Right. A bit more of an update! Paint is done, Hung in the garage. Decals are waiting, Gil M did good!
I've been gathering bits for a while, despite me not putting anything up here.
So, RidevintageMTB and Kaiser had me on the hunt for a lighter stem;
It matches my Handlebars! I also got a matching 27.2 seatpost, but at a weighty 289g, I grabbed this instead;
And with shim;
To top that is my trusty 'billion mile and countless crashes' Transalp that I bought new in 1994.
I was struggling to find a Looooong BB that was retro and lightweight for my Middleburn RS2s... Then, just as I was about to call Royce for a new one, this popped up for sale!
Unfortunately, they were sold with these
Original Middleburn RS1s; fragile, but beautiful! These will be going on instead of the RS2s.
Rings and alloy bolts;
I've also picked up a set of Controltech skewers (that save about 4 grams over the X lites?!), and a Tioga Ti cassette, that comes in almost exactly the same as the 737. :facepalm:
Just waiting on a few bolts and bobs to arrive before she gets built!
Hehe... you'll LOVE tonights update! :facepalm: :facepalm:
Got these in the post today... I have a set of black anodised SRP crank bolts, but don't think I could ever trust alu crank bolts...? I wouldn't normally bother with exotic bolts, but I can't bring myself to fit the black plastic and steel shimano cranks bolts to middleburn cranks!
Really nice job and I want to see it when it will be done. For some more weight cut, you can switch from the foam grips to some cork tape. I think you can save like 20-30 grams with it. Not much but in this state I think it will be the cheapest saving : )
For anyone that *DOESN'T* want to waste 2 hours scratching their head and looking confused; Royce BBs have "RH" and "LH" on the shells. This (it would appear) refers to the thread type, not the side of the frame they go on... :facepalm:
