Originally Posted by
TimothyH
I'm thinking of a Wabi Lightning SE and swapping parts between that and my Bianchi Pista.
The Pista has Nitto bar and stem, Dura Ace brakes, Thomson Elite post, Fizik Saddle, SRAM S500 levers and Dura Ace crankset/bottom bracket. That would all go on the Wabi and the parts from the Wabi would go onto the Pista with the idea of selling it. Both have Wabi Sub 15 wheels so I would keep the new set on the Wabi.
The Pista is fun but it doesn't have braze on for bottle cages and the Wabi would be around 17 lb where the Pista is almost 19 lb.
One concern is the note on the Wabi page which says that they will not guarantee that any part will fit other than what they supply with the bike and that they should be called to see if they know of any issues. Both the Wabi and Bianchi have 68 mm BSA bottom bracket shell but chainstay clearance for the DA crankset on the Wabi is a concern and I'll probably give them a call if I do decide to order.
Thoughts or opinions would be welcome.
-Tim-
Totally support the Wabi route, I had zero regrets porting the parts off my Soma Rush onto a Wabi Special two years ago.
If it helps, I had the same concern about a month ago when swapping cranksets. I had read the same thing on their website about crankset clearance (and maybe on BF from Scrod?) I can't confirm that the chainstays on the Lightning are the same as the Special, but, I had no issues with clearance, and still have lots of room to spare.
I'm running vintage Shimano 600 EX cranks now, 50T ring with 170mm arms. The bottom bracket is 107mm. You'll notice that the crank arm and spider profiles of the old 600's is very similar to current DA, also to Sugino 75's:
