almost finished
80mi of riding and I’m happy with the set up so the bars have been taped. I’ve bought mudguards but … Continue reading almost finished
Author: roger
1st Test Ride
First shakedown ride of 8mi. It’s fast, light and twitchy. I still need to settle on bar height and lever … Continue reading 1st Test Ride
Indexing
Not much time today but I did align and torque up the brakes and derailleurs and roughly set the indexing. … Continue reading Indexing
Final Assembly
I made a start on the final build. The headset cups went in nicely but the crown race was very … Continue reading Final Assembly
Back from paint
Back from Mikris Finishers. Powder coated in RAL 5024 Pastel Blue and then masked and the RAL 9001 cream was … Continue reading Back from paint
Wheels ready
True, tensioned and shod with Vittoria Corsa Control. Ready to go. Continue reading Wheels ready
Wheel Tension & Truing
Front and rear wheels laced, tensioned and true. Laterally true to +/- 0.1mm; target +/- 0.5mm Radially true to +/- … Continue reading Wheel Tension & Truing
Wheel Build
Wheel parts came today. Wheels laced and ready for tensioning and truing but it’s too cold down the shed. Miche … Continue reading Wheel Build
Paint / Powder
I dropped the frame off at Mikris Finishers for powder coating. The blue I was thinking of was not a … Continue reading Paint / Powder
Paint scheme
My decals came today so I tried them on the frame to work out rough positions. I then scaled them … Continue reading Paint scheme