Quick Update on the New Bike With Pictures (Or, Bike Porn)

Here is the status as of this evening;







I haven't had a lot of time to work on it. Another delay has been caused by my choice of handlebars. I wanted to go with a bar a bit smaller than what I currently use, the trouble is, the bar I ordered is WAY smaller. I returned it yesterday and ordered a bar identical to what I've got on my current ride. It should be here in a week.

Since the brake/shift levers go on the bars there is not much else I can do until the handlebars arrive. Can't cut the cables, can't adjust the brakes, can't adjust the derailleurs. I guess I'll just put the tubes and tires on the wheels, thread the chain and slap on the bottle cages and saddle bag. That'll put me a bit ahead when the handlbars arrive as those items are usually the last things put on to complete a build up. Then comes a week or so of tweaking the position of shoe cleats, saddle height, handlebar height, handlebar angle, lever position, saddle set-back, you get the idea. At least during the tweak phase you get to put some miles on the thing.

Most amazingly, I haven't broken anything yet. Haven't cracked any carbon, scratched the finish or lost any tiny nuts, bolts or washers. I know it's early in the process, but so far, so good.