I finally broke down last night....
06-21-06, 12:47 PM
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I finally broke down last night....
... and bought a TT frame.
Needing a new summer project and not wanting to spend too much money on it, I bought a Leader TT frame. I still have my Klein in a box waiting for me to decide what color to paint it. After looking very carefully at the 780TT with carbon seatstays, I just couldn't justify the cost over the 735TT. So last night I bought and paid for the Leader 735TT. I will now be scrounging for parts to build it. Old parts bins, closeouts, eBay will be the primary sources. Only thing I actually have for the frame is a Cane Creek brakeset that I pulled off of my daughters LeChampion SL, a Cane Creek IS2 headset, a Fisik Poggio saddle and a zero setback Sette carbon seatpost. I am posting their eBay pic here but will replace it with my own once it arrives.
Of course as with every bike build I have done I will try to include details of what I like and don't like, what I would change and finally lots of pictures. Stay tuned.
Needing a new summer project and not wanting to spend too much money on it, I bought a Leader TT frame. I still have my Klein in a box waiting for me to decide what color to paint it. After looking very carefully at the 780TT with carbon seatstays, I just couldn't justify the cost over the 735TT. So last night I bought and paid for the Leader 735TT. I will now be scrounging for parts to build it. Old parts bins, closeouts, eBay will be the primary sources. Only thing I actually have for the frame is a Cane Creek brakeset that I pulled off of my daughters LeChampion SL, a Cane Creek IS2 headset, a Fisik Poggio saddle and a zero setback Sette carbon seatpost. I am posting their eBay pic here but will replace it with my own once it arrives.
Of course as with every bike build I have done I will try to include details of what I like and don't like, what I would change and finally lots of pictures. Stay tuned.
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06-21-06, 01:03 PM
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omg! You bought a bike and it's not from BD? Heresy! 
Just kidding, of course. Nice frame, can't wait to see the rest of the build.
Just kidding, of course. Nice frame, can't wait to see the rest of the build.
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06-21-06, 01:08 PM
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Cool, will be fun to build and ride! Looking forward to build progress.
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