Principia RSL - Carbon build.
badly_dubbed
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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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Excellent, look forward to seeing the finished result. Does your carbon fork have an aluminium sleeve inside.? I snagged a Principa Rex Ellipse of EBay for just under £100 last year and it's been sat in my shed till this week, just dropped of at the bike shop to fit cables and I'm away. The reason I asked about the insert is when I tried to fit a new FSA expander it wouldn't fit due to the insert. Luckily I managed to work out the issue with the old FRM headset that it came with, but wondered why there was. An insert. It is a Principia fork as well but without the .com branding your has, just the P logo. keep us posted0
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in the steerer?, nope just one piece of carbon
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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There's somebody on here who might buy that stem from you.0
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There's somebody on here who might buy that stem from you.
hardly worth it....i think it was £9 off eBay!0 -
There's somebody on here who might buy that stem from you.
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Looking good! If you don't mind me asking, did you get the seatpost from China via eBay? If not, could you tell me where? I'm looking for something exactly like that but in matt carbon.
Look forward to seeing the final result!
ATB. GarethEven a stopped clock tells the right time twice a day0 -
Yup just scoured eBay for a gloss 3k post and picked the best looking one 0
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Nice workI'm sorry you don't believe in miracles0
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There's somebody on here who might buy that stem from you.
Cracking reference...good job sir.0 -
What a lovely bike for £100.
I would have been tempted to keep it as is - especially the frameset
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What a lovely bike for £100.
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 0 -
Wheels arrived after a bit of a wait...
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Should tie in pretty well
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Saw this posted on Andy H's Facebook and then came on here and see it again... What a difference Looks great! 0
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Done a good job on that! Gonna look like a beast when it's finished.0
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And it's going to be a Campag build?0
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And it's going to be a Campag build?
but of course! 8)0 -
Saw this posted on Andy H's Facebook and then came on here and see it again... What a difference Looks great!
Thanks, be a wee while till its done...should be good! 0 -
