Wisdom of the crowd, help me build this bike up
10-04-11, 02:59 PM
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Wisdom of the crowd, help me build this bike up
So I accidentally won an eBay auction on a nice 2005 Independent Fabrication Crown Jewel steel frame in color blue with a carbon Wound Up fork. Don't ask me why, let's just say my wife isn't very happy about the accident. I haven't received the frame yet, and when I do, I will post the picture.
So, it's blank slate, and since I won this "accidentally", I am going to take my time build it up as kind of "bling" bike. So, what do you all think, in terms of components, wheels, cockpit, etc. that will befit this nice frame? Are there are "cardinal sins" I should not commit, e.g. putting campy gears on a IF or something like that?
So, it's blank slate, and since I won this "accidentally", I am going to take my time build it up as kind of "bling" bike. So, what do you all think, in terms of components, wheels, cockpit, etc. that will befit this nice frame? Are there are "cardinal sins" I should not commit, e.g. putting campy gears on a IF or something like that?
10-04-11, 03:03 PM
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we be rollin'
You may need this:
frame:
fork:
handlebars:
stem:
grips:
headset:
headset spacers:
seatpost:
seatpost clamp:
seatpost:
seatpost clamp:
saddle:
crankset:
bottom bracket:
front derailleur:
rear derailleur:
brake levers:
brakes:
shifters:
cassette:
chain:
pedals:
rims:
front hub:
rear hub:
spokes:
nipples:
rim strip:
wheel reflectors:
spoke protector:
tubes:
tires:
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frame:
fork:
handlebars:
stem:
grips:
headset:
headset spacers:
seatpost:
seatpost clamp:
seatpost:
seatpost clamp:
saddle:
crankset:
bottom bracket:
front derailleur:
rear derailleur:
brake levers:
brakes:
shifters:
cassette:
chain:
pedals:
rims:
front hub:
rear hub:
spokes:
nipples:
rim strip:
wheel reflectors:
spoke protector:
tubes:
tires:
niagaracycle, cambriabike, eBikestop, nashbar, icycles, velo orange, bikeparts, bikeman, wheelworld, harriscyclery, jensonusa, universal cycles, eBay, amazon, chainreactioncycles (uk), saint john cycles (uk), bike24 (Germany), bikexperts (Germany), cyclepath.ca (Canada), smartbikeparts, cheapbikeparts360, bikepartsplace
https://harriscyclery.net/page.cfm?PageID=49
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...s-on-groupsets
ribble, shinybikes, probikekit (maybe that's pbk), velomine (e-mail for better price), merlincycles.co.uk
10-04-11, 03:07 PM
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Unless it has Campy all over it it will look like yesterday's news by this morning. I'd look for the latest/nicest silver Record components you can get on Ebay. Carbon and nice steel don't go together.
10-04-11, 04:33 PM
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How about Shimano Ultegra 6600/ DA 7800 stuff, I wonder if I can get some of those from eBay in good condition?
