Most comfortable frame material?

[tigger]

One does not do black tape...

Oh dear. One does not like bikes ruined by poor tape and saddle colours! Show us a picky of the orange tape.

 

[michaelcycle]

Eh?

One agrees with my esteemed colleagues assessment of the suitability of black tape over aforementioned orange (although let's face it whatever you decide it will look awesome.)

 

[vickster]

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/fizik-performance-handlebar-tape/

The saddle will be black - that's plenty of that non hue on one bike with all the other black bits

 

[tigger]

Hmm... Not sure of that orange personally. Hard to tell unless you see it in the flesh. I'm sure you'll judge it right though. A niceTan if you don't want black I'd say...

 

[vickster]

If it's a dodgy colour, I'll send it back and swap for white

 

[themosquitoking]

Orange is the new black.

 

[tigger]

How about leather? Any colour leather would finish that beautifully, a bit of a premium but right for your frame

http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/BTSMVTP/san_marco_vintage_leather_bar_tape
http://roadcyclinguk.com/gear/brooks-leather-bar-tape-reviewed.html
http://epicureancyclist.com/review-velo-orange-leather-bar-tape/

Hmmm... Quite fancy some black leather tape for my bikes now, might put it on the Xmas list!

 

[themosquitoking]

I like the brooks tape, the third one is fugly.

 

[RecordAceFromNew]

Would this be an appropriate BB? http://www.wiggle.co.uk/sram-bb86-gxp-pressfit-team-bottom-bracket/

Not if the frame is an Equilibrium. The BB shell is standard 68mm British thread. BB choice would be dependent on chainset and how much you would like to spend.

 

[vickster]

I need the thicker stuff for my poorly joints

 

[vickster]

Not if the frame is an Equilibrium. The BB shell is standard 68mm British thread. BB choice would be dependent on chainset and how much you would like to spend.

I am going for SRAM rival I think, advice welcomed!

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/sram-rival-compact-chainset/

 

[RecordAceFromNew]

I am going for SRAM rival I think, advice welcomed!

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/sram-rival-compact-chainset/

For sram's stepped 24mm chainset spindle the typical low cost choices are the cheap GXP or Superstar, all of which have very varied user feedbacks. The more reliable and serviceable option is Hope with their GXP adapter, but costing 3x more.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Charge do a leather-look bar tape, I used it on an old bike and it looked great and didn't cost a million pounds a roll like the Brooks stuff.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/charge-u-be...m_medium=base&utm_campaign=uk&kpid=5360564862

 

[vickster]

For sram's stepped 24mm chainset spindle the typical low cost choices are the cheap GXP or Superstar, all of which have very varied user feedbacks. The more reliable and serviceable option is Hope with their GXP adapter, but costing 3x more.

Thanks - would you be able to post a link to exactly what I need. I have no idea!

Frame arrived today! Shame I came to work on the bike so it'll need to stay here until tomorrow when I have the car

 

[vickster]

I am not really looking for the retro leather look, but cheers