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Next up is to strip the parts off of the donour bike and see what's going to be used and what's going to be replaced. Also need to decide on a new colour for the frame and get that sent off for spray painting. Will update as progress is made.

Sometimes what's been done can't simply be undone

All good but I am going to have the frame sprayed so the first thing is to get rid of the cable guides on the top tube, etc. A quick Google search and I'm reaching for my Dremel tool! Turned out to be easier than what I thought but SLOWLY is the key, once you've cut you can't just put it back. Using the Dremel and 2 files I removed the guides that I didn't want, literally took a Sunday morning.

Having in a moment of madness sold my On-One Inbred to a very good mate (and fellow hubber) I needed to build another SS. I've got a really nice donour bike lined up for the crankset, wheels, etc. BUT given that I built it for an ex of mine it's a size small! Put the word out and I get a frame donated for free, nada, zilch - a brand new never been built or ridden Raleigh RM5 aluminium frame. Awesome, just one problem, it's disk brake only and the donour bike isn't; no worries I'll sort that out as the build goes along.

Awesome stuff!

New to the forum but that absolutely rocks! Truly impressive - well done!!