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synseal

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Hi everyone Paul here offshore worker 47 living in marbella spain. Well bought my first bike details
felt frame 7 yrs old excellent condition
compag record front shifter
compag exenon rear
chainring crank compag athena
compag mirage brakes
wheels mavic open pro
velo carbon seat
rotchie seat post
look handle bars
just need pedals shoes and cloting spares advice needed there and legs of iron hills everywhere down here lol take it easy first.
buy the way paid 300 euros for bike bargain i thing
thanks all
paul
 
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Pictures or it didn't happen!
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Paul it is best if you create an online storage account from somewhere like Imageshack

Upload your pictures to that and then you can share them on the forum using the links.
 
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Ahh that's much better.

It would be a Ritchey seatpost and a Xenon rear mech though (Campagnolo).
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Congratulations on your new steed, now break in some mileage with it!
 
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synseal

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Thanks, thats the hard part. Going to buy some peddles, shoes, helmet and clothing this week will be out on her soon.
paul
 
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synseal

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On reflection bike is little to big for me, question is do i buy frameset and put components off this bike onto it or stick with it a season and buy complete new bike. Dont get me wrong its comfy but ive overloaded my brain with internet /make sure bike fits posts on forums/. More on reach than anything else hub sighted through drops is out back,Tried shorter stem by 20mm handling was twitchy so swapped back. The components are mainly top notch and rides sweet maybe im getting to paranoid. Road everyday for 3 weeks up to 30 mile a day going to have some rest days and do longer ride maybe a 50k. Saddle sore gone thank god, did some serious climbing yesterday have to admit got up 3/4 up very long steep bit thought my heart was going to pop out lol. Mine you on the way back down brakes were on fire christ you need balls of steel to decend fast on todays bikes .
thanks all paul
 
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Try and source a frame that fits and can accommodate your current parts. In the mean time ride the bike and get your mileage in!
 
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Well gone and bought of ebay bixs full carbon frameset siz 56cm looks great swiss company, Should arrive next week includes forks and headset
no seatpost hope to pick one up cheap. Next question do i pay lbs to build it up and whats likely cost or do i try myself.
thanks all
paul
 
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synseal said:
Well gone and bought of ebay bixs full carbon frameset siz 56cm looks great swiss company, Should arrive next week includes forks and headset
no seatpost hope to pick one up cheap. Next question do i pay lbs to build it up and whats likely cost or do i try myself.
thanks all
paul
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I'd say if you have to ask that question you should get the LBS to do it. A full build is a big place to start your bike tinkering career. It isn't all that hard but there will be at least a couple of potentially expensive tools you will need to do it well that you won't have such as bottom bracket tool and decent cable cutters.
 
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