Also, it's good to remember that what you paid has no bearing whatsoever on what it's now worth. It's literally just what you were willing to spend at the time. :)
It's a beautiful bike. One persons dream build is not necessarily anothers though. As much as it would be nice to keep it together it's much more likely to sell as bits. Although I very much doubt you'd hit 10k for them all in the current climate. :)
Both look good in my eyes.
I have a Salsa stem/Titec bar set up on my Race.
End of the day, whatever suits you best is the right choice. It's your bike, Bontragers are pretty versatile and wear most stuff well. 👍 😁
Coming together nicely. 👍 😁
I'd stick with the Tune wheels personally.
Ateks are light but super narrow and the funky shape makes getting the brakes feeling nice more of a chore.
Cheap ones are just that, cheap! I've tried USE and a Thudbuster over the years, the Cane Creek was much better. Saying that I didn't miss it when I eventually got rid. I think and this is just speaking for me, that maybe I was trying to compensate for a poor fitting saddle and once that was...
Was faffing about with my Ti Lite the other day and went to remove the cassette from the White Industries rear hub. It did not want to come off, a lot of levering and swearing later and after actually looking properly the cause became apparent. The freehub has split, cracked end to end along a...