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Cheers for the comments chaps.
The easy route would have been Shimano Deore Xt for sure, then I got to looking at bikes I have built, I guess the Roberts Stratos with Campag, is the nearest direct comparison, so a quirky Mavic build seemed like a good idea, then looking at the skinny Reynolds 653 road tubeset opened up some ideas but I guess the main influence for it were Race bikes by Pro riders like Rowntree and Murrell, using a lot of Road Bias Components on this tubeset seemed to make a lot of sense after looking at some Pro level choices bitd.
I have a lot of members to thank for help in finding it all, Pete for the Shifters which came from the U.S, Roly for pointing out the French website for the Wheels and supplying the 2mm cables. Brakes, saddle, brake blocks all came from friends on here, Gio for the headset.
Chris Did a great Job in refinishing the seatpost, And Dan for the Bar and Stem combo, which really is a lovely addition.
The wheels were complete, but needed rebuilding, the hubs are a quality units, but all the bearings were replaced, one new cone needed, I thought it might be nice to build a radial front wheel and could get away with it given they are 36 hole.
I did have some concerns ref the gearing, but the block and the shifter choice made it viable, the chainring size would have been a pain if the rings were oval but thankfully they are round. I did and am trying to source a set of Bell Egg rings, if these came up I would drop the outer ring size by a couple and then use a straight through block. I was glad the rings were round at this size, the front mech will make the reach as is without issue but if I had used the mountain bike front mech, the longer cage would fowl the tyre given just how short the rear chainstays really are, finding the front mech pictured was a god send for this frame come the end.
In comparison to the Roberts Stratos, the rear stays on the Stratos are like a barge....lol.
(Pictured Below, Rowntrees Race bike, Notice the first picture both friction shifters being run underbar, in the second picture the right thumbshifter is above bar, I guess the reach was a stretch come the end.?)
Cheers for the comments chaps.
The easy route would have been Shimano Deore Xt for sure, then I got to looking at bikes I have built, I guess the Roberts Stratos with Campag, is the nearest direct comparison, so a quirky Mavic build seemed like a good idea, then looking at the skinny Reynolds 653 road tubeset opened up some ideas but I guess the main influence for it were Race bikes by Pro riders like Rowntree and Murrell, using a lot of Road Bias Components on this tubeset seemed to make a lot of sense after looking at some Pro level choices bitd.
I have a lot of members to thank for help in finding it all, Pete for the Shifters which came from the U.S, Roly for pointing out the French website for the Wheels and supplying the 2mm cables. Brakes, saddle, brake blocks all came from friends on here, Gio for the headset.
Chris Did a great Job in refinishing the seatpost, And Dan for the Bar and Stem combo, which really is a lovely addition.
The wheels were complete, but needed rebuilding, the hubs are a quality units, but all the bearings were replaced, one new cone needed, I thought it might be nice to build a radial front wheel and could get away with it given they are 36 hole.
I did have some concerns ref the gearing, but the block and the shifter choice made it viable, the chainring size would have been a pain if the rings were oval but thankfully they are round. I did and am trying to source a set of Bell Egg rings, if these came up I would drop the outer ring size by a couple and then use a straight through block. I was glad the rings were round at this size, the front mech will make the reach as is without issue but if I had used the mountain bike front mech, the longer cage would fowl the tyre given just how short the rear chainstays really are, finding the front mech pictured was a god send for this frame come the end.
In comparison to the Roberts Stratos, the rear stays on the Stratos are like a barge....lol.
(Pictured Below, Rowntrees Race bike, Notice the first picture both friction shifters being run underbar, in the second picture the right thumbshifter is above bar, I guess the reach was a stretch come the end.?)