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Cheers! Will get the cranks off over the weekend and have a fuck about with it...

I actually tensioned the chain earlier as I noticed it was a bit slack... didn't make any difference :-(

Yeah I checked everything except the BB itself cos I couldn't be bothered to take the cranks off. BB has no movement in it from crank movement (or fingers). All chainring bolts, crank bolts, pedals, etc. are definitely on tight! Play is in the direction the cranks are supposed to go (i.e. forward / backward, not side to side)

Will take the cranks off and fiddle about with the BB... see what happens. I think the BB only cost me 15 quid or something so no biggie if it needs to be replaced.

Cheers.

BB is definitely not moving and seems tight. I hadn't taken the cranks off to check properly or tighten it but might give that a go... if the BB is tight does this mean it's fucked?

Ta.

Bringing this back from the dead rather than starting a new thread (I UTFS!!!!)

I have developed some play in my cranks, both of them move in unison by a good few mm. I've checked all the bolts for tightness (crank and chainset) but having had a look on the internet, it sounds like the BB might be fucked?

BB is pretty much brand new, as is everything else; it's probably only done 500-600 miles.

Ultegra BB and 105 cranks, I removed the shimano chainring and replaced with single chainring as I am running it fixed gear.

Anything I can check / do to verify problem? Or just replace BB?

Ta.

Cool cool cool. Can I get one in black though???

PS any tips for getting the decals off the wheels? Started trying but they peel off in tiny pieces and I can't imagine how long it would take!

Forgot to say thanks (again) for your help Ed, I appreciate it. Have been browsing a great many other threads and have to say that I have learnt a lot! Actually more used to the position now, it doesn't feel like a stretch, I'm just less upright than I was on my old bike (with brake levers adjacent to the stem).

Now... I think I may have a chainline issue. Bike still feels a bit 'grindy' and is noisy even though I've done well over 200 miles on it so far. Thought the chain might need breaking in, but it's the same as it was on the first day I started riding it.

I used an Ultegra BB and 105 crankset mounted to a Thorn 130mm BCD 5 Arm Reversible 3/32 Inch Single Chainring from SJS.

I've checked Sheldon but I don't know whether the chainline for road doubles is measured from between the inner and outer? Sheldon states specifies 43.5mm for Hollowtech II road double and Halo track hub should be 42mm I believe? But I don't know if that is correct if I'm basically just using the equivalent of the inner chainring.

From what I've read, a mm or two shouldn't make a difference but should I get a 2mm spacer and put this between the hub and sprocket?

Or am I on the wrong track? (i.e. not actually a chainline issue!)

Thank you...

Yeah, I'm really pleased with it... now has a rack and mudguards but in the pic above it weighed less than my carbon Ribble.

I think I might try out a few different seatposts and / or stems - the position is a little more stretched out than I'm used to and I don't really have any idea how to adjust things. Maybe that's the next thing i can investigate!

The drivetrain is a little 'grindy' for want of a better word. My old single speed was the same when I first bought it but I thought the chain / sprocket etc. would have worn in by now. I've done just over 100 miles on it so might leave it a bit longer before I start messing with it. It might be a chainline issue, who knows? (Not me).

So I totally forgot to let you guys know that I built my bike - here is a picture. Apologies for the crappy brickwork and any other faux pas that I may have committed.

Cheers Ed, much appreciated!

OK, so I now have my wheels.

With a bit of hard work (and two pinch flats) I have got both tyres (Michelin Pro4 endurance) onto the rims but the bead on one of them is not seating in the rim properly.

I've only gone up to 60PSI - is just a matter of getting enough air in the tube to 'pop' the side of the tyre out and into the groove? This is what happened with the first one.

If not, what do I do?

Thanks!!

Not that anyone really cares (not even me!) but I am awaiting wheels and tools before I start this build. Ordered what looked like a good quality tool kit from Rose Bikes (for a fraction of what the equivalent Park Tools kit would have cost me) but it won't be delivered until December. Wheels should be done in the next couple of weeks.

Forks were finally delivered on Friday - note of caution: if an online vendor uses UK Mail as their courier, run a fucking mile. They tried to deliver 5 fucking times and finally managed it on the last attempt. Didn't even make it through the gate the first 3 times, apparently. Idiots.

So... yeah. Might not get this done before the new year, what with Christmas and all that good stuff, but we'll see.

I went for drops innit coz I prefer them. BB7 was ordered so we'll see how it goes.

Nearly all the small bits of the bike arrived at work on Friday and today, frame also arrived. So I have (in no particular order) frame inc. headset and stock forks, cranks, bottom bracket, tyres, inner tubes, handlebars, stem, seatpost, saddle, bar tape, brake, brake levers, hubs. Rims should be delivered tomorrow, which means I can drop the hubs and rims off and get the wheels built. Wheelbuilding man has or is getting spokes and nipples.

Still no news on the Kinesis fork... hopefully no news is good news and it'll turn up but otherwise I have to wait until December. I can always use the stock forks and my current wheels (which I like - open pros and formula hubs - but are not BLACK).

@daveaa I had considered the weight of the chain and am going to remove half of each link in order to keep the weight down.

Actually speaking (writing?) of weight, I weighed the Dolan frame which is advertised as being 1.78KG for a 54cm... LIES!!!!!!! I bought a 52 and it's fucking 1.875KG!!!! I was nearly physically sick when I saw the scale... am thinking about returning it under the trade descriptions act. Looks sweet though.

Decided to go for the BB7 in the end... found a post from @edscoble within the last year saying that he had excellent results with it :-) That's good enough for me!

Sad as it sounds, I want a black chain to match the black everything else, but am having trouble finding a 3/32" chain in black. Any recommendations? (EDIT: never mind, I'm retared - you can run 1/8 chain on 3/32 chainring / sprocket but not the other way round. Going for Izumi 1/8 in black in case you're interested.)

Other than the fork everything is in stock and on its way to me; I'll hopefully start putting it together imminently.

I need some tools but not sure whether to go for a few high-quality (e.g. Park Tools) things that I definitely need, or get some kind of entry level tool kit.

I have allen keys, screwdrivers, etc. (although not particularly nice quality) but need a BB tool, not sure of what else?

As always any assistance would be much appreciated.

Cheers and happy Friday!

Cheers, just ordered and will see what happens...

Ha! Well there seems to be some variety of opinion regarding brakes... haven't bought them yet, but have already bought a pair of Cane Creek SCR5 brake levers. Will mull it over and do some more reading.

It looks as though the Kinesis DC37 forks I wanted are out of stock everywhere until the end of November. Should I wait for these (bearing in mind I've ordered almost everything else) or can anyone suggest an alternative? Found these while having a quick look.

I decided to go for Avid BB7s as I don't want to mess about with hydraulics... what size rotor do I need?

Yeah, that's what I thought... I don't really want to get into wheelbuilding just yet! I anticipate enough of a challenge trying to build the rest of it...

(PS @edscoble and @dancing james, thanks for enlightening me with regard to skinny tyres feeling faster... I did type a reply this morning but it disappeared somewhere)

Right, I'm looking at getting all the bits for the wheels together as I can't find anywhere that stocks all the parts I want AND can build them (e.g. track rear hub laced to 29er rim).

I am now confused by spoke length. Should I even bother trying to figure this out or just ask whoever I can find that will build the wheel for me?

Many thanks as always!

I very much doubt it! Money isn't really an issue for the build, I'm still in the process of figuring out what I want to do. Will bear the Alfines in mind, but looks are important to me and I'm not mad keen on them.

OK, been digging around and I think Shimano 5700 with a Thorn ring and Ultegra BB might be the best bang for the buck. Should work out a little lighter than the Omnoms and about £40 cheaper. Alfines are cheaper but at least 100g heavier (not sure whether the listed weight includes the BB).

Had a look for some SRAM cranks but even second hand they seem hideously expensive...

Now looking at rims and adding these to a spreadsheet with listed weights, etc.

If I order everything for the wheel build, does anyone know of a place I can get them built for me? I'm in SW London innit.

Cheers all.

Again , you're going to have to be patient here, but is the reason for running 29er rims so you can get wider tyres on there? If so, can you still run something like 28mm tyres or does it depend on the individual rim? I've always cycled on 23mm and although I know larger tyre = larger contact patch = lower pressure and more comfort, I'm just a little apprehensive that it won't feel as speedy as my current bikes.

I can't figure out how this is much lighter? For example Shimano 5700 chainset is 720g and bottom bracket 90g, (810g) minus whatever the small chainring weighs (can't find a weight listed anywhere). Omniums are 825g including BB...

It is quite possible that I am being an idiot (as I said before, I am the world's most unpractical person) but this doesn't seem to be much of a weight saving.

XM319 disc rim seems to be for 26inch wheels only?? Also heavier than the Archetypes anyway...

@exoder, cheers for the heads up - looks good but that's too big for me... I'm a tiny manlet and will be getting a 52cm frame