Pace 325.5 build

wmcdonald

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Frame: Pace RC325.5, white XL
Forks: Rockshox Revelation 2010 Team Air U-Turn Maxle Lite
Bars: Easton EA70 MonkeyBar 2010, White 685mm x 31.8mm Mid
Stem: Easton EA90 Road Stem 10deg 31.8 White 90mm
Headset: Hope Integrated
Grips: Random dense foamy things recommended by LBS, quite nice

Front Brake: Formula RX Brake 2010, white with 180mm lightweight rotor kit
Read Brake: Formula RX Brake 2010, white with 160mm lightweight rotor kit

Shifters: Sram Rocket Trigger
Cables: Shimano XT
Front Mech: Shimano XT (FDM771)
Rear Mech: Shimano XT Rapid-rise (RD-M770-GS)
Chain Device: factory-fit

Seat: Ritchey Streem WCS V2 Saddle, white (too narrow/hard, planning on replacing with a Brooks)
Seat Post: Controltech Team Issue 2 Alloy Seatpost, White 31.6mm 350mm (too short, replacing with a 410mm Thompson)
Seat Post Clamp: Hope red anodised.

Cranks: Shimano XT 180mm (FCM770G)
Chainring(s): 44/32/22
Chain: Shimano HG93
Cassette: CSM7709132 11-32
Pedals: Shimano M647 Clipless SPD
Bottom Bracket: Pace Rc80 BB

Front Wheel: Merlin Cycles Handbuilt Front Disc
Rim: DT XR4.2 White Disc
Spoke: DT Revolution Black
Hub: Hope Pro II 20mm Disc
Tube: Continental Quality MTB Inner Tube 26x1.75-2.5 (Opt-E) Presta 42mm
Tire: Kenda Tomac Small Block 8 DTC Mountain Bike Tyre 26x2.35

Back Wheel: Merlin Cycles Handbuilt Rear Disc
Rim: DT XR4.2 White Disc
Spoke: DT Revolution Black
Hub: Hope Pro II 135mm Bolt Thro 10mm and 1 DT Swiss Bolt Thru Axle - 10mm x 135mm
Tube: Continental Quality MTB Inner Tube 26x1.75-2.5 (Opt-E) Presta 42mm
Tire: Kenda Tomac Small Block 8 DTC Mountain Bike Tyre 26x2.35

Weight: According to the bathroom scales ~7kgs which MUST be wildly inaccurate.

cat_with_no_tail

Lol @ 7kgs. They must tell you you weigh about 7st

Nice bike though, good spec choices, nice colour, and it's a frame I really like.

The Big Cheese

stunning build mate - really like that.

j_l

Lovely bike that

wmcdonald

Thanks gents.

As noted in this Wiggle review (posted after I'd started specing and buying bits) there are a few gotchas:

http://reviews.wiggle.co.uk/7867/536004 ... eviews.htm

The rear tyre clearance round the chainstays is VERY tight. That said, a 2.35 in Kenda Smallblock fits in there with minimal extension of the adjustable dropouts, so there's a little room for manoeuvre. As the review notes though, you'd be screwed if you wanted something more aggressive in the same width.

I'm 6'5" so size-wise:

The frame's minimum seatpost insertion requirements (min 130mm into frame) are likely higher than most seatpost's minimum depths. Remains to be seen if I can get enough height with a 410mm post (which they tried to deliver today when, Sod's law, I was out having a spin on the bike ) That's one of the reasons I went with 180mm cranks for that extra cm.

And with the current stem/bar setup the cockpit feels a bit cramped. I might need to experiment a bit with longer stem and/or higher rise bar/stem combos too.

Oh yeah, and it feels a bit twitchy and the minute, I think the width of the bars is giving just a bit too much leverage so I might hack them down a cm or 2 either side.

That's the downside of pick-and-choose. You can't really tell how it's going to fit till it's built.

Of course now I need something I can cruise round town on too, and leave locked up without worrying as much as I would if the Pace was chained up. I'm thinking the cheapest Cannondale Bad Boy to be added to as and when I can be bothered.

dexterbexley

wmcdonald wrote:

And with the current stem/bar setup the cockpit feels a bit cramped. I might need to experiment a bit with longer stem and/or higher rise bar/stem combos too.

Oh yeah, and it feels a bit twitchy and the minute, I think the width of the bars is giving just a bit too much leverage so I might hack them down a cm or 2 either side.

I'm thinking of getting an XL 325.5, as I'm 6ft5 too - don't suppose you could give me a mini review?

I want a long, low, slack bike, (which all the numbers point to) but I want to know how does it ride?

pastey_boy

shorter bars will make it more twitchy

Stoo61

Nice but I cant help thinking that you need white forks.....didnt the revs come in white?

MountainMonster

Lovely looking bike, that frame has some nice curves!

And yeah, cutting the bars down will make it more twitchy. You need wider bars!

wmcdonald

@dexter, if I'm entirely honest, I haven't used it enough over the winter to really give you a proper review. I do need to tweak the setup though so bear that in mind if you head down the same route. I definitely needed the longer (black, unfortch) seatpost which has helped.

I'll switch out the stem next then take another look at the bars bearing in mind what others have said.

@Stoo, I think the only white Revs I could find were lower spec. My initial build was going to have Fox 32 Floats ;but somebody pointed me towards some reviews that rated the Revs higher overall.

ljs1977

Thanks for the Pm, nice bike that, no wonder I liked it!

scale20

Nice bike, I have had a pace 506 for a while now and the Mrs has a pace 405, there is no doubt about it, pace make some very capable frames.

The only issue I had with the frame was the fact that it filled up with water on a wet ride and didnt drain. I found it was the little cut out at the top of the seat tube, it was cut at the back of the tube rather than the front, letting in winter water when riding, not the best idea by a British frame desinger for the wet British weather. That was my only gripe, appart from Pace's customer service was is probably the worst I have ever come accross.

dexterbexley

wmcdonald - i don't suppose your're based in the South East? I'd love to try one for size before I buy.