Originally Posted by
Machka
Crankset
Chainring
Chain
Front derailleur
Rear derailleur
I could take a picture of the rear brakes ... they're installed now.
Heheh - I saw them on some of the frame pics. Are you going a with a straight-up Ultegra build, then? And triple or compact double?
Originally Posted by
Machka
And as for the fork ... I just like steel. But if I decide I don't like it in a year or two after all, I can always change it.
Fair enough. I ran a steel fork on my steel-frame LeMond, and it was lovely, if heavy. When I switched it to a carbon fork with carbon steering tube, it lightened things quite a bit. Ride quality was remarkably similar - maybe a
tiny bit stiffer, but still damp.
Both of my current bikes - the Pedal Force (full carbon) and Jamis (Reynolds 853 steel/carbon combo) - are running Easton EC70 carbon forks. Had I the chance to do it over, though (and I technically do, of course), I'd get a carbon fork with ample clearance for 28mm tires. The Eastons can handle a true 25mm tire if one's front wheel is perfectly true and doesn't have a lot of lateral flex; otherwise, the rub is insane.