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text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh_NhldjKzlHQJeL1Q2H9U2KeoPVUkxDCwyOWGLAnh4lYqVOxCYhTi9SAYaQmwiqMaVFSKR35cMsRRC-YU5AJwraooubOxuhiAGyvjStIG7KTIE5IQqs4OirBw4ycz3p7gqwztbeDLoVBUp\/s1600\/IMG_1658.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"808\" data-original-width=\"1077\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh_NhldjKzlHQJeL1Q2H9U2KeoPVUkxDCwyOWGLAnh4lYqVOxCYhTi9SAYaQmwiqMaVFSKR35cMsRRC-YU5AJwraooubOxuhiAGyvjStIG7KTIE5IQqs4OirBw4ycz3p7gqwztbeDLoVBUp\/s1600\/IMG_1658.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/smutpedaller.blogspot.co.uk\/2017\/06\/charge-plug-ti-part-2-new-groupset.html\"\u003EContinuing from Part 2...\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPart of the reason I bought a new frame was also to increase tyre clearance, the Bish Bash Bosh could only fit 700x40 or about 584x42 (650B) tyres. \u0026nbsp;My aim was to be able to fit 2.0\" MTB tyres on the bike, normally the tightest spot on a frame is the bit between the chainstays as this is where a lot of stuff is happening, namely the BB and crankset. \u0026nbsp;The fork and seatstays are rarely a problem in this regard, the frame builder can really make these as voluminous as they want as long as they don't interfere with the use of the bike. \u0026nbsp;The Charge Plug Ti measured at 54mm clear at the widest point between the chainstays, I did read however a lot of 2.0\" MTB tyres come up undersize. \u0026nbsp;So I decided to make the plunge and build up a 650B wheelset just to see if it would work.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiF-gNMf0UEVd29QB4KOwZSA8Zt6FmP1jyt_lt6dPu02eAltPbDUokgVj06k2sd-h70ZKSJjCxK7ekL2bN72LcMiSHXcpy2AJP2ixjnv5Yzg7bkwPQjRQGAQK-flg_O9dUp3dsqB5ZG3gw2\/s1600\/DSCF9559+%25281%2529.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiF-gNMf0UEVd29QB4KOwZSA8Zt6FmP1jyt_lt6dPu02eAltPbDUokgVj06k2sd-h70ZKSJjCxK7ekL2bN72LcMiSHXcpy2AJP2ixjnv5Yzg7bkwPQjRQGAQK-flg_O9dUp3dsqB5ZG3gw2\/s1600\/DSCF9559+%25281%2529.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3 style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nThe build\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nThe choice of components was similar to the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/smutpedaller.blogspot.co.uk\/2016\/11\/bish-bash-bosh-part-4-building-wheels.html\"\u003E700c wheelset I built before\u003C\/a\u003E, \u0026nbsp;BOR-XMD366 rims with Novatec rear hub and SP Dynamo front joined together with Sapim D-Light butted spokes.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgxrRigLotvdUB6Vq9ierkQKa3C8dDcK4MEqK7b7jbmsclsAY4pVZBBTedHUmz6pqawGQu5Z-RK-9aWHYKd8_2KjZnOkmcsP_VGdcd-YiZzG_IIPzDNILeKe-IFT9dUM7IyiF3h5TMcAy4-\/s1600\/DSCF9562+%25281%2529.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgxrRigLotvdUB6Vq9ierkQKa3C8dDcK4MEqK7b7jbmsclsAY4pVZBBTedHUmz6pqawGQu5Z-RK-9aWHYKd8_2KjZnOkmcsP_VGdcd-YiZzG_IIPzDNILeKe-IFT9dUM7IyiF3h5TMcAy4-\/s1600\/DSCF9562+%25281%2529.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj900eDXYy0SQgKdyhR-wpbfBTjMDMPsJSNf0HTV0fMh-wjkxds5LA__tdGiUniMP_shd3W3CnrFnYHh7Louwz16Pu19Oh9PtWZNYjgdzp4NdE5u_es4xTIHY0WrVTlW401_cZO4ftn1KKf\/s1600\/DSCF9563+%25281%2529.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj900eDXYy0SQgKdyhR-wpbfBTjMDMPsJSNf0HTV0fMh-wjkxds5LA__tdGiUniMP_shd3W3CnrFnYHh7Louwz16Pu19Oh9PtWZNYjgdzp4NdE5u_es4xTIHY0WrVTlW401_cZO4ftn1KKf\/s1600\/DSCF9563+%25281%2529.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEga6SECVEtoI4V5viuN9JIf112UvLxKuFwAxeVYAHtkGOo75q6byRjN-ftICkbrSAateDa7V5WoRWt33mJF3xMREg5pKm5m2b0wPpqvZzQF5ouHpCJ8rJccwb4Jn23DKLOtP6ZvREajBAM6\/s1600\/DSCF9565+%25281%2529.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEga6SECVEtoI4V5viuN9JIf112UvLxKuFwAxeVYAHtkGOo75q6byRjN-ftICkbrSAateDa7V5WoRWt33mJF3xMREg5pKm5m2b0wPpqvZzQF5ouHpCJ8rJccwb4Jn23DKLOtP6ZvREajBAM6\/s1600\/DSCF9565+%25281%2529.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAgain the BOR rims came in at an honest 360g, some of the lightest alloy rims out there, particularly ones with eyelets. \u0026nbsp;These built up really nicely last time and their quality was great which is why I decided to go it again.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhDgzzrDF0CZwAf3HhXx28YluOTs0EF9aysF2MNmHwvSTWPLecNnghdmqbls1QBD7QEJJCTddAkIM8iBmrNwCmL9YcCiprh2NexrMgE40l-MQ0Rv9iyo0WPRKnwwnA0gIcNE67W8ASc9zPd\/s1600\/DSCF9566.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhDgzzrDF0CZwAf3HhXx28YluOTs0EF9aysF2MNmHwvSTWPLecNnghdmqbls1QBD7QEJJCTddAkIM8iBmrNwCmL9YcCiprh2NexrMgE40l-MQ0Rv9iyo0WPRKnwwnA0gIcNE67W8ASc9zPd\/s1600\/DSCF9566.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg4rczHatsy2WghGRT6fcx6dFhQ-IZr2YoH_IwAHgHInZ4G0S9B1xJnvBH6X0W-BLGxDzFLQvR25p5lV9TkZtABr3vLTxlKLn7hkgBp_EVEDFFyYTk21vg0xUVs4idApRlHod3SM1RrP-EV\/s1600\/DSCF9567.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1067\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg4rczHatsy2WghGRT6fcx6dFhQ-IZr2YoH_IwAHgHInZ4G0S9B1xJnvBH6X0W-BLGxDzFLQvR25p5lV9TkZtABr3vLTxlKLn7hkgBp_EVEDFFyYTk21vg0xUVs4idApRlHod3SM1RrP-EV\/s1600\/DSCF9567.jpg\" width=\"426\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOne trick I have when assembling wheels is using a toothpick to insert and initially screw on the nipples. \u0026nbsp;The size is just right so it fits tightly in the nipple hole. \u0026nbsp;The Sapim nipples I used were the Secure Lock versions which lock on to the thread, these were quite good, however as I found with the previous wheelbuild, the consistency in sizing of the nipples isn't as good as DT Swiss; as I used my spoke key to tighten each nipple, each nipple felt a little bit different, some were a bit loose some were a bit too tight at the spoke key\/nipple interface. \u0026nbsp;The DT Swiss nipples I had used before always were consistent in their fit. \u0026nbsp;Not an obstacle to building a good wheelset, but just an observation.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiiRBWeDFvuBtGh_1p2_isBGAnZoHLX9KBKJwFp7Fj7H7tJlp93lQ3eAj7YDcJAcnd53egCJBckTfJfvkfviuN_LEFueleOl8X2H9B65xJUDdACPJZlH_isrrXvkby2ywi7iAF5BfwGQ903\/s1600\/IMG_1718.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"808\" data-original-width=\"1077\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiiRBWeDFvuBtGh_1p2_isBGAnZoHLX9KBKJwFp7Fj7H7tJlp93lQ3eAj7YDcJAcnd53egCJBckTfJfvkfviuN_LEFueleOl8X2H9B65xJUDdACPJZlH_isrrXvkby2ywi7iAF5BfwGQ903\/s1600\/IMG_1718.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3 style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\nFirst Ride\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nInitially I fitted some 650b x 2.0\" tyres which just cleared the chainstays, these were Maxxis Beavers which are more of a wet weather mud tyre and thus have some relatively widely spaced knobs. \u0026nbsp;They were setup tubeless and measured at 47mm wide which gives about 3-4mm clearance each side at the chainstays which is quite tight! \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nOut on the trail though and it's apparent how grippy these buggers were, in thick slippery mud they refused to let go, off camber ruts were not an issue, and the extra volume helped roll over many obstacles which would have thrown off the 700x40mm Maxxis Ramblers I was also running. \u0026nbsp;On the tarmac however they were pretty slow, particularly as they are more of a mud tyre so this was to be expected.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3 style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nTime for rock'n'road\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nSadly however, the tyres grew over the course of a week and eventually measured at a true 50mm and I found that they had started to rub a bit on the inside of the chainstays. \u0026nbsp;So I went ahead and ordered another pair of tyres, this time they were 650x43mm Bruce Gordon Rock'n'road tyres. \u0026nbsp;These are a classic design that has been around for a while, developing a bit of a cult following along the way. \u0026nbsp;Legend has it that they were based on an old Finnish tyre design originally in 700x47mm size, the Nokian Hakkapellita. \u0026nbsp;These were originally made for riding over snow and general crap conditions, so really I guess these were a precursor to the 29er craze that hit the MTB world not long ago. \u0026nbsp;The 650b version was released recently and are made by Panaracer in Japan, also tubeless compatible and skinwall!\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nIt turns out that the 43mm width is nominal, and after a week they grew out to 44.5mm @ 30psi\/2.0bar\u0026nbsp;or thereabouts which is about as wide as I think you could realistically go on this frame.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEis2wMXM06I1Q0E4zKRBHZcog7zXnmbkfTC7nfXbHGXium9hOZvLidS3qQxdcdK5LjAyxtp_eQdkDwcIY0RyYbYCXhFgbdrnAjDahQ5s1f0adL5T0rttR9ap1-pdHAiFDMdi0B-PzJ9p_Rh\/s1600\/IMG_1811.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1077\" data-original-width=\"808\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEis2wMXM06I1Q0E4zKRBHZcog7zXnmbkfTC7nfXbHGXium9hOZvLidS3qQxdcdK5LjAyxtp_eQdkDwcIY0RyYbYCXhFgbdrnAjDahQ5s1f0adL5T0rttR9ap1-pdHAiFDMdi0B-PzJ9p_Rh\/s1600\/IMG_1811.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nThe first ride on these was pretty impressive, they have the suppleness of a much larger tyre, not too different from the 2.0\" Maxxis Beavers I had before. \u0026nbsp;They tend to roll quite well even on tarmac with only a bit of buzz, on hardpack and gravel they grip quite well, considerably better than the Ramblers. \u0026nbsp;Off-camber sections, tree roots aren't a problem, however don't be fooled, these are not MTB tyres.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgMLJQCfbuHlOJ1zhcbPQ0jeuKv8mjOU0ggFo1FH3G8aYEb_FeXEmPJ4lSXm-dV-50yPLppFxr5VUEhBgwThDU03-ecWS0v6zCtxDHGUPuYmXQrJBZyRpOL3aPHw9dJ_GwiSroBmUATwdfe\/s1600\/IMG_1760.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"808\" data-original-width=\"1077\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgMLJQCfbuHlOJ1zhcbPQ0jeuKv8mjOU0ggFo1FH3G8aYEb_FeXEmPJ4lSXm-dV-50yPLppFxr5VUEhBgwThDU03-ecWS0v6zCtxDHGUPuYmXQrJBZyRpOL3aPHw9dJ_GwiSroBmUATwdfe\/s1600\/IMG_1760.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nI was disappointed that the 2.0\" tyres didn't really fit in the end, the Rock'n'Road tyres aren't all that much bigger than the largest 700c tyres I could fit in there either. \u0026nbsp;However the plus side to this is that I do actually prefer the nippyness of the smaller wheels, the toe overlap is virtually eliminated and the steering feels more lively with the lower trail figure given by them. \u0026nbsp;There are some negatives as well, the BB clearance is noticeably less, a still respectable 290mm from the ground to BB axle, however I was finding I would strike rocks more with the 650b wheels. \u0026nbsp;I still intend to run the 700c wheelset for more road related duties and have these at hand for off-road jaunts. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nAnyway, that's all for now, thanks for reading! \u0026nbsp;Stay tuned for the next part of the build\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/smutpedaller.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5011358066678389790\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/smutpedaller.blogspot.com\/2017\/07\/charge-plug-ti-part-3-650b-wheelset.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1318315606520498015\/posts\/default\/5011358066678389790"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1318315606520498015\/posts\/default\/5011358066678389790"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/smutpedaller.blogspot.com\/2017\/07\/charge-plug-ti-part-3-650b-wheelset.html","title":"Charge Plug Ti Part 3: 650B wheelset"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Smut Pedaller"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05939627997312788346"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"30","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_8wbLBACjkVk\/THEfqDSs-5I\/AAAAAAAAALE\/wGfOiDm05kU\/S220\/Screen+shot+2010-08-22+at+11.00.00+.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh_NhldjKzlHQJeL1Q2H9U2KeoPVUkxDCwyOWGLAnh4lYqVOxCYhTi9SAYaQmwiqMaVFSKR35cMsRRC-YU5AJwraooubOxuhiAGyvjStIG7KTIE5IQqs4OirBw4ycz3p7gqwztbeDLoVBUp\/s72-c\/IMG_1658.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318315606520498015.post-9132031327744979016"},"published":{"$t":"2017-06-13T22:35:00.001+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-06-13T22:35:12.498+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"bike builds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"charge plug"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Charge Plug Ti Part 2: A new groupset"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"After a good 6 years on my Campagnolo Athena groupset, I started to feel I needed a change. \u0026nbsp;It had served me well, however the hassle I went through with \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/smutpedaller.blogspot.co.uk\/2016\/12\/bish-bash-bosh-part-7-teething-issues.html\"\u003Echainsuck and chainrings\u003C\/a\u003E as well as lack of low gearing options suitable for off-road had me wanting something more. \u0026nbsp;Also the allure of hydraulic brakes was somewhat appealing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhY2ARKzpvHHWS3-uaMRLdqdTVcFuXBBDndunxgXVFp9yQtonPbBzfUVLaeSGQkSKbYeC7kJJ3J8QwB5ALU1-ioHZe51yIXI5q_NPgMBofd08_wf71mg2j7EDULHgpkTKEjABscXjGxOTdK\/s1600\/DSCF9539.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhY2ARKzpvHHWS3-uaMRLdqdTVcFuXBBDndunxgXVFp9yQtonPbBzfUVLaeSGQkSKbYeC7kJJ3J8QwB5ALU1-ioHZe51yIXI5q_NPgMBofd08_wf71mg2j7EDULHgpkTKEjABscXjGxOTdK\/s1600\/DSCF9539.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nMaking the decision\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Although the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/smutpedaller.blogspot.co.uk\/2014\/11\/trp-spyre-disc-brake-long-term-review.html\"\u003ETRP Spyres\u003C\/a\u003E I had served me well, cable discs are only going to be so good. \u0026nbsp;There were several choices, either stay with a 2x11 setup or go 1x11. \u0026nbsp;To get low gearing a 1x setup with a SRAM 10-42t cassette would be as simple as changing the chainring. \u0026nbsp;A compact road double would be harder to do this with, there was no easy off-the-shelf way to get super low gearing without changing the crankset. \u0026nbsp;In the end I decided to go with a 1x11 setup, the SRAM Force 1 groupset. This features carbon cranks, hydraulic discs, a clutch rear derailleur and a 10-42t cassette. \u0026nbsp;It was a bit of a jump in the dark as I had never ridden a 1x setup before, my biggest fear was finding that the gear jumps would be too big, on average they are about 16% change between each gear with a big 20% jump to the smallest 10t sprocket. \u0026nbsp;Compared with the 11-32t cassette which has gaps 7-14% which are much smaller.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiAEcAw6SqqOjEc814K3LoaIgGSkfBp-Ltv3vmEoaJ3GEdYO0AWlPGO2gwtPqP_-k5HKUq9Zp1nkBidwsqqavxMml9Xo0EC-3OMdKzuBJfBgcdIapcsrxd1LFMKaSsKDnCuO3NNhgfJVyaZ\/s1600\/DSCF9540.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1067\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiAEcAw6SqqOjEc814K3LoaIgGSkfBp-Ltv3vmEoaJ3GEdYO0AWlPGO2gwtPqP_-k5HKUq9Zp1nkBidwsqqavxMml9Xo0EC-3OMdKzuBJfBgcdIapcsrxd1LFMKaSsKDnCuO3NNhgfJVyaZ\/s1600\/DSCF9540.jpg\" width=\"426\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nThe new Force\u003C\/h3\u003E\nAfter ordering it from Germany, it was now a waiting game until I received a nice parcel at work. \u0026nbsp;The first thing I did, like any bike nerd was weigh everything! \u0026nbsp;Overall the groupset was about 2.1kg not including rotors which is a little bit lighter than the old setup I had.. I was pretty impressed by the sleek black\/grey finish of everything was very slick. \u0026nbsp;The full carbon cranks were pretty slick, the chainring has a the narrow-wide pattern on it which helps to keep the chain stay put.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi3BBKKeRlZlOodNn1IjaLI_QCng_AetkdjrbVCK5pg2LzbdbLGGKMfLBVpqx2S_6Buc9G41XWocXgJbuBhQTXeTPtI92B20zNTR-ohGZOux0jU2KNoN7583RXcvsX5BhYC5l1ExVy6WN9R\/s1600\/DSCF9542.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1067\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi3BBKKeRlZlOodNn1IjaLI_QCng_AetkdjrbVCK5pg2LzbdbLGGKMfLBVpqx2S_6Buc9G41XWocXgJbuBhQTXeTPtI92B20zNTR-ohGZOux0jU2KNoN7583RXcvsX5BhYC5l1ExVy6WN9R\/s1600\/DSCF9542.jpg\" width=\"426\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe rear derailleur has a clutch mechanism, in effect this is a damper which slows down the movement of the pulley cage and stops the chain bouncing around reducing chainslap and the chance of a dropped chain over bumpy terrain. \u0026nbsp;The pulley wheels also feature the narrow-wide pattern which holds the chain on more securely.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgwQkk2qcSB5QMi4tzvpCu3MHFhDcFy5K_Aoq3WrpCOMQ0VPE7MHUJA3Pqwk2qNNt26uTfCJOQQkRIReRIQAWpuyvBl4XQuTreC9v-nC-uDA_uyGL_Bh_B3_DRPgNCASyGziNgeARy11EGG\/s1600\/DSCF9543.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1067\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgwQkk2qcSB5QMi4tzvpCu3MHFhDcFy5K_Aoq3WrpCOMQ0VPE7MHUJA3Pqwk2qNNt26uTfCJOQQkRIReRIQAWpuyvBl4XQuTreC9v-nC-uDA_uyGL_Bh_B3_DRPgNCASyGziNgeARy11EGG\/s1600\/DSCF9543.jpg\" width=\"426\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe XG-1180 cassette is somewhat jewel-like in its intricacy. \u0026nbsp;I hope this lasts a while as the replacement is quite pricy...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgM8mqr2f75Au5MTlF63p7sxs47pyD6OSPigYr2CRWVqj6hZmxLFYfoMvrHMfCraT2qDkUwk8g6Tr15twP7WCDhFp2AvIWJJMBLi9e64LzXiubgHxnWH8s-q6qsgaNWQ3b90HkzQ8gE2dZQ\/s1600\/DSCF9544.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1067\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgM8mqr2f75Au5MTlF63p7sxs47pyD6OSPigYr2CRWVqj6hZmxLFYfoMvrHMfCraT2qDkUwk8g6Tr15twP7WCDhFp2AvIWJJMBLi9e64LzXiubgHxnWH8s-q6qsgaNWQ3b90HkzQ8gE2dZQ\/s1600\/DSCF9544.jpg\" width=\"426\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjVQsC2GGrdG1QwkjF2gGHR8C-cMUNpWu3shSLAoJFFKIt_a228z8f5V-OdqJ3lYRvn1I-ly-zHWML43cMoewMdau4nhwg8UYSG-akfQgIYkPC0x0y5mb58aieEaQW94mpu7ghHxKAWiXyL\/s1600\/DSCF9545.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjVQsC2GGrdG1QwkjF2gGHR8C-cMUNpWu3shSLAoJFFKIt_a228z8f5V-OdqJ3lYRvn1I-ly-zHWML43cMoewMdau4nhwg8UYSG-akfQgIYkPC0x0y5mb58aieEaQW94mpu7ghHxKAWiXyL\/s1600\/DSCF9545.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhzBqnKW4FeyfiDkeCAL1rnzTRR-z7XuhYPKd3L1QtNjx_WpvSHV1y_y5WRwH6evi_2zv5_lEuvAGdpmWQldg3V7-VpXD2wGano4X8lLUi8x-C3XOKmueRjjbFPMjHyfKHsJrSgJK2Fnkkw\/s1600\/DSCF9546.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhzBqnKW4FeyfiDkeCAL1rnzTRR-z7XuhYPKd3L1QtNjx_WpvSHV1y_y5WRwH6evi_2zv5_lEuvAGdpmWQldg3V7-VpXD2wGano4X8lLUi8x-C3XOKmueRjjbFPMjHyfKHsJrSgJK2Fnkkw\/s1600\/DSCF9546.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3 style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nInstallation\u003C\/h3\u003E\nThe installation was pretty straightforward with the only difficult part being the brake bleeding. \u0026nbsp;I was impressed with the SRAM GXP crank, these are really easy to install\/uninstall as it has a self-extracting bolt on the non-drive side which only needs an 8mm allen key. \u0026nbsp; Compared to the Shimano and Campagnolo Hollowtech and Ultratorque systems, this is even simpler and quicker. \u0026nbsp;The derailleur and drivetrain went on very easily with no issues, apart from a bit of confusion about the cable routing on the rear derailleur which was quite different to what I was used to. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEieVX_i9aP6g6Bc5NaiRZiGMHsLNvjWzLF_zJYAqVM1hs-Xt5U3StbFJPZFIqetj3uqQpNGxt9kTvLQz1YItUGtPKxFAwOBEE1xkdZy4_Nz_PPg5Ex0TVihgVHDITBmiz9T8EEdPGYpzgEt\/s1600\/IMG_1610.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"808\" data-original-width=\"1077\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEieVX_i9aP6g6Bc5NaiRZiGMHsLNvjWzLF_zJYAqVM1hs-Xt5U3StbFJPZFIqetj3uqQpNGxt9kTvLQz1YItUGtPKxFAwOBEE1xkdZy4_Nz_PPg5Ex0TVihgVHDITBmiz9T8EEdPGYpzgEt\/s1600\/IMG_1610.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026nbsp;Brake bleeding was the most difficult part, as this was my first time I had to watch the same instructional video over and over again about ten times! \u0026nbsp;They came bled from the factory, but as I bought it from Germany it was setup as right lever rear instead of the right lever front I am used to, thus to swap from left to right you have to detach the olives and bleed it. \u0026nbsp;I have bled car brakes in the past many times, however the SRAM system needs two syringes which you use to push\/pull fluid in and out of the system. \u0026nbsp;After an hour or two I had some nice firm brakes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjnsAj8UG5jFj4vtsHIGvxGPj5LuSvsKIzBfKhwRalMhZeq2Car-YpIjj1iC8_tk19r9OY8ojIGN_hFE09b6t2Rbx4elmoJbumfk1fhecn6dYut3KX9UgLQhM5rVazTVEwFTUT6o_0XiFMe\/s1600\/IMG_1604.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1077\" data-original-width=\"808\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjnsAj8UG5jFj4vtsHIGvxGPj5LuSvsKIzBfKhwRalMhZeq2Car-YpIjj1iC8_tk19r9OY8ojIGN_hFE09b6t2Rbx4elmoJbumfk1fhecn6dYut3KX9UgLQhM5rVazTVEwFTUT6o_0XiFMe\/s1600\/IMG_1604.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nLights\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nNow there was the question of how I install the lights, I had this idea from my \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/smutpedaller.blogspot.co.uk\/2017\/02\/entering-fold.html\"\u003EBrompton\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;where they used heatshrink tubing to clean up bunches of cable. \u0026nbsp;The plan was the run the dynamo to front lamp run as normal up the fork blade, then for the front lamp to rear lamp run it along the downtube with the rear brake hose, then run it up a hole in the BB and up the seat tube then out the seat post. \u0026nbsp;First this would require drilling a small hole in the BB, right next to the one meant for the cable guide.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhxZ5Ps-HhiJyMq7Gn1XoARE_OEuOOTT-nLcjd4E3CCREs2MQNIetOLe0TeWlog92zms0Rs30QGbwrvN4avKc1zmYILNChrctjEzh82DXGDHAa5tOtSduMhcsnxzCrYqjodGC_JtqhnjIfW\/s1600\/IMG_1606.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"808\" data-original-width=\"1077\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhxZ5Ps-HhiJyMq7Gn1XoARE_OEuOOTT-nLcjd4E3CCREs2MQNIetOLe0TeWlog92zms0Rs30QGbwrvN4avKc1zmYILNChrctjEzh82DXGDHAa5tOtSduMhcsnxzCrYqjodGC_JtqhnjIfW\/s1600\/IMG_1606.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI then drilled a hole in the rear of the seatpost and ran the light wire through...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjkGn1JLau7rol9lWCr3CyVfXzLsXsDoQCGtU9-78kqMlWHFGY_rOHuu3dD6gIfUWtOIE9NGBlBrzukvFPzQTfTyLCx0ZZGBFkaywvc5ZpHTno4XRpXVcnKLk4y4tist7cDowaBZ0jhLqNQ\/s1600\/IMG_1607.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"808\" data-original-width=\"1077\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjkGn1JLau7rol9lWCr3CyVfXzLsXsDoQCGtU9-78kqMlWHFGY_rOHuu3dD6gIfUWtOIE9NGBlBrzukvFPzQTfTyLCx0ZZGBFkaywvc5ZpHTno4XRpXVcnKLk4y4tist7cDowaBZ0jhLqNQ\/s1600\/IMG_1607.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nLuckily the SRAM GXP bottom bracket has a plastic sleeve which protects the light cable from the spinning crank spindle\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgnPz1K485QfdxR4MGb_SuABh6Ltm_FlkcUIPJU5BV8DTGJd0szB3gnXym4SpvQ9xAxVilWNqKFD-_975hO6OVjc9XRt7jrNFSUe5yYmhr-IqGjNQT_vlzPVxShU0uyA51Rwvqs03-7-pwQ\/s1600\/IMG_1609.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1077\" data-original-width=\"808\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgnPz1K485QfdxR4MGb_SuABh6Ltm_FlkcUIPJU5BV8DTGJd0szB3gnXym4SpvQ9xAxVilWNqKFD-_975hO6OVjc9XRt7jrNFSUe5yYmhr-IqGjNQT_vlzPVxShU0uyA51Rwvqs03-7-pwQ\/s1600\/IMG_1609.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWith the rear brake hose and rear light cable heatshrinked together it looks pretty neat. \u0026nbsp;The only other cable will be the rear derailleur cable which keeps it pretty tidy.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg6-Ve_MfiC93HW6M2IUYQib5s5uSEn5YwM1bmQ-jOkg6wVZj4pQ_d7dHaVKxpc-FbuXBXG4YgLbKhWF1cs73YnawE0PGS5TaB_IEevIUTX2VNNORUhG0Vq1ipgXnfxSMRgSOoQpfByTLxI\/s1600\/DSCF9583+%25281%2529.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1067\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg6-Ve_MfiC93HW6M2IUYQib5s5uSEn5YwM1bmQ-jOkg6wVZj4pQ_d7dHaVKxpc-FbuXBXG4YgLbKhWF1cs73YnawE0PGS5TaB_IEevIUTX2VNNORUhG0Vq1ipgXnfxSMRgSOoQpfByTLxI\/s1600\/DSCF9583+%25281%2529.jpg\" width=\"426\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nJob done, I also bought a Schmidt SON rear light, these are quite pricy but they are super minimal and very nicely made. \u0026nbsp;You can just see the hole in the back of the seatpost coming around, otherwise the cable is mostly concealed.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3 style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nFirst impressions\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nBack to the groupset, I had a quick go on a mix of terrain and it's a huge change. \u0026nbsp;The hydraulic brakes are a godsend, much better modulation and lever feel with less hand effort. \u0026nbsp;The shifting is very crisp, the Double-tap shifting comes pretty intuitively although I probably need a bit more practice. \u0026nbsp;So far I haven't found the gaps between the gears all that irritating, in fact the simplicity of the 1x system has a lot of advantages. \u0026nbsp;The clutch derailleur keeps the drivetrain super quiet over really rough terrain, I never dropped a chain, not even once. \u0026nbsp;It was nice to not have to worry about shifting the front, particularly as with the old setup I suffered from chainsuck and dropped chains. \u0026nbsp;I didn't think I would appreciate the simplicity so much, but to have such a wide gear range with only the right shifter is fantastic. \u0026nbsp;Anyway that's all for now, thanks for reading.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg582GZ6_znjgvbLgm0ZevfXqF9lSkBdkek-_FCao6n9Gbs7DiYSp6bRXr1QbzKgRLUJKCHLvy29cPxIYrPI4j9FDuCa6G3P_8eVGQK1ozbZl-cjJqhyNyPleDKQhI0iIISE9BOu2XEw0Hc\/s1600\/IMG_1651.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"808\" data-original-width=\"1077\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg582GZ6_znjgvbLgm0ZevfXqF9lSkBdkek-_FCao6n9Gbs7DiYSp6bRXr1QbzKgRLUJKCHLvy29cPxIYrPI4j9FDuCa6G3P_8eVGQK1ozbZl-cjJqhyNyPleDKQhI0iIISE9BOu2XEw0Hc\/s1600\/IMG_1651.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/smutpedaller.blogspot.com\/feeds\/9132031327744979016\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/smutpedaller.blogspot.com\/2017\/06\/charge-plug-ti-part-2-new-groupset.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1318315606520498015\/posts\/default\/9132031327744979016"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1318315606520498015\/posts\/default\/9132031327744979016"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/smutpedaller.blogspot.com\/2017\/06\/charge-plug-ti-part-2-new-groupset.html","title":"Charge Plug Ti Part 2: A new groupset"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Smut Pedaller"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05939627997312788346"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"30","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_8wbLBACjkVk\/THEfqDSs-5I\/AAAAAAAAALE\/wGfOiDm05kU\/S220\/Screen+shot+2010-08-22+at+11.00.00+.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhY2ARKzpvHHWS3-uaMRLdqdTVcFuXBBDndunxgXVFp9yQtonPbBzfUVLaeSGQkSKbYeC7kJJ3J8QwB5ALU1-ioHZe51yIXI5q_NPgMBofd08_wf71mg2j7EDULHgpkTKEjABscXjGxOTdK\/s72-c\/DSCF9539.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318315606520498015.post-6829637305467197444"},"published":{"$t":"2017-06-06T00:06:00.000+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-06-06T00:06:04.028+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"bike builds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"charge plug"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Charge Plug Ti Part 1: A new start"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgqdkrxIHVMrNAbh6jdyilQvet03ooPR2MfZ0Y56TkmX2nfz2p5kDMf2TzW2BP0W2gIQ4DRa1IXxQfEcFivfhIXyaQLNkxXwlJipHE20dExEDtdbgiqmKpi9__wh7LmQ9S7vT4BhQMZHFwQ\/s1600\/IMG_1536.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgqdkrxIHVMrNAbh6jdyilQvet03ooPR2MfZ0Y56TkmX2nfz2p5kDMf2TzW2BP0W2gIQ4DRa1IXxQfEcFivfhIXyaQLNkxXwlJipHE20dExEDtdbgiqmKpi9__wh7LmQ9S7vT4BhQMZHFwQ\/s1600\/IMG_1536.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nThe new arrival\u003C\/h3\u003E\nSince the demise of my Bish Bash Bosh, I looked at getting it repaired however it was uneconomical to do so, thus I decided to instead put that money towards a new frame. \u0026nbsp;This time I wanted something with a bit more tire clearance and more durability. \u0026nbsp;However I still wanted something lightweight along with these qualities, this ruled out steel and carbon fibre. \u0026nbsp;I was very keen on the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/masoncycles.cc\/shop\/categories\/bokeh-bikes\"\u003EMason Bokeh\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;which had the clearance for up to 2.0\" x 650b tyres or 40mm x 700c, this was an Dedecciai triple butted tubeset with thru-axles. \u0026nbsp;This was near ideal but the steep £1,150\u0026nbsp;for the frameset seemed a bit too much. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHowever browsing online I did stumble upon a 2016 Charge Plug Ti frameset for a few hundred less than this, after doing some research I found that someone had fit 57mm x 650b Schwalbe Big One tyres on one which piqued my curiousity. \u0026nbsp;I figured for the price I didn't have too much to lose, and this would be my first titanium frame. \u0026nbsp;It supposedly has the holy trinity of strength, durability and lightweight.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj_IAw481yStEJw_QKkNPszo8FaFNcUmXQEE2hqcQ3ZhJzAP9Oum2S0y7phLlpX6FmWaER1a7Usuvk66k-Q5y3hV1SpjqVjfDiuuI9OdLbUJHqI9dP5JSLe5UKWoyu4VlEVhR8nIehzp1Ys\/s1600\/IMG_1479.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj_IAw481yStEJw_QKkNPszo8FaFNcUmXQEE2hqcQ3ZhJzAP9Oum2S0y7phLlpX6FmWaER1a7Usuvk66k-Q5y3hV1SpjqVjfDiuuI9OdLbUJHqI9dP5JSLe5UKWoyu4VlEVhR8nIehzp1Ys\/s1600\/IMG_1479.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMy goal was to fit 2.0\" x 650b tyres into this frame, however I wasn't sure if the Ti version had the same tire clearance as the aluminium I had seen with the Schwalbe Big Ones. \u0026nbsp;I figured I didn't have too much to lose, as I could order it, measure the clearance and return it if worse came to worse. \u0026nbsp;The box arrived at work and I took it out, the gap between the chainstays measured at 54mm which wouldn't be enough to run 2.0\" tyres, I was slightly disappointed but decided to take it home anyway that weekend and have a think about it. \u0026nbsp;When I took it out of it's packaging I was blown away by how good it looked, it really was a sight for sore eyes... This thing was really beautiful in the flesh and I made the choice to build it up, there was no turning back now!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgHJoZ396huo6dH04AEjY8Vlb6O0ONbmONEo3FkFjec5BTWiN_AdWZjcyhYjw0RBkJV_gHhsT3Bg_6hpwQBgmrd2TP_-EQtrspX6fdvGYg82-HVOoKFgVTB19Iu7Uz2ayMMzWMI2tMXq6CL\/s1600\/IMG_1480.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgHJoZ396huo6dH04AEjY8Vlb6O0ONbmONEo3FkFjec5BTWiN_AdWZjcyhYjw0RBkJV_gHhsT3Bg_6hpwQBgmrd2TP_-EQtrspX6fdvGYg82-HVOoKFgVTB19Iu7Uz2ayMMzWMI2tMXq6CL\/s1600\/IMG_1480.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhPN6QASb4UVIx_eUrsFMCp1TcZ5OPO6ZQ30cudwSMsxfoaisTPsuo-75XWTxnKOxp1kl6Q2s1JvF_h5m3d-f2wWpec-mk-gQ-fUENbtlFNvZSFOVzqBvI2YSvINgD3fu8pqCklA45voY7o\/s1600\/IMG_1481.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhPN6QASb4UVIx_eUrsFMCp1TcZ5OPO6ZQ30cudwSMsxfoaisTPsuo-75XWTxnKOxp1kl6Q2s1JvF_h5m3d-f2wWpec-mk-gQ-fUENbtlFNvZSFOVzqBvI2YSvINgD3fu8pqCklA45voY7o\/s1600\/IMG_1481.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe frame came in at 1,632g and the fork at 754g which was a little heavier than I expected but not too bad. \u0026nbsp;The head tube is a bit old fashioned in that it is a straight 1-1\/8\", most bikes now have tapered steerers, this is probably also why the fork has an alloy steerer too as it is uncommon to see a full carbon steerer in a straight 1-1\/8\" disc brake fork. \u0026nbsp;The other little peculiarities with the frame are that it has no provision for a front derailleur, no cable stops or anything. \u0026nbsp;Not such a big deal but it also lacked the thru-axles that many gravel bikes have these days, instead it just has traditional quick release dropouts on both ends.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEglzXaI_CwfCX_Q-nUijavKyn3guuUJEnHZEbNZZ6twF2cTWK3yo4nx-u5I41CbDaU3dBqy7-3WaYtDjnjShSSOKlcRoIi-f9eFe9Lo_v9YEag8s4hLrNtMc86G7QBTLzmY0WUmW1MZ7q9P\/s1600\/IMG_1482.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEglzXaI_CwfCX_Q-nUijavKyn3guuUJEnHZEbNZZ6twF2cTWK3yo4nx-u5I41CbDaU3dBqy7-3WaYtDjnjShSSOKlcRoIi-f9eFe9Lo_v9YEag8s4hLrNtMc86G7QBTLzmY0WUmW1MZ7q9P\/s1600\/IMG_1482.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjw5smSR_QJuCk5_QaM7EBpVIYGxPXcLpH7lqA0775jLh3yFXDS1FuWWS8OfXeD5eoGvQIFwDnGFYlzdNP7cxTyz17oTH6hyphenhyphen1uArLc2u1SK53ohcpIpkO4w5yaBFTKNWcUyV-aY0STX_vuo\/s1600\/IMG_1508.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjw5smSR_QJuCk5_QaM7EBpVIYGxPXcLpH7lqA0775jLh3yFXDS1FuWWS8OfXeD5eoGvQIFwDnGFYlzdNP7cxTyz17oTH6hyphenhyphen1uArLc2u1SK53ohcpIpkO4w5yaBFTKNWcUyV-aY0STX_vuo\/s1600\/IMG_1508.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nChecking the clearance, it just clears a 47mm wide WTB Wolverine and a 47mm wide Maxxis Beaver 2.0\" between the chainstays with about 3-4mm each side. \u0026nbsp;This really is a bit borderline as it may not be enough to allow for out of roundness and wheel deflection. \u0026nbsp;Still this is significantly more than the Bish Bash Bosh, 45mm tyres should fit in comfortably with 5mm each side.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhszzdK27E5KPoBwCUTgilnSExPU3wiKMsAKD250KMSgqLZz7P-B6TjIPkZfubGh1tq9-zGuq1r9oOLUYkFCIQlNdHvLjelnlP47KKzj4ZE7oR8shYPEM0oyjCyyoj3VxBzk_swzf6QOxvT\/s1600\/IMG_1491.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhszzdK27E5KPoBwCUTgilnSExPU3wiKMsAKD250KMSgqLZz7P-B6TjIPkZfubGh1tq9-zGuq1r9oOLUYkFCIQlNdHvLjelnlP47KKzj4ZE7oR8shYPEM0oyjCyyoj3VxBzk_swzf6QOxvT\/s1600\/IMG_1491.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOddly when I tried to install my brake caliper I couldn't thread the lower bolt in. \u0026nbsp;Sure enough the fork's lower post mount was not threaded at all, very odd and this must have passed the quality control. \u0026nbsp;In all honesty the fork seems not as nicely finished as the frame, the crown junction with the steerer looks a little unfinished.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjEB76UUU5PPkLP45a-nhv7KaCqGuw0qUSgnZxQny9UdU-KxJTgeEezKMZh_fjqUIYyQVxkI5oNsz_XF-RQu36kEqHwTbrOy79ut7NF-napvdnG28c-9S3ml-xpL7nVcROwpKquhn_ucssd\/s1600\/IMG_1492.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjEB76UUU5PPkLP45a-nhv7KaCqGuw0qUSgnZxQny9UdU-KxJTgeEezKMZh_fjqUIYyQVxkI5oNsz_XF-RQu36kEqHwTbrOy79ut7NF-napvdnG28c-9S3ml-xpL7nVcROwpKquhn_ucssd\/s1600\/IMG_1492.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRather than return the frame and fork to get it tapped I just did it myself, all done in about 5mins. \u0026nbsp;I installed the rest of my old Campagnolo Athena Carbon groupset and the wheels I built for the Bish Bash Bosh on it, to get the front derailleur to work I had to run a full cable housing run to it, as well as use a clamp on cable stop on the seat tube to get it to work. \u0026nbsp;Everything went on pretty well, strangely it was kinda nice to go back to a metal bike, all the plentiful fittings on the bike were very solid.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjtU6G_XIufLt_Vz6Rif2_q5WayPjF722FIGCslZ891psyVW0QbtEFlY8kFj3CixFnVOlqKQGBgjeKEKP96NPRFE0fHyRuw3sB2HPCrcWHv862g4RGmQzYgO-eXaB0CnJYSwjfJndI1QgtM\/s1600\/IMG_1506.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjtU6G_XIufLt_Vz6Rif2_q5WayPjF722FIGCslZ891psyVW0QbtEFlY8kFj3CixFnVOlqKQGBgjeKEKP96NPRFE0fHyRuw3sB2HPCrcWHv862g4RGmQzYgO-eXaB0CnJYSwjfJndI1QgtM\/s1600\/IMG_1506.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nBack to the South Downs\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nThe first ride I decided to take it on was along the South Downs Way where I had my last ride of the Bish Bash Bosh, I was back to face the demon mud that devoured my drivetrain and frame! Thankfully the mud this time was not so plentiful and it was a lot drier. \u0026nbsp;The first impression I got of the bike was that the steering felt pretty different to the Bish Bash Bosh, steering didn't feel as stiff, probably due to the quick release front end vs the thru-axle however it felt just as stable. \u0026nbsp;The ride felt a bit more compliant and more lively, it seems hard to quantify and it may be just a placebo effect but it feels more springy than carbon but not any less stiff as far as I can tell. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgqdkrxIHVMrNAbh6jdyilQvet03ooPR2MfZ0Y56TkmX2nfz2p5kDMf2TzW2BP0W2gIQ4DRa1IXxQfEcFivfhIXyaQLNkxXwlJipHE20dExEDtdbgiqmKpi9__wh7LmQ9S7vT4BhQMZHFwQ\/s1600\/IMG_1536.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nI could also tell that the general fit of the bike was different, it wasn't until a bit later that I realised this frame was a whole size bigger than the Bish Bash Bosh! \u0026nbsp;The geometry otherwise was generally very similar except this has a 55cm top tube compared to the 53.5cm top tube of the Bish Bash Bosh. \u0026nbsp;Due to the longer top tube this bike has much less toe overlap and a more relaxed seat angle. \u0026nbsp;It was my own mistake when I ordered the frameset that I got the effective top tube and actual top tube numbers mixed up. \u0026nbsp;However having ridden it I think I actually prefer it this way. \u0026nbsp;Later on I fitted a slightly shorter 80mm stem and this had the effect of shortening the reach but livening up the steering, now it felt perfect. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nStay tuned for more.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjZtcLP3olOXkbhcF9E9hpsVtQ7-zoPiW1d1q_adEE5BXe2rkngs9bj9Na1_m_lL8NXirnTMkGGphdEe65i2si-_eOJnWQOHPXVB43pXvrI2eyFaAYOJvYC8fh4z6X-HVXaUSik06V3dBf7\/s1600\/IMG_1535.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjZtcLP3olOXkbhcF9E9hpsVtQ7-zoPiW1d1q_adEE5BXe2rkngs9bj9Na1_m_lL8NXirnTMkGGphdEe65i2si-_eOJnWQOHPXVB43pXvrI2eyFaAYOJvYC8fh4z6X-HVXaUSik06V3dBf7\/s1600\/IMG_1535.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/smutpedaller.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6829637305467197444\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/smutpedaller.blogspot.com\/2017\/06\/charge-plug-ti-part-1-new-start.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1318315606520498015\/posts\/default\/6829637305467197444"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1318315606520498015\/posts\/default\/6829637305467197444"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/smutpedaller.blogspot.com\/2017\/06\/charge-plug-ti-part-1-new-start.html","title":"Charge Plug Ti Part 1: A new start"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Smut Pedaller"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05939627997312788346"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"30","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_8wbLBACjkVk\/THEfqDSs-5I\/AAAAAAAAALE\/wGfOiDm05kU\/S220\/Screen+shot+2010-08-22+at+11.00.00+.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgqdkrxIHVMrNAbh6jdyilQvet03ooPR2MfZ0Y56TkmX2nfz2p5kDMf2TzW2BP0W2gIQ4DRa1IXxQfEcFivfhIXyaQLNkxXwlJipHE20dExEDtdbgiqmKpi9__wh7LmQ9S7vT4BhQMZHFwQ\/s72-c\/IMG_1536.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318315606520498015.post-8384269777917963366"},"published":{"$t":"2017-04-19T00:09:00.003+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-04-19T00:10:26.982+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"betty"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"bike builds"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bish Bash Bosh Part 8: A muddy end"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: s1600both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi-6hSMdXrmiSyNo3KkWm2EC-4_LH5wv9ZvrIn1P1nEsBxPyCRWmgdapzCne_iLceNNi8hPWNW230gLmCpTUQvGeO16GeSGqHMUoppiEvRBbcvYCVhyphenhyphenxaLyGmrPiK4gG1oFagXdt6GgMGfD\/s1600\/IMG_1333.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi-6hSMdXrmiSyNo3KkWm2EC-4_LH5wv9ZvrIn1P1nEsBxPyCRWmgdapzCne_iLceNNi8hPWNW230gLmCpTUQvGeO16GeSGqHMUoppiEvRBbcvYCVhyphenhyphenxaLyGmrPiK4gG1oFagXdt6GgMGfD\/s1600\/IMG_1333.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nA little while ago I went on a ride with some friends along the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Downs_Way\"\u003ESouth Downs Way\u003C\/a\u003E, this is a bridleway that tracks the ridge line of the South Downs, a string of hills that run east-west along the southern part of England. \u0026nbsp;As you would imagine from the picture above it's a seamlessly never-ending run of rolling green hills, sheep and gravel. \u0026nbsp;In the summer, the ground is dry and chalky with some sharp flinty rocks, in the winter and after rain this turns into a thick claggy mess, some of the stickiest mud I've ever seen.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEinWFWnYSXHA8lU6iyC-DRiFvnDtdME_hQpwebRU6LMemkYqfGtfdVJH1sUf0VXlv7WTccJF4joKDVD6lx-Od9-3MChqItgcQhJiec24rpVpE9dpDGjU_ruS3V5xirmGRwXAcpcFR9clJJK\/s1600\/IMG_1317.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEinWFWnYSXHA8lU6iyC-DRiFvnDtdME_hQpwebRU6LMemkYqfGtfdVJH1sUf0VXlv7WTccJF4joKDVD6lx-Od9-3MChqItgcQhJiec24rpVpE9dpDGjU_ruS3V5xirmGRwXAcpcFR9clJJK\/s1600\/IMG_1317.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjjz90Q7ygYDES9TTiwg0U1NMzO5KnlvNnbeWpsAGd5z2weYSp9stx4XOE_GY4mIhn7hPOQ6ADdgGU3gZBa1ym8ySWEi3fKhc-eph5S4hCQXuN8rrLd2BUdKBm467unrOIgqRRZkUq-YoiJ\/s1600\/IMG_1318.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjjz90Q7ygYDES9TTiwg0U1NMzO5KnlvNnbeWpsAGd5z2weYSp9stx4XOE_GY4mIhn7hPOQ6ADdgGU3gZBa1ym8ySWEi3fKhc-eph5S4hCQXuN8rrLd2BUdKBm467unrOIgqRRZkUq-YoiJ\/s1600\/IMG_1318.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgnUfeSkVYOgoUM6z31UOfcLMV7QQJDMaj-RkHkrjO8KzIo0nTD07XVhu9JvsqN_jBI-gy9o6OsV3XkGxr_T3I3VQA6fXnRlk3rAkcqBOkcLFN33yr7Vcj-IZE4f2W83J4A5KV06C0mGNVd\/s1600\/IMG_1319.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgnUfeSkVYOgoUM6z31UOfcLMV7QQJDMaj-RkHkrjO8KzIo0nTD07XVhu9JvsqN_jBI-gy9o6OsV3XkGxr_T3I3VQA6fXnRlk3rAkcqBOkcLFN33yr7Vcj-IZE4f2W83J4A5KV06C0mGNVd\/s1600\/IMG_1319.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nApart from the crazy amounts of mud you can see above, I managed to rip off my rear derailleur by snapping the hanger. \u0026nbsp;I suspect this happened because not long ago I got a stick caught in it which bent it, I subsequently bent it back straight, however it being aluminium means it probably work hardened and became brittle. \u0026nbsp;Thus I had to ride home in single speed mode, this meant tackling 10% dirt climbs in 50 x 20t which wasn't much fun. \u0026nbsp;Add to this that it was difficult to get the chain to stay in gear without the derailleur, it took a lot of trial and error to find the neutral gear where it didn't want to move. \u0026nbsp;This meant breaking and joining the chain several times which weakened it to the point that it broke every few kilometres... \u0026nbsp;not a good day!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhqIRT5TMkOdsRPpNZoKzg_gmgaeeXaw-SLsKzSDZb2HjMPkbbyGMXmAW0feFx-G-r8aJa2K6VdIu1lFu18qtvG8FV3aZ51Y5Ow6odcBp3tvESbz_UWMEWWLq1Byj95bRa1bxNE0ZnN6Xrx\/s1600\/IMG_1321.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhqIRT5TMkOdsRPpNZoKzg_gmgaeeXaw-SLsKzSDZb2HjMPkbbyGMXmAW0feFx-G-r8aJa2K6VdIu1lFu18qtvG8FV3aZ51Y5Ow6odcBp3tvESbz_UWMEWWLq1Byj95bRa1bxNE0ZnN6Xrx\/s1600\/IMG_1321.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAfter this I put the bike away and it wasn't until the next weekend that I cleaned it up and had a good look at everything. \u0026nbsp;The derailleur hanger was easy enough to replace, however on closer inspection...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhYXuUrvzHY_KxkSZoepvzyyAsoxKj1nGIZaST5MNN3Fd4XgIwTZ0iOkMbGW1HlBkmyTi7wimd2kQYehERxELSZdRiBYuOKNnrAFjolTcdlIbgzzI6yfBg_w70rsYrJg5iJRlcT1IiWkYqc\/s1600\/IMG_1410.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhYXuUrvzHY_KxkSZoepvzyyAsoxKj1nGIZaST5MNN3Fd4XgIwTZ0iOkMbGW1HlBkmyTi7wimd2kQYehERxELSZdRiBYuOKNnrAFjolTcdlIbgzzI6yfBg_w70rsYrJg5iJRlcT1IiWkYqc\/s1600\/IMG_1410.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI found that I had rubbed through the NDS chainstay, the tyre always cleared this but the buildup of mud over time must have been abrasive enough to go through 2 layers of carbon. \u0026nbsp;Nothing too structural or mega critical however I don't like to take chances with things like this. \u0026nbsp;Having enquired about the cost of repair, it didn't make economic sense as I bought this frame on clearance and repairing it would be more than buying one brand new.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiR26uQejPzGpnJNmV0b_mVVZ9ETgL_1vhQR6_cZrjyK1Bky9bPkDi7GpwRUllY88OgHwOAy4VCeZBjf8YUHyGBmtqaLJCnK17VZaOuyWGGTYFTxbxtJYXC9ytrGQU9mXxMTCWKH-IUhGg9\/s1600\/IMG_1638.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiR26uQejPzGpnJNmV0b_mVVZ9ETgL_1vhQR6_cZrjyK1Bky9bPkDi7GpwRUllY88OgHwOAy4VCeZBjf8YUHyGBmtqaLJCnK17VZaOuyWGGTYFTxbxtJYXC9ytrGQU9mXxMTCWKH-IUhGg9\/s1600\/IMG_1638.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nAt this stage I will try to sell it to recoup my costs. \u0026nbsp;This was my first foray into carbon fibre and let's say it wasn't a great one. \u0026nbsp;I will likely look for a new frame with a bit more clearance, particularly one that can run larger 650b tyres. \u0026nbsp;Stay tuned for more...\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjF6ho3dUh1VRU7JozvIcdNEOIWpuoE1ikdGdsrtvGdAH_ZsH4VjVTj7SLppcRUihA9Adc2T5dYkD5jnMXjfbViyZKc5PnnQaCiDUgr7Z8wwsqyTV5ptgIbeW9IPgaAdxMaSVh35k01gMap\/s1600\/IMG_1334.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjF6ho3dUh1VRU7JozvIcdNEOIWpuoE1ikdGdsrtvGdAH_ZsH4VjVTj7SLppcRUihA9Adc2T5dYkD5jnMXjfbViyZKc5PnnQaCiDUgr7Z8wwsqyTV5ptgIbeW9IPgaAdxMaSVh35k01gMap\/s1600\/IMG_1334.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/smutpedaller.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8384269777917963366\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/smutpedaller.blogspot.com\/2017\/04\/bish-bash-bosh-part-7-unfortunate-end.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1318315606520498015\/posts\/default\/8384269777917963366"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1318315606520498015\/posts\/default\/8384269777917963366"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/smutpedaller.blogspot.com\/2017\/04\/bish-bash-bosh-part-7-unfortunate-end.html","title":"Bish Bash Bosh Part 8: A muddy end"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Smut Pedaller"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05939627997312788346"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"30","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_8wbLBACjkVk\/THEfqDSs-5I\/AAAAAAAAALE\/wGfOiDm05kU\/S220\/Screen+shot+2010-08-22+at+11.00.00+.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi-6hSMdXrmiSyNo3KkWm2EC-4_LH5wv9ZvrIn1P1nEsBxPyCRWmgdapzCne_iLceNNi8hPWNW230gLmCpTUQvGeO16GeSGqHMUoppiEvRBbcvYCVhyphenhyphenxaLyGmrPiK4gG1oFagXdt6GgMGfD\/s72-c\/IMG_1333.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318315606520498015.post-5539306056703765580"},"published":{"$t":"2016-12-24T18:43:00.001+00:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-12-24T18:43:45.583+00:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"betty"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"bike builds"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bish Bash Bosh Part 7: Teething Issues"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"In a previous post\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/smutpedaller.blogspot.co.uk\/2016\/11\/bish-bash-bosh-part-5-campagnolo.html\"\u003EI overhauled the bottom bracket bearings\u003C\/a\u003E, now it's time to change the worn original Campagnolo chainrings for new ones. \u0026nbsp;To start off with, the cranks I have are 2010 Campagnolo Athena Carbon models which are different from the later years. \u0026nbsp;They only made this groupset in this form for one year, as I was to find out what should have been a simple swap turned into something much more complex\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiIwvpoHN-BeFIpmieaZAiMeQoBJ8OgrGb1fWwIGY4OaqLDWPkfDrHaobno0pJmTW2ADvp4xBBiNhW1RwCCdbiXzqfO0b8YNyGnj9Q0ywgusVpL5DPfoOBunFSqyp_B9CkPyOMF7OdOGURD\/s1600\/DSCF9127.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiIwvpoHN-BeFIpmieaZAiMeQoBJ8OgrGb1fWwIGY4OaqLDWPkfDrHaobno0pJmTW2ADvp4xBBiNhW1RwCCdbiXzqfO0b8YNyGnj9Q0ywgusVpL5DPfoOBunFSqyp_B9CkPyOMF7OdOGURD\/s1600\/DSCF9127.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nThe Problem\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nAfter six years of use I was starting to get some problems with my chainrings, occasionally shifting down into the small ring would cause chainsuck. \u0026nbsp;Usually this is caused by worn teeth, slowly the chain rollers wear into the teeth and they start to take on a profile similar to a shark's tooth. \u0026nbsp;This causes the position of the chain on the chainring to change over time which means that when shifting down, the chain will not detach from it and it gets driven into the chainstay. \u0026nbsp; Also after 6 years of mostly road riding it really was just time, otherwise I would wear the chain and other drivetrain components more quickly\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nHowever, one would reasonably assume a consumable part like a chainring would be easily replaceable. \u0026nbsp;Not so with Campagnolo, particularly as their bolt pattern is proprietary and not interchangeable with other brands. \u0026nbsp;Firstly Campagnolo decided to hide one bolt hole behind the crank arm and then they decided to offset it 2mm which makes it incompatible with every other chainring on the market. \u0026nbsp;Secondly, they changed the design of the bolts and inner chainrings a few years after my cranks were released. \u0026nbsp;Instead of the conventional two piece chainring bolts, now the inner chainring is threaded and the bolt screws directly into it which is actually kinda neat. \u0026nbsp; However I was not sure whether I could get away with just replacing the outer chainring which was worn and using the original bolts.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhe8keQcCQ9re1Jm_4KZJKcB3jwN1aoeEV6y5FWclsuxBHQW_oCeAQdmSapMq5NbdTdZCKxDDJqSlV7PdPvKQ_ksJs_Mbb-2eho_B4Yo9P5UTF_RIn1RBfWzg1Em6tyu0qllFWXP6Wa8JNh\/s1600\/DSCF9187.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhe8keQcCQ9re1Jm_4KZJKcB3jwN1aoeEV6y5FWclsuxBHQW_oCeAQdmSapMq5NbdTdZCKxDDJqSlV7PdPvKQ_ksJs_Mbb-2eho_B4Yo9P5UTF_RIn1RBfWzg1Em6tyu0qllFWXP6Wa8JNh\/s1600\/DSCF9187.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nNew Rings\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nSo I ordered the chainrings, a pair of Stronglight CT2 rings which are meant for Campagnolo 11 speed cranksets. This is where the first problems started. \u0026nbsp;I tried using the old style bolts with the old chainring and this didn't work, there was too little thread engagement because the outer bolt sits too far out on the chainring as you can see in the picture below. \u0026nbsp;So then I ordered the Campagnolo new style chainring bolts FC-SR200.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj-4xTln9GOrCBOh-D80fmyMQsmUAfYyDxv5yp1Oc2jqTStv5_U6JR1NnI4ffin8BiyAOysAdQvNpA0fnee9krxWVmabX8FYPCXljP0JPCEx-DgORHqvqx_2RvsAtVVTMbZBeYcuYGHKl01\/s1600\/DSCF9142.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj-4xTln9GOrCBOh-D80fmyMQsmUAfYyDxv5yp1Oc2jqTStv5_U6JR1NnI4ffin8BiyAOysAdQvNpA0fnee9krxWVmabX8FYPCXljP0JPCEx-DgORHqvqx_2RvsAtVVTMbZBeYcuYGHKl01\/s1600\/DSCF9142.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhTBhcxDyG8Xs6XFL0TwA0Buxw4Ym_T-g4vzDJF2jLAIyo6PQgiFkBWZlAg01WqAQmS5EG0H2H3nrxMlstZFP5-u7L7lJBjKkMWlfDbxC9HLfZnSe22998sBl-DsoQUrPHNC0iP7dwaVi_s\/s1600\/DSCF9181.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe FC-SR200 chainring bolts can be seen on the left with the new style inner chainring which has a smaller threaded hole. \u0026nbsp;The older style bolts are on the right and you can see they are two piece.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgSldAI36_FTeQtRaEafPKLGpG4nwYfBa78nVq_-Pz1U5T0ccr5V3xL_S-KXiaFHdFCXiy-do-LZg15hNPSeHlIotQM-6Vj2l0v6nXrZY82kq1URfDs3V1HzX2eAHUyKGWmWEQ02HvgNSxk\/s1600\/DSCF9177.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgSldAI36_FTeQtRaEafPKLGpG4nwYfBa78nVq_-Pz1U5T0ccr5V3xL_S-KXiaFHdFCXiy-do-LZg15hNPSeHlIotQM-6Vj2l0v6nXrZY82kq1URfDs3V1HzX2eAHUyKGWmWEQ02HvgNSxk\/s1600\/DSCF9177.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\nYou might think that it would be pretty straightforward now to fit these, however it wasn't so simple. \u0026nbsp;You can see in the photo above that there is a pad on the underside of the crank arm where the fifth 112mm BCD offset bolt sits. \u0026nbsp;The thickness of this pad means that the chainring needs an offset cut into the chainring surface so it will sit flat. \u0026nbsp;The Stronglight one was not enough and it made the big ring distort when tightened down. \u0026nbsp;You can see in the photo below the gap made at the chainring holes when only this fifth bolt is tightened, it should be dead flat.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjrCeFy-VEarX4Ct6FCYKz9pxGpV1dSL1_CzX-fCN-T4QKd9GvlCUs6hZtNXSV_B-VTkXIoDA9BxvLKBQx9U49UWbiCqOs0cLkKlMF3Lcl974JTGSSA3xq4WyZG0rBHRf6SnnGUtOxp_VFe\/s1600\/DSCF9186.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjrCeFy-VEarX4Ct6FCYKz9pxGpV1dSL1_CzX-fCN-T4QKd9GvlCUs6hZtNXSV_B-VTkXIoDA9BxvLKBQx9U49UWbiCqOs0cLkKlMF3Lcl974JTGSSA3xq4WyZG0rBHRf6SnnGUtOxp_VFe\/s1600\/DSCF9186.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSo what to do? \u0026nbsp;I milled down the pad until it sit nice and flat.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi1FP1tgHYzJV6eYFb6_RTEXMGnBpuy9ub_WAvaEWBNiHmCsATDlxnL9qMdDPt8O3kO8fC2oqc-mpwxILbi2SNFldNYGkTvLWi7HEivGC8hSmmq_-4KXNiP7OYx-AbR6jtIjjiKTRrjgv6O\/s1600\/DSCF9188.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi1FP1tgHYzJV6eYFb6_RTEXMGnBpuy9ub_WAvaEWBNiHmCsATDlxnL9qMdDPt8O3kO8fC2oqc-mpwxILbi2SNFldNYGkTvLWi7HEivGC8hSmmq_-4KXNiP7OYx-AbR6jtIjjiKTRrjgv6O\/s1600\/DSCF9188.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNow with the pad milled down both chainrings sit nice and flat on the crank.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgvxDrPEBD2PbitVOAtk9NqB20lNlTdDeFRwui9-jpJ3Q9ixp_SsmXBkXWFpHls6gE6tsDcDUYbKCySLWxqSqC_Lt2XVHaVLN8LPufUbGl_idHa9mQhpnTxw__qWq_pyigc7DKbvtfFfU3Y\/s1600\/DSCF9182.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgvxDrPEBD2PbitVOAtk9NqB20lNlTdDeFRwui9-jpJ3Q9ixp_SsmXBkXWFpHls6gE6tsDcDUYbKCySLWxqSqC_Lt2XVHaVLN8LPufUbGl_idHa9mQhpnTxw__qWq_pyigc7DKbvtfFfU3Y\/s1600\/DSCF9182.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjCqYtBuYWt5FPAcyDiN7w2DbzF3B31aS9jR7Q2SnrvhfI2EX-EvsvVcCJ36UV1QE5r67nyVtqgUt_F3R9WAR5k_Zna8fHNTX0vKsZo0J-dUgHiu6t3bBcdeDS7_wYynBxGU1abDiqnp2Bg\/s1600\/DSCF9192.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjCqYtBuYWt5FPAcyDiN7w2DbzF3B31aS9jR7Q2SnrvhfI2EX-EvsvVcCJ36UV1QE5r67nyVtqgUt_F3R9WAR5k_Zna8fHNTX0vKsZo0J-dUgHiu6t3bBcdeDS7_wYynBxGU1abDiqnp2Bg\/s1600\/DSCF9192.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nOne Little Snag...\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nNow that was sorted I thought that was it, job done. \u0026nbsp;Doing a test ride they seemed fine, except for one thing... The chain suck is even worse! \u0026nbsp;Even with a new chain the chain constantly gets sucked up by the small ring! \u0026nbsp;It happens when shifting down to the small ring, particularly when there is a bit of load on the chain. \u0026nbsp;The old chainrings only did this when they were worn after 6 years of use. \u0026nbsp;This is infuriating and it's made a dent in the bash plate of the frame. \u0026nbsp;Even if I try to always pedal lightly when shifting down which was what I normally do, it will still jam occasionally. \u0026nbsp;Although sometimes it is unavoidable, I will get caught needing to drop to a low gear and accelerate suddenly and it will likely jam.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj5UuMSnyF_h9GzALipuHWNJvdrhrwUzeghpePpgNqMwNT7PT2_wz2g_T4JIb97LchtodpMDfSR_JrFKr-qbKMlGuLbeVtYaJdyUJochQPLSgXOMrJZxqvUaGwIFy57unDoV_oBvnR1HkcH\/s1600\/IMG_0809.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj5UuMSnyF_h9GzALipuHWNJvdrhrwUzeghpePpgNqMwNT7PT2_wz2g_T4JIb97LchtodpMDfSR_JrFKr-qbKMlGuLbeVtYaJdyUJochQPLSgXOMrJZxqvUaGwIFy57unDoV_oBvnR1HkcH\/s1600\/IMG_0809.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nSecondly the big ring sat too far inboard, it would rub on the big ring's shift pins when running small-small when the chain is at the greatest angle, again this never happened on the old chainrings. \u0026nbsp;I had to use 0.6mm spacers to space out the big ring to prevent this from happening.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nI'm not sure how I can really fix this without changing out the chainring, I think the phasing of the teeth between the chainrings is off which causes the chain to jam. \u0026nbsp;One solution is to file the offending teeth back slightly however this is less than ideal. \u0026nbsp;The amount of modification I've had to do to even get these to fit is frustrating. \u0026nbsp;That's all for now, stay tuned for more. \u0026nbsp;Thanks for reading.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgwGZsD8NsgCySr7DbNVayw0yUiVPaGbm6wXLxBw0azRLD7TzLcpJOjX16xSMx0gp46SPirU1FaLGnJv9SoDmzIJbG3JwnoGnEnaXcktbcV5r9Y7SasMDsy3v6RbS8JJd6zRv40NUcgx-ST\/s1600\/DSCF9121.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgwGZsD8NsgCySr7DbNVayw0yUiVPaGbm6wXLxBw0azRLD7TzLcpJOjX16xSMx0gp46SPirU1FaLGnJv9SoDmzIJbG3JwnoGnEnaXcktbcV5r9Y7SasMDsy3v6RbS8JJd6zRv40NUcgx-ST\/s640\/DSCF9121.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nNow that the wheels are done, it's time to start putting it all together on the frame. \u0026nbsp;First let's run through some of the bits and pieces I have for the bike. \u0026nbsp;I mocked up the frame without the wheels to get a feel for how it would look.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nCockpit\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhRQMYMXhU5sxmZmy_B2PpkNCgqchYvup0KbLyQW5nHDTCTAfRPmh5RbcRjTZ4JYWrcaiQDMoUznygKPn_uEuwcRO5ORVcpKyLPustGqrvEyfj5o3iEWbFTibXR42-fFYHg6WSjakhyxT10\/s1600\/HB8230_1920x720.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhRQMYMXhU5sxmZmy_B2PpkNCgqchYvup0KbLyQW5nHDTCTAfRPmh5RbcRjTZ4JYWrcaiQDMoUznygKPn_uEuwcRO5ORVcpKyLPustGqrvEyfj5o3iEWbFTibXR42-fFYHg6WSjakhyxT10\/s640\/HB8230_1920x720.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nOne of the biggest changes I have made compared to my old setup is in the cockpit. \u0026nbsp;Instead of keeping my old bar and stem (a 42cm wide compact drop and 80mm stem) I'm moving to a flared extra wide handlebar and a longer stem. \u0026nbsp;When I was building \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/smutpedaller.blogspot.co.uk\/search\/label\/jackyll\"\u003Ethe tandem\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;I bought a 46cm wide bar for it as the size and weight of the bike demands more leverage. \u0026nbsp;I got so used to this that every time I went back to my single bike it felt... a bit too narrow. \u0026nbsp;Particularly off road I felt that the 42cm bars didn't really give me much control over bumpy terrain. \u0026nbsp;After a bit of shopping around, I ended up getting the Salsa Cowbell 3 bars, these are very much a standard road bar with a 12º flare to the drops. \u0026nbsp;They are also extra wide at 46cm measured at the hoods, so at the drops they are about 52cm which is going towards MTB width. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjmEPBhicG753R30vslcQuOmpk4SmgKnD2DNX4kcvRXsIdqH9moNH58VvcaR1lcXzM5G0nRJeStHpYRKBMEw82tQ95S-eChaOJtPA0QuwH4fFb_jhlUezjDWdYCzv8YeOsqKMXzPlIIfFJ1\/s1600\/DSCF9175.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjmEPBhicG753R30vslcQuOmpk4SmgKnD2DNX4kcvRXsIdqH9moNH58VvcaR1lcXzM5G0nRJeStHpYRKBMEw82tQ95S-eChaOJtPA0QuwH4fFb_jhlUezjDWdYCzv8YeOsqKMXzPlIIfFJ1\/s640\/DSCF9175.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\nI swapped for a 100mm stem as the reach of these bars is about 20mm shorter than my previous bars so overall the fit is about the same. \u0026nbsp;I chose the Fizik Cyrano C5 stem, nothing too fancy but reasonable weight and looks nice and feels stiff with a square section and Torx bolts on the faceplate.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiD4iqM02AAl6R2f9P0RGhHG6xADxu5PsxIQ6hEwG1PYm3dzCJvND78QU_XArLkECDrW75hZ7V5ullfmXtP_t45g_WLg-tIM2B-kzoIifJH5Olfj06x69ebFnZV5CtIg18lhS8sSTz0qJRu\/s1600\/DSCF9091.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiD4iqM02AAl6R2f9P0RGhHG6xADxu5PsxIQ6hEwG1PYm3dzCJvND78QU_XArLkECDrW75hZ7V5ullfmXtP_t45g_WLg-tIM2B-kzoIifJH5Olfj06x69ebFnZV5CtIg18lhS8sSTz0qJRu\/s640\/DSCF9091.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nFizik bar tape to match the stem. The bar tape is the tacky variety so it has a synthetic rubbery feel to it with a lot more cushion. \u0026nbsp;In the past I have always preferred more thin, less cushioned tape however I'm going to give this a go as off-road a bit more cushioning would go a long way.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgCkcOt2watxAOicRyji-fsFT9cALQScl4eqOtDlIWBjgXQ1uXRxUQ3_6ohyphenhyphenxjedDSAM5YQH0sTJ1YGCWEsxgvrV2fUCuvwwkda5P3BAaS9mOgQR4M8duR_mObMZlU054-5CdMiAXubOLKM\/s1600\/DSCF9089.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgCkcOt2watxAOicRyji-fsFT9cALQScl4eqOtDlIWBjgXQ1uXRxUQ3_6ohyphenhyphenxjedDSAM5YQH0sTJ1YGCWEsxgvrV2fUCuvwwkda5P3BAaS9mOgQR4M8duR_mObMZlU054-5CdMiAXubOLKM\/s640\/DSCF9089.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLifeline 1.125 to 1.5\" tapered carbon headset. \u0026nbsp;This was only £20 or so, at nearly half the price of the FSA one. \u0026nbsp;It features TH Industries bearings, and these sit directly into the frame. \u0026nbsp;I mentioned before I was a little cynical about integrated headsets, however I was willing to give them a chance, time will tell! \u0026nbsp;Lifeline is the house brand of Wiggle.co.uk, still the finish on this is quite good and features carbon top caps\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nOther bits\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjIHWzwWEJqwehYrV4bkz7SqpuVp2qFi_SZ47Ih-1j3mrXBTbwCYtCHJRill_rsYJiA-UeMYzn0Mkys0UTJESfq981qOV_erwyZ7gYZ0loOB5O0CTRbEwKymwG3roujLYNGJFTgwIdieLH0\/s1600\/DSCF9101.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjIHWzwWEJqwehYrV4bkz7SqpuVp2qFi_SZ47Ih-1j3mrXBTbwCYtCHJRill_rsYJiA-UeMYzn0Mkys0UTJESfq981qOV_erwyZ7gYZ0loOB5O0CTRbEwKymwG3roujLYNGJFTgwIdieLH0\/s640\/DSCF9101.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nNow onto some carbon fibre goodies, from Procraft, a seatpost clamp and a front derailleur braze-on adaptor. \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;I was a bit wary of using a derailleur clamp on the carbon tubes, so at least this one spreads out the clamping force more than the typical aluminium ones you see.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjDgnez1shI3FzoDUmGIpe_VK-uNBDIdxi5eHx7QsVOx39_Wpzwiizz-KcvX18lGdAC1POGeE3ezgKaNoh6mlDChvXFyldKk697uNxy8rVQZotSuHTlWM55lwZ0oswfhXexdkV9DTmREvIc\/s1600\/DSCF9376.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjDgnez1shI3FzoDUmGIpe_VK-uNBDIdxi5eHx7QsVOx39_Wpzwiizz-KcvX18lGdAC1POGeE3ezgKaNoh6mlDChvXFyldKk697uNxy8rVQZotSuHTlWM55lwZ0oswfhXexdkV9DTmREvIc\/s640\/DSCF9376.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u0026nbsp;I also got a pair of carbon bottle cages too, admittedly mostly for the bling factor but also for the light weight.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgqxS3mEhKLXe5lYAfPDq03zaI3d2K0v3CgZjTzvZ3q-NCOtfD_kl83Ad5aFVOiOcShGMbHtyeULjDHvKaJ5XpW998FEhDgEm2lhglj7K4xeh9eRDIH15QfkRhiuEznh8mXLpw4oPVw-Elb\/s1600\/DSCF9377.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgqxS3mEhKLXe5lYAfPDq03zaI3d2K0v3CgZjTzvZ3q-NCOtfD_kl83Ad5aFVOiOcShGMbHtyeULjDHvKaJ5XpW998FEhDgEm2lhglj7K4xeh9eRDIH15QfkRhiuEznh8mXLpw4oPVw-Elb\/s640\/DSCF9377.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi1q85s-GQeZbQEBLx5YsB7oNLcanxloxhQa2b_LxOH4kRU1MIlF2HhAuztnv8Zf1JB5IoAR6O4Co89XjTwe9GipL_zWwwkl1WoNQMyM7FNrDtgLOZykCBG9BLW8Tf0sndHfVA2AxPtFH3s\/s1600\/DSCF9379.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi1q85s-GQeZbQEBLx5YsB7oNLcanxloxhQa2b_LxOH4kRU1MIlF2HhAuztnv8Zf1JB5IoAR6O4Co89XjTwe9GipL_zWwwkl1WoNQMyM7FNrDtgLOZykCBG9BLW8Tf0sndHfVA2AxPtFH3s\/s640\/DSCF9379.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nI replaced my ageing saddle bag with a Ynot tool roll. \u0026nbsp;This is made from Cordura and wraps around the saddle rails with a buckle. \u0026nbsp;Big enough to just fit a spare tube, tools, tyre levers and a tubeless patch kit. \u0026nbsp;Hopefully won't ever need to use the tube!\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3 style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nAssembly\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi4Q4pc8aFXjn1RQ-BYs67NquvLcrhrMcD3ZHWL94EIRaDMVubUf-rvbXB30TwzBprV9l4ecFUNTekdbc_aI7OMZVKX2KGsUIqD8xIGh1Yb6OvnMIGzjgURFwFR9o3gRLDZBJCP2PqGdLzA\/s1600\/DSCF9050.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi4Q4pc8aFXjn1RQ-BYs67NquvLcrhrMcD3ZHWL94EIRaDMVubUf-rvbXB30TwzBprV9l4ecFUNTekdbc_aI7OMZVKX2KGsUIqD8xIGh1Yb6OvnMIGzjgURFwFR9o3gRLDZBJCP2PqGdLzA\/s640\/DSCF9050.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nThankfully there wasn't really much to write about the assembly as it all went on pretty easily. \u0026nbsp;The wheels fit without any hitches and the whole drivetrain went on smoothly. \u0026nbsp;No unexpected situations popped up, the headset just dropped in and cutting the carbon fork steerer was actually quite easy, it just required a new blade and some care.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe only thing I did have to do differently from the past was to use a torque wrench, in particular any part which clamps onto carbon must not be overtightened, otherwise you can risk damaging the frame. \u0026nbsp;I used carbon paste on the seatpost before inserting, this helps create friction between it and the frame's seat tube to prevent it moving around as well as preventing corrosion. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u0026nbsp;The internal cable routing was actually pretty easy to deal with, you can see in the picture above that there are plastic inserts which guide the derailleur cables. \u0026nbsp;There isn't any conduit for these cables inside the downtube but removing these guides makes it much easier.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjIll2LAcafbL9qkaif3K6AJSyBLyKjmpqk7X1kACt0nGfCB2zXV6qWtzO0N1xHZnLE2WKgz7jC1gcl9aeTH8Jl1y1d3x3fHQDrx-z7Klqc53mSmmsXahU6DSetwT-UkvRIS8GN4Fn00xDF\/s1600\/IMG_0653.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjIll2LAcafbL9qkaif3K6AJSyBLyKjmpqk7X1kACt0nGfCB2zXV6qWtzO0N1xHZnLE2WKgz7jC1gcl9aeTH8Jl1y1d3x3fHQDrx-z7Klqc53mSmmsXahU6DSetwT-UkvRIS8GN4Fn00xDF\/s640\/IMG_0653.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nI took it for a quick spin in the park near where I live, and all I can say is that the difference is really noticeable. \u0026nbsp;The tyres feel amazingly supple and cushy, I think it isn't just the 40mm width but also the fact that they are tubeless. \u0026nbsp;Surprisingly, the steering feels significantly stiffer and more direct, this combined with the wider and flared drop bars makes it feel super confident descending on dirt. \u0026nbsp;I just point it in the direction I want it to go and it just plows right through most terrain. \u0026nbsp;I will have to write up my full impressions once I take it out for a proper ride. \u0026nbsp;Thanks for reading\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh4gtuxJ87WzKantb64FWYYsJrmwDxEn8v1Kp9R86qNupUbijP4gaPgq9Qe9Xw0CUY0lbY5nFtdKGXgnBV2RmJzdIPlhko8tTxDZ8Y5P2PGc0odcxV7-UbdmknYE-3PZ4fsor_er7BXKgBz\/s1600\/DSCF9102.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh4gtuxJ87WzKantb64FWYYsJrmwDxEn8v1Kp9R86qNupUbijP4gaPgq9Qe9Xw0CUY0lbY5nFtdKGXgnBV2RmJzdIPlhko8tTxDZ8Y5P2PGc0odcxV7-UbdmknYE-3PZ4fsor_er7BXKgBz\/s1600\/DSCF9102.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nNow one of the most important elements of the bike are the wheels, particularly if they are handbuilt they can be one of the most single time consuming tasks. \u0026nbsp;I've build about 6 sets of wheels at this point, all without a spoke tension meter. \u0026nbsp;I however spotted the Park TM-1 Tension meter on special for £35 which is about 1\/2 price so I just went ahead and got it. \u0026nbsp;Also for good measure I bought a torque wrench as well as the Bish Bash Bosh frame is carbon and you should be very careful not to overtighten fasteners or risk damaging it.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\nSpokes\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nPreviously I discussed the hub and rim choice for the build, the missing part from this was the spoke choice. \u0026nbsp;This is one reason why I like building my own wheels, you get to chose every single part of the build to perfectly suit your needs. \u0026nbsp;Previously I have used double butted spokes. \u0026nbsp;Double butted spokes are thicker at the ends and thinner in the middle to put material where it is needed. \u0026nbsp;Not only are they typically lighter but they also have a bit more give so can actually build a more resilient wheel. Previously I have used DT Swiss competition which are a double butted 2.0\/1.8mm spoke. \u0026nbsp;These are readily available, reasonably light and strong. \u0026nbsp;They are an almost standard spoke to use. \u0026nbsp;However this time, as I was hell bent on a sub 9kg bike I had to go that little bit further...\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhuyJmtHmyAT3L105xjGYZRQcQzLqDelgGhCfxcsdJmmiO92bPr__nYim-uYGKXXnhoxGkNO_2U1mEyh7i4vUuSzrk5qF3g6cJcwr4gjtbQ0uwFFQt064dKLgKLm1jZqoYGY3s3U4PqgFdZ\/s1600\/DSCF9228.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhuyJmtHmyAT3L105xjGYZRQcQzLqDelgGhCfxcsdJmmiO92bPr__nYim-uYGKXXnhoxGkNO_2U1mEyh7i4vUuSzrk5qF3g6cJcwr4gjtbQ0uwFFQt064dKLgKLm1jZqoYGY3s3U4PqgFdZ\/s1600\/DSCF9228.jpg\" width=\"426\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nI looked into the DT Revolution spokes, however at 1.5mm thick at the centres I've read that they aren't the strongest or stiffest spokes, also their price is significantly more. \u0026nbsp;Alternatively I looked at Sapim spokes, the CX-Ray is a popular high performance spoke which is both light and aerodynamic, however they are also extremely expensive. \u0026nbsp;The Laser is also a similar price but similar to the DT Revolution. \u0026nbsp;However there was the Sapim D-Light which is somewhere in between these, it's a double butted spoke which is 2.0\/1.65mm. \u0026nbsp;What kind of weight difference is there? \u0026nbsp;Well compared to a standard 2.0\/1.8mm spoke the Sapim D-Lights would save about 80g on the wheelset which isn't insignificant. \u0026nbsp;Also importantly, they aren't much more expensive either so why not? \u0026nbsp;I'd never used Sapim spokes either, I'd always used DT Swiss in the past. \u0026nbsp;I did however use the Sapim Race 2.0\/1.8mm spokes on the drive side rear with the D-Lights\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u0026nbsp;Spoke nipples form the crucial function of not only connecting the end of the spoke with the rim but also facilitating the truing and tensioning of the wheel during the build and in the future. \u0026nbsp;Alloy nipples have a reputation for rounding out more easily as well as tending to seize due to corrosion. \u0026nbsp;They are marginally lighter however I generally prefer brass nipples for the serviciability and durability. \u0026nbsp;Luckily the D-Lights shipped with Sapim brass nipples. \u0026nbsp; One note though, was that compared to DT Swiss nipples, I found there was noticeable variation in their fit. \u0026nbsp;I had trouble fitting the Park Tool spoke wrench I had over some of the Sapim nipples, some were perfectly fine. \u0026nbsp;The same spoke wrench never had any problems with the DT Swiss nipples I used in the past.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3 style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nThe build\u003C\/h3\u003E\nThe great thing about the rims I discussed previously is that they are asymmetric, this helps a lot with both disc braked front wheels and 11-speed rear wheels. \u0026nbsp;A strong wheel is built not by strong components alone, but by a careful build as well as a good balanced, even tension in the spokes. \u0026nbsp;Over the decades as wheels have gained more speeds, the amount of uneven offset from drive side to non-drive side has increased significantly. \u0026nbsp;Enough so that it isn't unusual to see a rear wheel have 50% less tension on the non-drive side to balance it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhdP-CfetJziw-9fvpiAsQOjYOXU-j0IcP4Z9lbLPyR6Uvy6tRz1Ab2iAmjyvaKpsvUkdIbUaI4fa9tA7oZrNpU3N2Ph46P4q8cwFKR6ajbOYgyaQGBORMpgqSw3NTmXS_9JQ0u8Pz6nU3J\/s1600\/offset-asymmetry-rims-features-spec_22.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhdP-CfetJziw-9fvpiAsQOjYOXU-j0IcP4Z9lbLPyR6Uvy6tRz1Ab2iAmjyvaKpsvUkdIbUaI4fa9tA7oZrNpU3N2Ph46P4q8cwFKR6ajbOYgyaQGBORMpgqSw3NTmXS_9JQ0u8Pz6nU3J\/s1600\/offset-asymmetry-rims-features-spec_22.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nYou can see in the picture above the difference an asymmetric rim makes, essentially the bracing angle of the spoke is closer to being symmetrical which means spoke tensions can be closer to even on either side of the wheel. The BOR XMD-366 rims I am using have a 1.4mm offset, on the rear it will be offset to the non-drive side and on the front disc wheel it will be offset to the drive side.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nBefore ordering my spokes I have to plug the dimensions of my rims and hubs to figure out what length I have to order, the calculator I use also gives you the theoretical spoke tension difference between drive and non-drive. \u0026nbsp;Using the dimensions I input, the front wheel has drive side spokes at 88% of the non-drive and the rear has non-drive side spokes at 62%. \u0026nbsp;If I had used a symmetric rim the figures would be 80% and 56% respectively.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhOx2HNwUoDhgCDHhsxhhqf4MUldwCQSaVS0loJa0iQdvGcTZA7QJfs00W8UVb1QcCWlc7og_VOI6GVxZGpAQYYOtYuNvoIHbh5S9yW4BS_69UF4d4H4uQgIeVIqFQs6I9y4ADWPhan1z1W\/s1600\/DSCF9143.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhOx2HNwUoDhgCDHhsxhhqf4MUldwCQSaVS0loJa0iQdvGcTZA7QJfs00W8UVb1QcCWlc7og_VOI6GVxZGpAQYYOtYuNvoIHbh5S9yW4BS_69UF4d4H4uQgIeVIqFQs6I9y4ADWPhan1z1W\/s1600\/DSCF9143.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiNoyMrewIw-NHrGqjq2Gn1GuIWjiGaZcDRxMfgMLvume6Gur0MQ9TTuazogBUSu-G-xgApkcJkzJ3aDH5pH3J-aiGFmJ7m52VdBF67zofQtSj7VYimsZzEp7cVQ7kU92x94G0D5YDeGfwg\/s1600\/DSCF9144.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiNoyMrewIw-NHrGqjq2Gn1GuIWjiGaZcDRxMfgMLvume6Gur0MQ9TTuazogBUSu-G-xgApkcJkzJ3aDH5pH3J-aiGFmJ7m52VdBF67zofQtSj7VYimsZzEp7cVQ7kU92x94G0D5YDeGfwg\/s1600\/DSCF9144.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiyqowDA2PvDXzLvLJ5WB-jwCSicklbcdxrA4MndW0hlyp6CZ_ga7jlr675K-owTZZ4KAXdZSgQkGFPDXUaZmXqhgnl7QhgBTI9gLCLXQgEtOMjW82PZGGrE7scvWQb5Q3GY3dwNico8GGq\/s1600\/DSCF9145.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiyqowDA2PvDXzLvLJ5WB-jwCSicklbcdxrA4MndW0hlyp6CZ_ga7jlr675K-owTZZ4KAXdZSgQkGFPDXUaZmXqhgnl7QhgBTI9gLCLXQgEtOMjW82PZGGrE7scvWQb5Q3GY3dwNico8GGq\/s1600\/DSCF9145.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nI laced the wheels 3x front and back which is pretty standard for disc brake builds. \u0026nbsp;For those with a keen eye, I've laced the wheels with the leading spokes on the inside, which I realised after and reversed so they were on the outside. \u0026nbsp;This doesn't make a huge difference in reality, however having the leading spokes on the outside for a disc brake wheel means that under braking, the spokes being loaded are also the ones with the elbows on the outside and are thus stronger.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhJcAsXoYj9aZ7jzK16ja-oI2g3qm891dWy0SCfIsxiW7RxQv7mxtTzURCEPZlHo6ss_aXU1FzTKo6jCFnY2x_tYfN_b7jh6CR-sMf_gK9P1qQOWwtgj9-BPh7H5bMaouSGw-xWxl1dYx1H\/s1600\/DSCF9147.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhJcAsXoYj9aZ7jzK16ja-oI2g3qm891dWy0SCfIsxiW7RxQv7mxtTzURCEPZlHo6ss_aXU1FzTKo6jCFnY2x_tYfN_b7jh6CR-sMf_gK9P1qQOWwtgj9-BPh7H5bMaouSGw-xWxl1dYx1H\/s1600\/DSCF9147.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nWeight including quick release and adaptor is 1,103g, without it is 1,009g which is pretty good for a 32h dynamo disc braked hub.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhmhCIXVGVB9BFLHnUbWJofAkRcraSo_OPYXYBjSNfIea_vGqyBL3o1KubiWi-oiaKEowVw76_5mpAHytcjgAxSV0QgZSnRcZMWH0tZisUvUVIjild7y6KtXZnA6ESW_sjvjtScsdMuWkgx\/s1600\/DSCF9148.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhmhCIXVGVB9BFLHnUbWJofAkRcraSo_OPYXYBjSNfIea_vGqyBL3o1KubiWi-oiaKEowVw76_5mpAHytcjgAxSV0QgZSnRcZMWH0tZisUvUVIjild7y6KtXZnA6ESW_sjvjtScsdMuWkgx\/s1600\/DSCF9148.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nThe rear came in at 867g for a total weight of 1,876g which is about 330g lighter than the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/smutpedaller.blogspot.co.uk\/2013\/12\/project-phil-part-2-wheels.html\"\u003Eset I built for Phil\u003C\/a\u003E which is a similar build. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3 style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nTubeless install and final tensioning\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiWscsot5Qc8ERUuyMN3MDhLNAMxbXXAY6jbcO0oOCInTFrT6XktXzswUz5ucATewyn0cqEHiED6xAzsfRDlOTdlUAOPklA6zTrYF02IW0cuE6ThLzUCqQxUNOAqHGXqK8iDWo6FsXJMbSL\/s1600\/DSCF9150.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiWscsot5Qc8ERUuyMN3MDhLNAMxbXXAY6jbcO0oOCInTFrT6XktXzswUz5ucATewyn0cqEHiED6xAzsfRDlOTdlUAOPklA6zTrYF02IW0cuE6ThLzUCqQxUNOAqHGXqK8iDWo6FsXJMbSL\/s1600\/DSCF9150.jpg\" width=\"426\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nThe next step after tensioning was installing the tubeless tape. \u0026nbsp;Initially I used a 5m roll of BOR branded tubeless tape, pressing it down into the channel making sure there were no bubbles, overlapping the tape around the valve hole about 15cm either side. \u0026nbsp;I managed to install the Maxxis Ramblers on quite easily with a little soap and water, the beads popped into the rim hook very quickly with just a track pump. \u0026nbsp;The rear wheel sealed quite nicely only losing a few psi over night with no sealant. \u0026nbsp;The front wheel however would not seal properly, I ended up retaping this one with Stans tape and it was fine. \u0026nbsp;A trick I found was to put a little bit of sealant around the valve when inserting it in the valve hole.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgkf3t9389nFzc2uztcOE1UZlmoqDB2ko3Qg942ITF_-byqWfJ5PNqH3hvJ3elWG9CcjyT4tN3IeBFzvCCJVwGwgoojhDLjMLp7BnWTOsxbOSUoo2ECfDGe4Wr-YHaMNd0suNa-xS_-dYD9\/s1600\/DSCF9151.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgkf3t9389nFzc2uztcOE1UZlmoqDB2ko3Qg942ITF_-byqWfJ5PNqH3hvJ3elWG9CcjyT4tN3IeBFzvCCJVwGwgoojhDLjMLp7BnWTOsxbOSUoo2ECfDGe4Wr-YHaMNd0suNa-xS_-dYD9\/s1600\/DSCF9151.jpg\" width=\"426\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nOne thing I did read about was that tubeless road tyres with carbon beads like the Maxxis Ramblers have a noticeable effect on spoke tension. \u0026nbsp;Apparently the carbon beads are so tight they compress the rim and reduce the spoke tension, requiring a tightening up to get it back up to normal. \u0026nbsp;I measured it using my Park TM-1 and found it dropped about 20kgf.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgwmxhPQIlglKFm9C5KZ1822d4Nx1aXSjI4BJ_EC5UUiXCYsKqO-TXK_53_SXrxg_HpHaV3JSOPH0BLbkb1aliparrmNQciCJMDOrBSKlJpI8FlHovMUkluLpDSXD3cKQnDZTKOKXAJ20kA\/s1600\/DSCF9153.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgwmxhPQIlglKFm9C5KZ1822d4Nx1aXSjI4BJ_EC5UUiXCYsKqO-TXK_53_SXrxg_HpHaV3JSOPH0BLbkb1aliparrmNQciCJMDOrBSKlJpI8FlHovMUkluLpDSXD3cKQnDZTKOKXAJ20kA\/s1600\/DSCF9153.jpg\" width=\"426\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nSpeaking of the Park TM-1 Tension meter, I've found this tool almost invaluable. \u0026nbsp;The ability to systematically sample and record the tension of every spoke means you can straight away get an overall picture of the tension in the wheel. \u0026nbsp;The TM-1 is a very simple tool which has three pins which push against a spring giving a readout from which you convert on a chart. \u0026nbsp; It's likely not the most accurate tool, however it is still much better than just guessing from tones. \u0026nbsp;Also Park Tool has a web app called\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.parktool.com\/wta\"\u003EWheel Tension App\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;which you can put your readings into, it then converts the readings into kgf and gives you an illustration of the whole wheel tension.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgKdpp2stMPUr6vsWpPClQDwhmractlMKpM2hm3s6mQbBHgE27xvk9gXNCvs3dn3031Dz-sjOvxJ3WM5kFu8VCYn0yMRypXm0baHdS2qHFNRADRfvjAFnjZsbZvJE4neryLmIt3G6ZvECzX\/s1600\/Screen+Shot+2016-10-29+at+01.32.51.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgKdpp2stMPUr6vsWpPClQDwhmractlMKpM2hm3s6mQbBHgE27xvk9gXNCvs3dn3031Dz-sjOvxJ3WM5kFu8VCYn0yMRypXm0baHdS2qHFNRADRfvjAFnjZsbZvJE4neryLmIt3G6ZvECzX\/s1600\/Screen+Shot+2016-10-29+at+01.32.51.png\" width=\"632\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhX0UW7-y9FbZGDi6xM2fgH-av0XdtujRp89MXFTAYq_nS5Vn7SAmIkcdoRrtMonzp45AhzUiCKCCM3t8B5gB1ilwOAGHcUCKG16usouXQdqUZtPmhF6LmmDybs70kIozrwqW9hF-xBs4SZ\/s1600\/Screen+Shot+2016-10-29+at+01.32.57.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhX0UW7-y9FbZGDi6xM2fgH-av0XdtujRp89MXFTAYq_nS5Vn7SAmIkcdoRrtMonzp45AhzUiCKCCM3t8B5gB1ilwOAGHcUCKG16usouXQdqUZtPmhF6LmmDybs70kIozrwqW9hF-xBs4SZ\/s1600\/Screen+Shot+2016-10-29+at+01.32.57.png\" width=\"490\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nI found this extremely useful as you can be extremely systematic about the wheelbuild, previously I would obsess about getting the wheel straight, however with this tension meter and the app I was able to both balance the tension as well as straighten the wheel.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\nIn the end the spoke tension I eventually reached was 117\/102kgf on the front and 81\/127kgf on the rear wheel non-drive\/drive respectively. \u0026nbsp;The tension differences were pretty much spot on from what I had calculated beforehand.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNow the wheels are done there are still the brakes, drivetrain and other bits and bobs to do. \u0026nbsp;Thanks for reading.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/smutpedaller.blogspot.com\/2016\/11\/bish-bash-bosh-part-5-campagnolo.html\"\u003EContinued in Part 5\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/smutpedaller.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5289797587591412906\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/smutpedaller.blogspot.com\/2016\/11\/bish-bash-bosh-part-4-building-wheels.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1318315606520498015\/posts\/default\/5289797587591412906"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1318315606520498015\/posts\/default\/5289797587591412906"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/smutpedaller.blogspot.com\/2016\/11\/bish-bash-bosh-part-4-building-wheels.html","title":"Bish Bash Bosh Part 4: Building wheels"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Smut Pedaller"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05939627997312788346"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"30","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_8wbLBACjkVk\/THEfqDSs-5I\/AAAAAAAAALE\/wGfOiDm05kU\/S220\/Screen+shot+2010-08-22+at+11.00.00+.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh4gtuxJ87WzKantb64FWYYsJrmwDxEn8v1Kp9R86qNupUbijP4gaPgq9Qe9Xw0CUY0lbY5nFtdKGXgnBV2RmJzdIPlhko8tTxDZ8Y5P2PGc0odcxV7-UbdmknYE-3PZ4fsor_er7BXKgBz\/s72-c\/DSCF9102.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});