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.
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