Brake levers, chain, & sealant ordered

I've placed an order with bike24.com which includes:

Shimano Tiagra brake levers:
 -  http://www.bike24.com/1.php?content=8;product=23776
 - http://www.bike-components.de/products/info/p30229_Tiagra-Bremshebelset-BL-4600-mit-Zuegen-Modell-2012-.html

SRAM PC1091R chain:
 - http://www.bike24.com/1.php?content=8;product=7391
 - http://www.bike-components.de/products/info/p25061_PC-1091R-10-fach-Kette-.html

Hutchinson "Fast'air" tubeless tyre sealant:
 - http://www.bike24.com/1.php?content=8;product=15568
 - http://www.hutchinsontires.com/en/accessoires.php

Pricing the individual items (there was other stuff in the same order) hasn't been simple. I took advantage of the bike24.com price match policy and paid the lower prices listed by bike-components.de for the levers and the chain, along with a higher delivery charge. Then bike24.com invoiced me the wrong (full unmatched) price, and three days later I got a credit for the amount they had overcharged me - meaning two different exchange rates and two lots of bank charges. So you'll just have to trust me - I've done some serious calculator thrashing to divide the total final price between the items as realistically as possible, and as the individual delivery charges were so arbitrarily determined, I've not shown them seperately.

The good news is that all I need now is the outer shifter cable housing and a pair of handlebar grips. Eventually I'll also need a rear light, if I'm to venture out after dark.

I plan to sort the shifter cable at a local bike shop, but not until after the brake levers arrive, as they supposedly include brake cables but I don't know what colour they'll be.

Favourite grips are still ESI silicone MTB, which I'm expecting to cost £15.50 or thereabouts. I've yet to decide on the colour (eight to choose from!), but there's no rush to order these as I've already got something else that will tide me over.

Spent so far:
 - frame (including £20.00 delivery) = £332.88
 - crankset (including £6.00 delivery) = £126.00
 - fork (including £10.00 delivery) = £63.50
 - wheelset = £162.63
 - brake calipers (including £5.00 delivery) = £18.83
 - chainring = £46.53
 - headset = £18.61
 - shifter = £54.99
 - handlebar = £25.37
 - stem = £12.68
 - bottles (pair) = £13.95
 - bottle cages (including £2.99 delivery) = £76.00
 - cassette = £143.01
 - derailleur = £107.53
 - cassette spacer = £0.99
 - seatpost #2 (including £7.04 delivery) = £40.21
 - Ti headset cap & bolt (including £0.70 delivery) = £4.02
 - tyres (pair) = £71.98
 - brake levers (including delivery charge) = £17.01
 - chain (including delivery charge) = £37.15
Total = £1366.68

I've not included the tyre sealant yet - first I'm going to fit the tyres without sealant, and see what happens. And if I do later add sealant, I don't yet know how much will be needed - I'm hoping there will be some guidance printed on the can (I've got two cans coming, which cost £9.05 each including delivery).

Also not (yet) included are the tubeless valves, and the fiver I paid to have the headset pressed into place.

Tubeless tyres & tubeless valves ordered

I've ordered a pair of 700x23 Hutchinson Fusion 3 tubeless tyres from wiggle.co.uk for the price of £35.99 each, courtesy of a 20% discount code. Wiggle deduct these discounts from the "list price", so I only actually got 11.1% off their real advertised price, but it was enough.

On the same order is the second Camelbak 710ml Podium water bottle, which cost £7.19 with the same 20% discount code.

My search for a mailorder supplier of genuine Shimano tubeless valves for Ultegra wheels (would you believe front and rear valves are different?) drew a blank, so I've ordered a pair from MK Cycles, one of my local bike shops. Hopefully I'll be able to pick them up sometime this week.

Carbon fibre seatpost plus titanium headset cap and bolt ordered

I've bought a carbon fibre seatpost plus a titanium headset cap and bolt on eBay - from Taiwan! I suspect the seatpost might be a bit more fragile than I really would have preferred, but it's lightweight, it's inexpensive (for brand new carbon fibre), and it'll get me started. The plan with the titanium stem cap is to get the underside machined to exactly match my existing stem/steerer combination, allowing the (alloy) stem absolute maximum surface area contact with the (carbon fibre) steerer without the need for the 2.5mm stack spacer under the stem.

As the cap and bolt together only weigh 11g I'd hoped to get them shipped free with the seatpost, but the best I could eventually negotiate was a miserly $1 discount plus a free pair of cycling socks (I've requested the very largest size they have, but I'll bet they are too small for me anyway...)

Yet again, eBay/Paypal were a mile out in their currency conversions. Fingers crossed I don't get saddled with any import duty. I've split the total delivery charge in proportion to the cost of each item. They were sent yesterday, and delivery is supposed to take "15 ~ 25 business days" - so hopefully sometime between 15th and 30th of November.

Hylix carbon fibre seatpost (27.2mm x 410mm):
 - 160g (claimed)
 - £40.21 (including £7.04 delivery)

J&L titanium headset cap and bolt:
 - 11g (claimed)
 - £4.02 (including £0.70 delivery)

Tubeless bicycle road tyre availability, prices, & claimed weights

I've been searching for each and every tubeless bicycle road tyre that I'm aware of.

So far I've checked the following bicycle mailorder websites:
 - bike-components.de (bike-components)
 - bike24.com (bike24)
 - chainreactioncycles.com (CRC)
 - dotbike.com (dotbike)
 - evanscycles.com (evans)
 - sjscycles.co.uk (SJS)
 - stif.co.uk (stif)
 - wiggle.co.uk (wiggle)
 - winstanleysbikes.co.uk (winstanley)

Here are the results, as of today. In a nutshell, the choice is between three Hutchinsons, or wait until next year for Schwalbe.

All are black in colour, unless otherwise stated. Weights as claimed on the manufacturers website are in brackets. "Not listed anywhere" means not listed on any of the above mailorder websites.

Bontrager
 - http://bontrager.com/model/10991
 - http://bontrager.com/model/11383

R2 - 700x23 (280g) - Not listed anywhere

R2 - 700x25 (295g) - Not listed anywhere

R3 - 700x23 (265g) - Not listed anywhere

R3 - 700x25 (280g) - Not listed anywhere

Rumoured to have been manufactured by Hutchinson and now discontinued.

Hutchinson
 - http://www.hutchinsontires.com/en/catalogue.php?cat=route

Atom - 700x23 (270g)
 - €49.95 (~£41) @ bike-components.de (NB: delivery charges apply)
 - €49.90 (~£41) @ bike24
 - £51.05 @ SJS
 - £49.49 @ wiggle

Fusion 3 - 700x23 (290g)
 - €48.95 (~£40) @ bike-components.de (NB: delivery charges apply)
 - £39.59 @ CRC
 - £40.49 @ wiggle

Intensive - 700x25 (320g)
 - £44.49 @ wiggle

No sign of the rumoured Atom Galactic or Intensive 28c ("Top Speed"?) anywhere, even in the hutchinsontires.com catalogue.

 ...updated 01/11/2012: I just took delivery of a pair of 700x23 Fusion 3s, and they actually weigh (surprise surprise) more - 305.5g and 317.5g - so that's 623g for the pair, 311.5g average.   

IRC
 - http://www.irc-tire.com/en/bc/products/road_tl/

Formula Pro Tubeless Light - 700x23 (240g) - Not listed anywhere

Formula Pro Tubeless RBCC - 700x23 grey/red (290g) - Not listed anywhere

Formula Pro Tubeless X-Guard - 700x23 (310g) - Not listed anywhere

Roadlite Tubeless - 700x23 black/red/white (310g) - Not listed anywhere

Available in Japan, these seem to be about twice the price of Hutchinson/Schwalbe product.

Kenda
 - http://www.kendatire.com/en/home/bicycle/road.aspx

Rumoured to be thinking about getting into tubeless bicycle road tyres, but doesn't appear to have announced any products yet.

Maxxis
 - http://www.maxxis.com/Bicycle/Road-Racing/Padrone.aspx

Padrone - 700x23 (300g) - Not listed anywhere

Schwalbe
 - http://www.schwalbe.com/gbl/en/presse/rollstuhl/index.php5?gesamt=292&ID_Sprache=2
 - http://www.schwalbe.com/gbl/en/produkte/race/produkt/?ID_Produktgruppe=46&ID_Produkt=245

Ultremo ZX Tubeless - 700x23 (295g)
 - €39.95 @ bike-components.de

NB:
 - bike-components.de currently has no stock, states "delivery status: delivery period approx. 20 days or more", and applies delivery surcharges for the UK
 - Although Schwalbe has stated that this tyre is "available now" and released samples to the media for testing earlier this year, both schwalbe.co.uk and schwalbe.com have since confirmed that it won't go on sale until 2013

 ...updated 30/01/2013: apparently the tubeless Ultremo ZX will not now be available until "spring" 2013 - http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12900079

Specialized
 - http://www.specialized.com/au/gb/ftb/road-tires/endurance-road-tires/roubaix-road-tubeless

Roubaix Road Tubeless - 700x23/25 (23mm tread, 25mm casing; no weight claimed) - Not listed anywhere

Rumoured to be manufactured by Hutchinson.

WTB
 - http://www.wtb.com/products/tires/

Rumoured to be thinking about getting into tubeless bicycle road tyres, but doesn't appear to have announced any products yet.

1x10 chainline

Let's call chainrings 'rings', and cassette sprockets 'cogs'. And on my 10-speed cassette, let's call the largest cog '1st', and the smallest cog '10th'.

For Shimano 10-speed cassettes (according to Sheldon):
 - centre-to-centre cog spacing = 3.95mm
 - cog thickness = 1.6mm
 - cog spacer thickness = 2.35mm
 - overall cassette width = 37.2mm

(...not sure about that overall cassette width though - I reckon (3.95 x 9) + 1.6 = 37.15, not that 0.05mm is going to make much difference in practice...)

My frame has a standard (for modern road bikes, but not modern MTBs) OLD of 130mm. And I measure my clearance between the inside surface of the forkend and the outside surface of the 10th cog as (approx.) 3mm.

So I reckon the offset of 10th is 65mm (half OLD) - 3mm (forkend-cassette clearance) - 0.8mm (half cog thickness) = 61.2mm.

In which case the offset for each of my cogs (with proposed gear inches in brackets) is:
 - 1st (33.5) = 25.65mm
 - 2nd (37.7) = 29.6mm
 - 3rd (43.1) = 33.55mm
 - 4th (50.3) = 37.5mm
 - 5th (57.4) = 41.45mm
 - 6th (63.5) = 45.4mm
 - 7th (70.9) = 49.35mm
 - 8th (80.4) = 53.3mm
 - 9th (92.8) = 57.25mm
 - 10th (109.6) = 61.2mm

I'm expecting to spend most of my time in 7th, and that optimum overall chain alignment will be with my single ring lined up midway between 6th and 7th (roughly where the outboard ring would be on a 3x10) - an offset of 47.4mm.

The offset of my single ring is (approx.) 47.5mm (which apparently tallies with preferred Shimano spec.) - alignment is looking good!

So the plan is to start off with no ring spacers, and see if 1st is viable. And if not, move the ring inboard by 1mm or 2mm (45.4mm, directly in line with 6th, is roughly where the outboard ring would be on a 2x10).

NB: the '(approx.)' measurements have been done with a ruler; verniered updates to follow.

Almost a full complement of components

It's now exactly one month since I started this blog, at the suggestion of Mr Wotler, following my unexpected victory in an eBay auction for a Litespeed Tuscany titanium frame the previous day.

Spent so far:
 - frame (including £20.00 delivery) = £332.88
 - crankset (including £6.00 delivery) = £126.00
 - fork (including £10.00 delivery) = £63.50
 - wheelset = £162.63
 - brake calipers (including £5.00 delivery) = £18.83
 - chainring = £46.53
 - headset = £18.61
 - shifter = £54.99
 - handlebar = £25.37
 - stem = £12.68
 - bottle = £6.76
 - bottle cages (including £2.99 delivery) = £76.00
 - cassette = £143.01
 - derailleur = £107.53
Total = £1195.32

Only a few loose ends now remain:
 - cassette spacer (for fitting 10-speed cassettes on 8/9/10-speed hubs) - already ordered from wiggle.co.uk
 - brake levers, chain & spare links - to be ordered from bike24.com
 - outer shifter cable - I'll probably sort this out at a local cycle shop

Pending:
 - ESI handlebar grips - awaiting a decision on colours (I already have a temporary alternative)
 - seatpost - the dodgy Bontrager post has been refunded; now I want to research more then shop around for a replacement
 - tyres (and tubes or tubeless valves) - no tubeless Schwalbes until "early 2013", so research (especially on availability) on alternatives needed
 - 2nd water bottle, rear light, plus some tools and sundries - fingers crossed for a discount voucher from chainreactioncycles.com soon!

Not included is any further titanium bling I'm ultimately unable to resist, such as bottle cage bolts...

When the chain and brake levers (which include brake cables) get here, I can start on setting up the chain alignment and getting the outer shifter cable sorted. In the meantime I'll be doing my tyre and seatpost homework.

Schwalbe Ultremo tubeless disappointment

According to multiple recent reports, which tested samples supplied by Schwalbe and quoted Schwalbe press releases, Schwalbe's new tubeless Ultremo tyres are already available. Unable to find them anywhere, I asked schwalbe.co.uk for help. Their reply:

"The tubeless ZX will not be available in the UK aftermarket until early 2013"

A second message asking which county or countries would get the product first apparently didn't merit a reply. So I asked schwalbe.com about worldwide availability - and the reply from Germany:

"Said article is not yet available, delivery date is still unknown"

Hopefully the tyres, whenever they do eventually become available to Joe Public, will be more impressive than the coordination of Schwalbe's marketing and sales teams.

Time to research the alternatives?

http://ti10x.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/tubeless-bicycle-road-tyre-availability.html

http://roadtubeless.blogspot.co.uk

 ...updated 30/01/2013: apparently the tubeless Ultremo ZX will not now be available until "spring" 2013 - http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12900079

Seatpost re-think

Close inspection of my shiny new Bontrager carbon fibre seatpost has revealed a problem. The Bontrager website describes the Race XXX Lite as having "'Double D' tube for superior strength" (I swear I didn't choose this post because of a predilection for all things DD). The idea is to allow more back-and-forth flex while limiting side-to-side flex, by making two opposing "sides" of the post tube thicker than the other two. The problem with mine is that the thicker sections of the tube are aligned at about 45 degrees to the seat rail clamps, which obviously can't be right.

This picture shows both the 'Double D' section and the alignment problem:

I bought it as brand new on eBay from a seller who also advertises an apparently identical Ritchey Superlogic version (doubtless produced by the exact same manufacturer). Apparently the seller's entire stock has exactly the same problem (which probably explains why they are so plentiful and cheap on eBay - they are seconds that Bontrager/Ritchey wouldn't accept), so the seatpost has gone back for a refund, and I've gone back to trawling the usual places for an alternative.

Trying everything for size

Missing from this shot (apart from everything I haven't ordered yet) are the seatpost (because it's going back to the seller), the shifter (because I couldn't be bothered), and the XTR M960 cranks.

The temporary stand-in cranks are a ratty pair of used Shimano M590s. The M960s will be fitted once they've been modified. As the M590s have a conventional 104mm pcd, the DXR chainring went straight on, with chainring bolts borrowed from the M960s.

A shorter nut (maybe this?) will be needed for the rear caliper.

Headset fitted

Got the M:Part headset fitted today at Green Machine in Horwich. Dead reckoning had predicted there would be less than 1mm of fresh air from the top of the stem down to the top of the steerer tube; in reality it turned out to be a lot less.

In fact there wasn't enough room for the dished underside of the cap to drop into, preventing the top of the cap from fitting flush.

So for now there's a 2.5mm spacer under the stem, providing sufficient clearance for the cap to fit perfectly.

Ultimately the spacer could just stay there (it only weighs 1g), or it could swap places with the stem; or it might become redundant if either headset or stem gets replaced with something (slightly) taller, or if the cap gets replaced with something different. A custom titanium cap, maybe? Only problem would be that I presume a titanium cap could only be secured with a titanium bolt...

Cassette & derailleur ordered

I've gone for broke (pardon the pun) and opted for an XTR cassette instead of an XT (can't believe I've paid more for a cassette than a derailleur! Wonder how much the five titanium cogs will be worth if I weigh them in when the cassette is toast?)

I've ordered both cassette & derailleur from ads on ebay.it (Italy) placed by bikenow2, a Spanish seller who says both are in stock and will be dispatched together from...  Liverpool! They do have decent feedback...  watch this space!

 ...updated 14/10/2012:  received two "Your item(s) has been marked as dispatched" messages this morning

...updated 16/10/2012:  both items arrived AOK today (ordered Thursday evening, delivered Monday morning)

This order has been an eBay/Paypal eyeopener - they used blatantly disparate currency conversion rates and ripped me off good and proper. Here are the facts...

Shimano XTR M980 11-36 cassette:
 - advertised price = €170.90 (free delivery)
 - "Approximately" price displayed by ebay.co.uk = £137.64
 - actually charged by Paypal = £143.01

Shimano XTR M980 GS derailleur:
 - advertised price = €128.50 (free delivery)
 - "Approximately" price displayed by ebay.co.uk = £103.49
 - actually charged by Paypal = £107.53

To add insult to injury, not only was Paypal's exchange rate a dismal £1.00 = €1.195, but there was no option to have my bank handle the conversion - if Amazon can provide that choice, why can't Paypal?

£1k now spent! & component update

All three of last weekend's chainreactioncycles.com orders are now in my possession, likewise a pair of King Cage titanium bottle cages, and I've updated the relevant weights in my earlier 'List of components & weights' post.

Spent so far:
 - frame (including £20.00 delivery) = £332.88
 - crankset (including £6.00 delivery) = £126.00
 - fork (including £10.00 delivery) = £63.50
 - wheelset = £162.63
 - brake calipers (including £5.00 delivery) = £18.83
 - chainring = £46.53
 - headset = £18.61
 - shifter = £54.99
 - handlebar = £25.37
 - stem = £12.68
 - bottle = £6.76
 - seatpost (including £3.50 delivery) = £53.49
 - bottle cages (including £2.99 delivery) = £76.00
Total = £998.27

The remaining components needed to complete the build are:
 - tyres
 - tubeless valves (x2)
 - derailleur
 - cassette
 - chain
 - outer shifter cable
 - brake levers
 - handlebar grips
 - rear light
 - water bottle (x1)

And to recap, components I already had to hand: pedals, saddle, computer, front light.

Wheels collected & weighed

Shimano WH-6700 Ultegra tubeless wheels:
 - front wheel = 683.1g (excluding tubeless valve & skewer)
 - front skewer = 58.7g
 - rear wheel = 950.7g (excluding tubeless valve & skewer)
 - rear skewer = 63.0g
 - £162.63
 - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271061608605
 - http://cycle.shimano-eu.com/publish/content/global_cycle/en/nl/index/components/road/ultegra_6700/product.-code-WH-6700.-type-.wh_road.html

Gearing

Click here for 46t ring + 11-36 cassette + 700-23 tyre ratios @ Mike Sherman's Gear Calculator

Drivetrain

I've saved the best (!) till last. Here's the strategy for the final, albeit most fundamental, section of the puzzle.

Bottom bracket bearings:
 - Shimano MTB (used; XTR?)
 - included with crankset purchase
 - 103.5g

Crankset:
 - XTR M960 175mm (used; triple, for conversion to single)
 - <500g (estimated, after modification)
 - £126.00 (inc.£6.00 delivery)
 - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130768279756

Chainring:
 - Shimano DXR CR80, 46t
 - 139.1g
 - £46.53
 - http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=35272

Chain:
 - Shimano XTR CN-M980 10-speed
 - SRAM PC1091R 10-speed, with Powerlock link

 - 260g (claimed, 116 links)
 - 251.5g (as supplied - 114 links)
 - ~£30 (€35.90)
 - £37.15 (including delivery charge)
 - http://www.bike24.com/1.php?content=8;product=17327
 - http://www.bike24.com/1.php?content=8;product=7391
 - http://www.bike-components.de/products/info/p25061_PC-1091R-10-fach-Kette-.html

Cassette:
 - Shimano Deore XT CS-M771-10, 11-13-15-17-19-21-24-28-32-36
 - Shimano XTR M980 10, 11-13-15-17-19-21-24-28-32-36
 - 350g (claimed)
 - 271.6g
 ~£44 (€52.90)
 - £143.01
 - http://www.bike24.com/1.php?content=8;product=15784
 - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251154658936

Cassette spacer:
 - Shimano CS-HG 1mm cassette spacer
 - 1.8g
 - £0.99
 - http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-cs-hg-1mm-sprocket-spacer/

Derailleur:
 - Shimano XTR RD-M980-GS Shadow medium length 10-speed
 - 174.3g
 - £108.00
 - £107.53
 - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251154295020
 - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251154656620

Shifter:
 - Shimano XTR M980 10 speed trigger shifter, RH rear bar mount
 -  119.5g (including inner shifter cable)
 - £54.99
 - http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=82514

Pedals:
 - Shimano XTR PD-M980
 - 306.8g/pair
 - already got these
 - http://cycle.shimano-eu.com/publish/content/global_cycle/en/nl/index/footwear/Pedals_MTB___BMX/product.-code-PD-M980.-type-..html

I'll finalise things like chainring bolts and outer shifter cable later.

Seatpost bought, delivered, & weighed

Another eBay purchase.

Bontrager Race XXX Lite 27.2mm carbon fibre seatpost:
 - 400mm overall length, 330mm post length, 20mm setback
 - 173.5g (as supplied)
 - £53.49 (including £3.50 delivery)
 - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/110958347510
 - http://bontrager.com/model/00286

Computer & lights

I've already got a couple of Cateye V2c/V3 computers; the V3 tracks heartrate, in addition to the speed and cadence monitored by the V2c. The speed/cadence sensor, magnets, and handlebar mount brackets, are exactly the same for both.

I've also got a spare Ixon IQ headlight. These interfere with many wireless computers, including my previous Cateye, but not with the 2.4GHz Cateye V2c/V3.

I'm torn between two Cateye rear lights. The compact TL-LD170 is an old and trusted favourite - simple, inexpensive, effective, and reliable. The bigger TL-AU100BS incorporates a large reflector and looks like it could be just the thing for British winters, I'd be interested to see one in the flesh and give it a try. I just might end up ordering one of each.

Cateye V2c (CC-TR200DW) / V3 (CC-TR300TW) cycle computers:
 - 71.5g (excluding magnets, zip ties, and V3 heartrate chest strap)
 - http://www.cateye.com/en/products/detail/CC-TR200DW/
 - http://www.cateye.com/en/products/detail/CC-TR300TW/

Busch + Müller IXON IQ LED front light
 - 215.5g (including handlebar mounting bracket & 4 x Eneloop AA batteries)
 - http://www.bumm.de/produkte/akku-scheinwerfer/ixon-iq.html

Cateye TL-LD170 rear light (AAAx2):
 - ?g
 - £7.99 (CRC) / ~£5.50 (bike24.com - excluding mounting bracket?)
 - http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=64497
 - http://www.bike24.com/1.php?content=8;product=3407

Cateye TL-AU100BS rear light + reflector (AAx2):
 - ?g
 - £17.99 (CRC) / ~£11.50 (bike24.com - similar model)
 - http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=64503
 - http://www.bike24.com/1.php?content=8;product=1476

 ...updated 01/11/2012 - Cateye magnet weights:
 - wheel spoke magnet = 3.0g
 - crank/cadence magnet = 2.0g

Headset, chainring, shifter, handlebar, stem, & a bottle ordered

chainreactioncycles.com just had a £10-off weekend promotion, which ended at noon today. With the help of a couple of other established CRC account holders, I've ordered six more components and bagged £30 off.

For the purposes of keeping track of what I've spent, I've split the total discount between the six items, in proportion to their cost. Total price would otherwise have been £194.94; total discount was £30.00, which is 15.4%.

Spent today:
 - chainring (Shimano DXR CR80, black 4-bolt 46t) £54.99 -15.4% = £46.53
 - headset (M:Part In-Line Low Profile, black 1.1/8") £21.99 -15.4% £ = £18.61
 - shifter (Shimano XTR M980 10 speed trigger, RH rear, bar mount) £64.99 -15.4% = £54.99
 - handlebar (Controltech SUP MTB, 25.4 x 560mm) £29.99 -15.4% = £25.37
 - stem (FSA XC-150 LX, 25.4 x 110mm) £14.99 -15.4% = £12.68
 - bottle (CamelBak Podium, clear 710ml) £7.99 -15.4% = £6.76

Spent so far:
 - frame (including £20.00 delivery) = £332.88
 - crankset (including £6.00 delivery) = £126.00
 - fork (including £10.00 delivery) = £63.50
 - wheelset (presuming I collect) = £162.63
 - brake calipers (including £5.00 delivery) = £18.83
 - chainring = £46.53
 - headset = £18.61
 - shifter = £54.99
 - handlebar = £25.37
 - stem = £12.68
 - bottle = £6.76
Total = £868.78

Seating

Although this frame doubtless deserves something lighter and sleeker, I'll be using my existing trusty Selle SMP Plus saddle, at least to begin with. It's a hefty 375g or thereabouts - I'll weigh it properly when the time comes to transfer it.

A 23.3g Litespeed 31.8mm seatpost clamp came with the frame.

And I'm currently prowling eBay for a 27.2mm carbon fibre seatpost.

Possible seatpost:
 - Bontrager Race XXX Lite, 20mm setback
 - 150g (claimed)
 - http://bontrager.com/model/00286