I'm so excited....and I just can't hide it...

Yeaaaaaaah. I've got a fun weekend ahead of me :-D

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Permalink Reply by kiltedcelt on January 10, 2013 at 11:05pm

Looks like you're practically half-done already! Some cables, some bar tape, some wheels and saddle and you're ready to go.

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Permalink Reply by Jennifer on the lake on January 10, 2013 at 11:11pm

May you have many more.

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Permalink Reply by Sarah D. 1-3.3 on January 11, 2013 at 2:34am

Hey, yours came with silver pedal cranks? I'm bummed - I have the robin's egg blue model (bought in '12) and it's got black cranks. Boo.

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Permalink Reply by TehDoak on January 11, 2013 at 5:05am

Sarah: I bought just the bare frame and am building it up from scratch. I'd actually prefer black but I got a great deal on the groupset which included the crank, so I'm not complaining

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Permalink Reply by Sarah D. 1-3.3 on January 11, 2013 at 9:42am

Well, if you want to come swap...

Have fun with the build - and the cross-check!

TehDoak said:

Sarah: I bought just the bare frame and am building it up from scratch. I'd actually prefer black but I got a great deal on the groupset which included the crank, so I'm not complaining

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Permalink Reply by Tony Adams 6.6 mi on January 11, 2013 at 10:02am

I officially covet the Cross Check! Congrats!

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Permalink Reply by Vitaliy on January 11, 2013 at 7:50pm

Cool project bro.

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Permalink Reply by TehDoak on January 12, 2013 at 12:24am

A bit more progress tonight. Heading over to west town bikes open shop tomorrow to finish up some tweaking, lubricating, hopefully finishing the build. I learned alot about how NOT to cable a bike tonight (pretty much made every mistake you could make along the way) but its now shifting (though, the H/Ls are way off and the Front Mech is downshifting way too hard) and the brakes are no wear NEAR ready to stop anything. Hopefully an hour or two more tweaking, then a few hours hooking up fenders, etc and it'll be good for monday.

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Permalink Reply by Kelvin Mulcky on January 12, 2013 at 11:10am

On high-profile cantilevers you'll need to raise the straddle cable point a little bit more than you have it set up in the picture. Also, make sure you file the housing ends flat for the best shifting and braking performance.

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Permalink Reply by TehDoak on January 12, 2013 at 8:25pm

Thanks to everyone at west town bikes for the help in getting my bike setup today. Spent quite a bit of time adjusting. Mostly done. Need to get a bit more adjusting done tomorrow and wrap the handlebars, and install the computer. Will post a finished pic once its done.