Originally Posted by
Salamandrine
The rest of those parts make no sense.
To who? You?
Let’s see, the shifters work, brakes work, FD and RD work. The saddle seems secure, and the bike seems to go where I point it.
I just wanted to build a bike. I am not on a quest; the holy lands are not at risk. I can get it literally lighter later, should I elect to lay out the loot. (liking alliteration?)
I am neither dedicated to building a weight weenie, nor meeting some high equine rectal benchmarks.
By all means send the parts you want installed. Perhaps a more appropriate, pertinent application of parts will in-pucker the problem.