squirrelchaser
Old School Grand Master
I should say at the start it's principally a road bike , sort of . So mods if it's in the wrong place or if it's just plain wrong , do as you must and my apologies .
I first spoke to Winston about building me this more out of curiosity than anything else . He was busy at the time but I arranged to go back and we chatted for around 3 hours about how it might be possible to help me . {and other stuff}
I'm very fortunate to have such an accomplished and pleasant a frame builder as Winston so close to my home , he is a star and his work is second to none . The attention to detail and the lengths he goes to should cost twice as much as they do .
I wanted something that would be fairly upright and comfortable but also fairly light and nippy . Also it needed to work with parts I already have as my pocket money doesn't go far and paper rounds are scarce these days .
So its 853 with Tange Prestige chainstays and a Columbus steerer .
It has 72 degree head and 74 degree seat angles with a 2" fork rake and an inch up bb . This gives a 20 3/4" top tube and no toe overlap . I will be using 26" wheels and it should accommodate 1.75 tyres and guards , though it might never need the mudguards , we'll see .
Last Thursday I went with Winston to Aurum Finishing to get it powder coated where I met the very affable Steve {"If you can't make up your mind in 5 minutes I'm doing it matt black"} . RAL 4011 , macho pinkish purple , as chosen by my 5 year old daughter .
The spec so far is
Headset , M Part Elite
Bars , Nitto 151 f 42s {probably}
Stem , I'd like to get Winston to make me one , we'll see
Levers , Campag Racing Triple 9 speed
Calipers , Campag Veloce v-brakes , pads and cables
Mechs , Campag Racing Triple
Cassette , Campag Veloce 13 - 28 , may well change .
Chain , Campag Record C9
Cranks , Campag Racing Triple , 30 - 42 - 50 , also may change .
Bottom Bracket , Campag Centaur
Pedals , Shimano Saint X 80 , also may change .
Rims , Mavic XM 819 ssc
Hubs , Campag Record
Spokes , DT Swiss
Tyres , Vittoria Rubino Pro 1.5" in the sunshine Panaracer Paselas 1.5" or 1.75" in the not sunshine
Saddle , Brooks C17 carved or Selle Italia Flite Max Gel Flo
Seatpost , Nitto S65 or Use
I'm on a proper tight budget {£25 a week} so there are more compromises than I'd like in the componentry but getting the frame built has been the only real concern as without it and if it doesn't work out I don't know if I'll be able to keep cycling . With regard to this I can only thank Winston for his continued excellence and forbearance .
I first spoke to Winston about building me this more out of curiosity than anything else . He was busy at the time but I arranged to go back and we chatted for around 3 hours about how it might be possible to help me . {and other stuff}
I'm very fortunate to have such an accomplished and pleasant a frame builder as Winston so close to my home , he is a star and his work is second to none . The attention to detail and the lengths he goes to should cost twice as much as they do .
I wanted something that would be fairly upright and comfortable but also fairly light and nippy . Also it needed to work with parts I already have as my pocket money doesn't go far and paper rounds are scarce these days .
So its 853 with Tange Prestige chainstays and a Columbus steerer .
It has 72 degree head and 74 degree seat angles with a 2" fork rake and an inch up bb . This gives a 20 3/4" top tube and no toe overlap . I will be using 26" wheels and it should accommodate 1.75 tyres and guards , though it might never need the mudguards , we'll see .
Last Thursday I went with Winston to Aurum Finishing to get it powder coated where I met the very affable Steve {"If you can't make up your mind in 5 minutes I'm doing it matt black"} . RAL 4011 , macho pinkish purple , as chosen by my 5 year old daughter .
The spec so far is
Headset , M Part Elite
Bars , Nitto 151 f 42s {probably}
Stem , I'd like to get Winston to make me one , we'll see
Levers , Campag Racing Triple 9 speed
Calipers , Campag Veloce v-brakes , pads and cables
Mechs , Campag Racing Triple
Cassette , Campag Veloce 13 - 28 , may well change .
Chain , Campag Record C9
Cranks , Campag Racing Triple , 30 - 42 - 50 , also may change .
Bottom Bracket , Campag Centaur
Pedals , Shimano Saint X 80 , also may change .
Rims , Mavic XM 819 ssc
Hubs , Campag Record
Spokes , DT Swiss
Tyres , Vittoria Rubino Pro 1.5" in the sunshine Panaracer Paselas 1.5" or 1.75" in the not sunshine
Saddle , Brooks C17 carved or Selle Italia Flite Max Gel Flo
Seatpost , Nitto S65 or Use
I'm on a proper tight budget {£25 a week} so there are more compromises than I'd like in the componentry but getting the frame built has been the only real concern as without it and if it doesn't work out I don't know if I'll be able to keep cycling . With regard to this I can only thank Winston for his continued excellence and forbearance .
