Steering and control is now handled by a loverly WCS bar,,

Getting the power down required something light, reliable , easy to strip and service and most of all suiting to the build... so what else could I use..

Ritchey Lockring to keep the 8speed cassette nice and tight on a dura ace Ti freehub body..
Next up was the cassette,, currently fitted is a custom sram unit as the titanium unit I chose for the project was too light and fragile for mountain use , I went through a few nice cassettes, testing and adjusting weights and ratio's

Si.

When I saw this bike at the Gisburn ride back in Feb this year I thought It could never ever look better than it did that day.

I stand corrected and salute you on a awsome job and IMO one of the coolest bikes on here.

splendid

but you can not leave this front mech :



poor tom is blinded by the collar

Very very nice Si

Warts and all

I like the shifters 1,2,3,FFS (!) I think all shifters should be labelled this way.

xced Well I have tried an E-type which allows tom to see but never seemed to shift as nice as the clamp on.. .sorry.. but the mech will be staying , maybe if I do eventually decide to re-finish the frame I will move the decal slightly to allow better sight for tom..


Cheers Andy,, I like the warts.. sort of but may eventually become annoying..

Tom, Cheers mate,, when your eyesight is as bad as mine it helps..

here is what you need

I tried one of those,, but the clamp interfere's with the bottle boss mounts chap..

mmm.
there must be another solution.

http://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/Bike ... &Type=bike

seems like it's the one though.

[edit]ok i figured it out: 46t ring instead of 42...

Nope I'm running a 42t outer,, and it does not clear.. .

yes, thats what i mean, if you were to run a 46t the collar would be between the 2 bottle cage mounts.

grow some thigh muscles

Well If I could get a Ritchey WCS ring in a 46 then I'd gladly change the front mech..

Got any.. ?

nope not this very moment but from now on each time i'll come across some wcs stuff i'll think about you!

splendid bike really

Many thanks,, I'm going to need lots more as another project is on the cards so anything you see drop me a PM cheers..



Thanks,,, comments from all you guys really make it worthwhile..

Looking awesome Si can't wait to give it a go