gattonero
Retro Guru
Hello.
To complement the Next Machine that I've built a few years ago, I've scored this very early The Machine complete with XT headset and BB.
Given the early year of manufacturing, I think it's appropriate to dress it with more XT parts, I do have XT thumbshifters plus front and rear mechs.
Don't have brakes or levers, and I'd rather have something more fancy than an XT chainset (I do have other square taper BBs).
I happen to have a set of XT hubs, although the rear is 135mm while this frame is 130mm (I could realign it, but I'd rather not) so I may think of something else? I do have a spare pair of Campagnolo Zark rims.
Not sure about using the Tension Disk that's been hanging in the workshop for many years, perhaps would be too flash for this build.
Finishing kit can always be found later, my main decisions would be cranks/BB, brakes/levers, and wheels.
To complement the Next Machine that I've built a few years ago, I've scored this very early The Machine complete with XT headset and BB.
Given the early year of manufacturing, I think it's appropriate to dress it with more XT parts, I do have XT thumbshifters plus front and rear mechs.
Don't have brakes or levers, and I'd rather have something more fancy than an XT chainset (I do have other square taper BBs).
I happen to have a set of XT hubs, although the rear is 135mm while this frame is 130mm (I could realign it, but I'd rather not) so I may think of something else? I do have a spare pair of Campagnolo Zark rims.
Not sure about using the Tension Disk that's been hanging in the workshop for many years, perhaps would be too flash for this build.
Finishing kit can always be found later, my main decisions would be cranks/BB, brakes/levers, and wheels.
