Early Bontrager Race Lite

keith_bontrager · Thursday at 19:46

slackboy said:
that's an original colour, so I doubt it.

normal on the small sizes apparently.

Yep. There wasn't enough space in the main triangle for 2 large bottles so one went under the downtube.

keith_bontrager · Thursday at 19:50

One tip with the component choice - find a hub with a steel axle or at least a sharp steel ring on the axle tip. Aluminum axle faces do not generate enough "grip" with the horizontal 4130 dropouts and the hub will shift forward when chain tension is high. Also, a steel QR at high tension helps.

Rod_Saetan · Thursday at 20:15

keith_bontrager said:
One tip with the component choice - find a hub with a steel axle or at least a sharp steel ring on the axle tip. Aluminum axle faces do not generate enough "grip" with the horizontal 4130 dropouts and the hub will shift forward when chain tension is high. Also, a steel QR at high tension helps.

Yow! Welcome Keith.

HuskyDinoBomber · Friday at 01:26

keith_bontrager said:
Yep. There wasn't enough space in the main triangle for 2 large bottles so one went under the downtube.

Wow nice to have you here and really appreciate your input. I’ve done several builds but still feel very new to this hobby when things get technical. Hopefully with everyones input my build will do the frame justice.

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