Most comfortable frame material?

[simon.r]

You may find that the groupset comes with some cabling.

Inner cables are widely available - LBS / eBay etc.

Shimano outer cable is good IMO:

http://www.tweekscycles.com/compone...o-slr-brake-cable-outer-casing-for-road-bikes
http://www.tweekscycles.com/components/gear-cables/shimano-sis-sp41-outer-gear-casing-4mm-per-metre

I bought 3m of each for my build and had a least 1m left over.

You'll also need cable end crimps - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/60-X-FIBR...sure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item2c75dc1c58

And gear / brake outer ferrules (different sizes for gear / brake cables).

I wish you'd hurry up and get it finished - the suspense is killing me!

Mine's done and ready for the first proper outing this weekend:

 

[vickster]

Cheers. I am thinking grey at the moment, but may go orange!

It won't be built until January I'm afraid

 

[vickster]

Been browsing the web as you do and I have found the Rival shifters on Merlin for £40 less, so the others will be going back to CRC

Should pay for the cables...or for half of the grey saddle

I am not a very loyal online shopper But I do have a very active credit card at the moment

And Wiggle have reduced the cost of the chainset so have emailed them to request a refund of the difference (save me the hassle of returning and reordering which would be a nonsense)!

 

[vickster]

Wiggle gave me a voucher code for the difference, so I ordered a jagwire cable set

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/jagwire-racer-brake-and-gear-cable-kit-for-road-bikes/

and some orange bar end caps

CRC now have the wheels for £30 less, so am seeing if they will do likewise!

Shifters arrived from Merlin and have gone back to CRC...all complex!

But I am almost sorted I think!

What weird little things may I still need?

 

[simon.r]

What weird little things may I still need?

A cable guide for the bottom bracket?

Downtube stop?

 

[vickster]

Oh my all sorts of random bits!

 

[Pale Rider]

What weird little things may I still need?

A bag of those little round doughnut things to stop the exposed stretches of cable slapping against the frame.

 

[vickster]

Cheers. I think the cable kit I have on order has these included

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/jagwire-racer-brake-and-gear-cable-kit-for-road-bikes/

 

[Pale Rider]

Cheers. I think the cable kit I have on order has these included

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/jagwire-racer-brake-and-gear-cable-kit-for-road-bikes/

So it does, and quite a few other bits and pieces as well, some of which I wouldn't know what to do with.

Looks good value, brakes and gears, all in for £30.

 

[vickster]

Less, actually £23 on a match against Tredz, and indeed less still as I had a £17 credit from wiggle as they had reduced the cranks, so they gave a voucher for the difference rather than me returning and reordering

 

[Pale Rider]

Less, actually £23 on a match against Tredz, and indeed less still as I had a £17 credit from wiggle as they had reduced the cranks, so they gave a voucher for the difference rather than me returning and reordering

Even better.

I'm no roadie, but I like the look of the frame you've chosen - it should build up a treat.

 

[vickster]

Latest news....this is being built weekend of 2nd / 3rd Feb...pics to follow


At some point I need to open all of the parcels and check everything is in order

 

[vickster]

Well the build is underway

 

[themosquitoking]

How far did you get?

 

[vickster]

I got all of the boxes in the car and safely to Chertsey where the friend who is building it lives