pair of Superstar wheels 28/28 built with Pacenti SL23s, a Powertap rear (which I recently had relaced to a DT Swiss R460 rim) and borrowed a pair of old Cosmics from a friend for this season's racing. The Pacenti and R460 rims look quite similar in profile, so the plan is to desticker both and use that as my everyday wheelset.

Here's what it looks like at the moment. The stem was a temporary measure while I was playing around with fit. Was thinking of acetoning the logos off but haven't got around to it. Would like a matching 3T stem, but can't justify spending money on essentially the same stem with a white stripe on it.

I could never get them to work properly on the rear, maybe I needed to play with the rear brake cable housing length, but I just gave up and went with SRAM brakes. Also, I thought the tiny grub screw used to secure the cable didn't seem entirely secure. So far it has been worth the extra 50g.

This is what it looked like on the first ride (ended up being 100 miles with accidental gravel). Couldn't find any black tape:

These brakes from the PX are awful. Fiddly to adjust and not very good at stopping.

So I picked up some SRAM Red brakes:

Also got some 3T Ergosum bars:

This is kind of a retrospective build log of my Cervelo. I've been riding it for half a year or so now and it has been great. I was very dissatisfied with my Planet X carbon frame and was searching for something to move the parts over to. The parts from the PX were:

SRAM RED Shifter and mechs
Planet X CNC brakes (ineffective and fiddly)
SRAM Force crankset
Specialized Toupe Pro saddle

I've wanted a Cervelo for a while, but not being a dentist (and being at medical school instead) meant that funds were rather limited.

SOLD

Sorry, collection only at the moment. I could potentially post within the UK.

56cm Cannondale CAAD5 frame with Slice carbon forks. Nice lightweight and stiff aluminium frame with carbon forks. I had it built up with SRAM Rival and it was ~7.7kg. Cosmetic wear and tear consistent with age and there is some paint bubbling around the cable stops and on the downtube, but the frame is still solid. Selling as I've moved the parts over to an aero frame.

Would make a great crit bike with nice wheels or build it up with some cheap bits for a good training bike.

Includes: Frame, Forks, Headset and seatpost collar.
SOLD

^ What event do you use a skinsuit, singlespeed, bullhorn bars and wide slick tyres for? Some kind of Gravel/CX/hillclimb?

Thanks for the input, think I'll probably have to cough up the extra for black spokes to match my front wheel. One more question, can the decals on the R460 rims be easily removed?

I want to rebuild my Powertap Pro+ hub with a DT Swiss R460. The wheel will be 32H 3-cross - what spokes should I use?

I'd prefer black spokes for cosmetic reasons but not sure the premium is worth it. Basically trying to decide between Sapim Laser/Race, DT Swiss Champion/Competition/Revolution - any others worth considering? Is there a big difference between any of them (weight difference looks to be ~50g for 2x the price)?

Sorry for the confusion - I'm after a road hub with a QR rather than a track hub. Thanks!

I'm after a cheapish front hub. Something like a Novatec or a 105 would be ideal. Thanks!

What do we reckon to the new Charge Plug?