marcus_jb1973: Nitto Noodle B-177A bars
marcus_jb1973: Shimano R650 deep drop brakes
marcus_jb1973: Shimano Ultegra long cage rear mech
marcus_jb1973: Shimano Ultegra front mech
marcus_jb1973: Shimano Ultegra old man's cassette - 11-28!
marcus_jb1973: Shimano Ultegra shifters
marcus_jb1973: 28mm Continental Grand Prix 4 Seasons - looking forward to these - should be a lot comfier than the 23s I run at the moment!
marcus_jb1973: Lovely white mudguards - I like a lot!
marcus_jb1973: Velo Orange Grand Cru seatpost - tasty!
marcus_jb1973: Very pretty new chainset - minus the cranks (on back order) - Specialities TA Carmina crankset with Zephyr and Zelito chain rings - shiny! 48/36/26
marcus_jb1973: Ping ping! Bell for new bike - sounds nice.
marcus_jb1973: Retro bottle cage for new bike
marcus_jb1973: New front wheel - Schmidt SonDelux 36 spoke dynohub built into a Rigida Chrina rim
marcus_jb1973: Let there be light - new dynohub wheel
marcus_jb1973: Pure bike loveliness - Royce titanium bottom bracket
marcus_jb1973: Achingly beautiful, eye-wateringly expensive, ever so slow to arrive - but the wait looks worth it - TA Carmina cranks - delicious.
marcus_jb1973: My proposed paint scheme for the new frame - main colour is an orange (RAL2009) with cream panels (RAL9001) and banding, lettering and infills in a dark brown (RAL8007)
marcus_jb1973: Brass counterweight on rim
marcus_jb1973: Ambrosio Excellence rim
marcus_jb1973: Royce Titan hub
marcus_jb1973: New wheels - Royce Titan hubs, Ambrosio Excellence rims and DT Swiss Revolutions spokes - lovely
marcus_jb1973: Waited a while for the actual cranks - but everything now arrived for new bike - except, wheels (builder gone to Australia for a few weeks) and frame (Paul Villiers moved into new workshop and (hopefully) ready to start building again very soon!)
marcus_jb1973: Very lovely TA Carmina crankset
marcus_jb1973: Front end of my new bike
marcus_jb1973: Head tube badge
marcus_jb1973: Looking down on the Fratello
marcus_jb1973: Condor
marcus_jb1973: Seat tube details
marcus_jb1973: Curvacious behind
marcus_jb1973: Top Tube