This popped up on the forum the other week, thanks to Marc, aka Makster
Although not on the list for this years projects ,I love quality steel bikes, so how could I resist this one. :facepalm:
The connection with serotta was the deal breaker with me , and having drooled over a few real serotta bikes , I knew the build quality would be high and the ride zingy and race like
The build was pretty much sorted for me thanks to Marc, however I wanted to make a few adjustments.
Sorry for the indoor shots
I'll be taking some outdoor pictures soon once I've finished adjusting
Thanks for those who offered up help and encouragement, cheers..
Long time away from the forum , thought I'd update this build a little.
Since purchasing this bike from Marc, together we've covered just shy of 680 miles and I'm very very impressed with the ride characteristics and overall handling of this bike
Certainly the Prestige Logic tubing positively sings along all but the roughest of terrain, tracking duties are taken care of by Ritchey's logic designed fork, both the frame and fork are direct, yet comfortably forgiving in all the right places, a true sign of a well put together bicycle imho.
Minor adjustments were made for fit and personal taste on this build.
Originally the bike came supplied with a Ritchey Force stem, but sadly it was miles too long at 150 mm :shock: so a suitable replacement was required.
Having competed bitd, one of the most noticeable and best upgrades I made was to purchase a Titanium ITM stem, (see below) , admittedly maybe not the prettiest or cosmetically appealing , nor most desirable names but I remembered how that stem seemed to add a certain float and cushioned feeling to the bike I rode.
Several years later and quite a few bikes and components down the road , I'd now discovered that 'feel' from bitd was actually the natural attributes of titanium doing its low resonance job well. , perfect to compliment those lovely Ritchey forks.
A search for one of those very stems in the required condition, length and rise was undertaken , Sourced, paid for , Shipped and is now inbound for Universe towers , this will go on to replace the current quill to ahead adaptor mis mash, Control Tech, shim ,stem setup :facepalm:
Braking duties were already handled very well by Ritchey's legendary brake levers, but the original ones supplied with the bike were the silver levered version and decided I'd like to stealth it up a little and add some little booties to the levers to keep me pinkies warmer and less slippery in the winter :shock:
At all four corners, braking duties are taken care easily by Shimano's excellent XT 737 cantilever units, but now with the additional stopping power of Scott Mathausers 'Super brake' , brake pads, finned version obviously..
Next up, new rubber, quite a few options currently available, but British dry weather rapidly vanishing, and considering options of running narrow mud specific tyres for winter :?
I finally decided to see if I could gain a little more compliance and possibly comfort from a wider tyre and possibly Eek out a little more dustiness from these UK trails before fall,
Decision made I opted to go for a for skin walled tyre from the makers of that Iconic all white tyre , Onza
The tyre model is Onza's Cannis R65/a 2.25's , so far these have exceeded what i had expected them to tackle , and so far seem to be an excellent all rounder , plenty of grip in all but the sloppiest of gloop this year so far discovered, and no issues with fitting, frame plugging clearance's,.. No failures and best of all not one puncture
At the rear ratio distribution is handled by Shimano's XT M739 Rear derailleur, Reliable, and a faultless shifting through all conditions.
Shifting up front is derailed by the power of XT once more, churning the chain duties are handled by a Ritchey Logic WCS chainset, SRP upgrades and matching Ritchey chainrings, 8 sprockets are also available at the rear curtesy of a Shimano's P type XTR cassette, all rolled over nicely with a Sram PC970 chain, lubed to death with Rock n Rolls Extreme chain lube.
As always Obligatory Shimano XT thumb shifters front and rear push the gears around , reliably as ever , imho maybe the finest shifters still around to this day for durability and pure agricultural'ness of getting the job done ever time
De rigour Le shark Fin fitted.
Certainly one of the nicest steel framed bicycles I've had the pleasure of owning , Just need to find more time to ride this beauty
Other than that, I'll leave a couple of parting shots and say goodbye for now and I hope you like the build, comments as always very welcomed, and I'm hoping this thread has kept you entertained for at least 2 minutes
That is a real beauty, I've had quite a few Jamis' myself but never this ultimate model. I was very tempted when I saw this for sale but had to much projects goings on at the time.
You made a very classy build, really love it and your writing is very entertaining. Great job.
Thanks for all the comments , appreciate the encouragement, and all the help and advice , love the hobby and this site. looking forward to seeing what comes along this year
I posted a few pics of my other Jamis I bought off Kaz, Jamis no.2 , so now posting updated pics of Jamis No.1 , Custom built for Jamis by Serotta, lovely zingy steel tubes, just under 23lb
, this will go on to replace the current quill to ahead adaptor mis mash, Control Tech, shim ,stem setup :facepalm: 
