Slightly Cheap and light Specialized Special Edition Water stumpjum ... sorry Chisel ... This is supouse to be cheap with some candies

madjh

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Well, in our brain plans works like in A-Team serie, perfect. I want to change the frame of my Sworks 2012 to a aluminium nice one because I´m tired of carbon fibre.

The start. This is my daily bicycle. It was 26 but has lot of space so now it is a 27.5:

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It was supposed to be easy. I get in love with this chick:

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The frame has some easter eggs. It has a binary message, very nice for hot summer apaint job etc. It is 29 but it will be 27.5 becuase I don´t like big wheels and it is the opposite of the Sworks, the 29 wheels are a bit tight. I read about it, I found a shop with a new one and with a small discount. And when I saw it , it was amazing 😍
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The problem was that During this time I was thinking that the Fox 32 doesn´t match as well as the blue SID Ultimate SL. And internet is the window of doom. So I made some searchs, it is a expensive fork until ... OMG, it is new and cost less than half price because it hasen´t got the internal spider? I have plenty and comes with the original box, not refurbised ...

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Here we are again ...
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Annother top built with XTR or XX1, I will need some nice wheels (I was thinking in white industries hubs + duke lucky star light weight rims etc etc) And the Sworks will continue to be my daily bicycle.

I will continue with stem, handle bar etc I have seen many chisel Special edition but never one with top components. Target 10 kg. The frame is 1.2kg and the fork near 1.4kg. I will built with durable components, no extremely light like Darimo, schmolke etc

It comes with the head set, nice touch and a seat post that weight a bit too much. I was trying to find one around 170gr and it is not easy. In the 00s was easy to find a seat post under 200gr and durable, now ... not many options, they all weight a ton.
 
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¿ What are your plans for the S works once the build is finished? I just had to ask. :)
If I´m honest I don´t know because I will not change the frame of the Sworks for the chisel. So I will end with two bicycles plus the others :D The S works rides fast and I like for that reason. I have to think how to reduce one at least.

But for now, I only have a project and some parts comming like a new handle bar: A race Face Next SL :)

And in the Sworks I have change the grips and now looks quite nice 🥰
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🤔 some black with purple? To change … too much blue? Hubs in any colour? The Navy blue from Chris King was amazing and perhaps some purple in grips and Hope parts like brakes

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Something like this, some purple but not too much.


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Some aliexpress stuff. A tool to insert the spider in forks, a tool to cut handlebar or forks tubes, cap ends, cable spacers and head carbon spacers that in local shops and sports markets seem to have rise price to the moon (5 euros for aluminium ones made in china in decatlhon 😵‍💫) And this will be all chesese stuff.

The toseek tool is well finished the toopre not as good but will do the job.

I will test first in some cheap stuff, not in sid and race face handle bar 😬

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Some times the solution is in front of you and my eyes have been opened this weekend. Lot of money in brakes? Well I have never have a problem with the ones in the Sworks: the Avid BB7 and the nice extralite ultralevers.

The brake lever are like new. And are amazing, no flex, pricise … and 64gr pair. 🥰

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The calipers has some wear. But I need them in the Sworks so … I have ordered the BB7 S, better finished and full black anodized instead of painted. So a problem solved with not too much waste of money.🫰

I have been using this for a decade and no problem, power full, easy to set up … easy choice 🙂

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