Principia RSL - Carbon build.
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So after being away from cycling for what seems like ages, I've returned and managed to pick up an RSL locally for £100....nothing really awesome in the way it looked, so decided after i dislocated my knee, that having some time until it healed that i would strip it and re-build with some nicer parts....nothing mental, but nicer to look at (i think anyway)
The way i picked it up:
and you know, for £100 would have been fairly expensive back in its day..Dura-ace brakes, shifters, seat post. Ultegra wheels and groupset etc!
but just wasn't to my taste, so it was stripped for paint.
original Carbon forks with Carbon steerer were a nice surprise and don't require much to make them look great
so onwards to ebay....and some choice carbon parts...like i said, its not a mega money build...
still waiting for some 50mm carbon clinchers to arrive, and the frame to come back from the painters so will keep this updated when they arrive....
The way i picked it up:
and you know, for £100 would have been fairly expensive back in its day..Dura-ace brakes, shifters, seat post. Ultegra wheels and groupset etc!
but just wasn't to my taste, so it was stripped for paint.
original Carbon forks with Carbon steerer were a nice surprise and don't require much to make them look great
so onwards to ebay....and some choice carbon parts...like i said, its not a mega money build...
still waiting for some 50mm carbon clinchers to arrive, and the frame to come back from the painters so will keep this updated when they arrive....
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hoping the frame will be ready this week, i dropped it and the decals down last weeks so hopefully shouldn't be long....
still have to buy a groupset and that should be it
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hardly worth it....i think it was £9 off eBay!
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Look forward to seeing the final result!
ATB. Gareth
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Cracking reference...good job sir.
I would have been tempted to keep it as is - especially the frameset
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I did think about it, but its really not to my taste....i still have all the parts, ill keep those as they were too good to bin
On-One Lurcher 29er Race Build
2012 Kharma Race
2013 Zesty 314
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On-One Lurcher 29er Race Build
2012 Kharma Race
2013 Zesty 314
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On-One Lurcher 29er Race Build
2012 Kharma Race
2013 Zesty 314
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On-One Lurcher 29er Race Build
2012 Kharma Race
2013 Zesty 314
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but of course! 8)
On-One Lurcher 29er Race Build
2012 Kharma Race
2013 Zesty 314
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Thanks, be a wee while till its done...should be good!
On-One Lurcher 29er Race Build
2012 Kharma Race
2013 Zesty 314
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