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Cyclists, some advice

Pliablemoose

Pliablemoose

Lifer
Just ordered the following from Nashbar:

Nashbar 7075 Lite Road Handlebar 42
Cane Creek S2 Threadless Headset
Sun Venus/Cannondale Coda Wheelset
Nashbar Carbon Road Fork
Shimano 105 STI Levers
RITCHEY LOGIC PRO V3 ROAD PEDAL
Nashbar AluC Road Frame

Need BB/derrailur/crank/brake reccomendations...

Am thinking Shimano 105 stuff...
 
I don't see any persuasive reason not to stick with 105 (well, I'm a Campy-phile, but leaving that aside . . . :~) on a bike of that caliber. IMO 10-speed offers no advantage that outweighs the fragility of 10-speed chains and poor service life of 10-speed cassettes, so 9-speed 105 should be a good choice.

Personally I like the Shimano SPD-SL pedal design a lot better than the Ritcheys, so I'd probably deep-six those and get some SPD-SLs (either Ultegra or 105) off eBay, but that's a personal-preference issue. Another personal issue is handlebar width, but IMO most men over, say 5'10" should ride 44cm handlebars. I don't know your height, obviously. Wider bars aid breathing and climbing in the drops with little aerodynamic disadvantage.
 
Originally posted by: getbush
Didja get a good deal? 😉
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If they take off the 15% coupon like they promised, I got a killer deal😎

Haven't built a bike for a couple of decades, am really looking forward to building this biatch...

Last one was a steel framed Schwinn Paramount in 84'
 
I miss Fausto.
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go with all black 105s... though, unless the frame is something you really really desire, you'll be much better off ($$$) buying a complete bike
 
Originally posted by: LS20
go with all black 105s... though, unless the frame is something you really really desire, you'll be much better off ($$$) buying a complete bike
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That's what my post above was getting at. You could eBay the Motobecane/Windsor frame and use the parts to build up a bike on a custom frame or really nice used frame from eBay and come out WAY ahead...
 
Nashbar has that 15% coupon and a 20% coupon if you buy 5 or more items so that's 35% off total.

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That said, unless you have the tools to put all this stuff together already, it would be cheaper to buy a complete bike like that Motobecane Mwilding mentioned. 🙂
 
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