Hi all,
We've just moved from Brighton to Leeds and with summer coming to an end, I'm thinking of building up a steel bike to get me up hill and down dale year round. I'm thinking in terms of this being a forever bike, so I don't mind spending a fair bit, but am not able to go bonkers. I'm thinking 2k max. Any advice on bits and pieces would be really appreciated and i'll put up pics as I go. I don't have the greatest knowledge and haven't built a bike for a few years so don't worry about teaching your grandmother to suck eggs.
Frame
As we are in Leeds, I'd love to use a local frame, so that really means Bob Jackson, Spa or Woodrup, right? I don't think I've got the budget for a Woodrup and Spa frames don't excite me too much, so I'm thinking in terms of a BJ end to end. Is the only difference between that and the club Audax the tyre clearance.
Wheels
As I'm going for classic, I'm also thinking of Pacenti Brevit wheels. Any possible alternatives?
Groupset
I've seen a lot of people discussing mixing and matching of parts, but is there any reason not to buy an entire groupset? I was thinking of Campag centaur in silver, though I can't find anywhere to buy it (why is that?). I've never used Campag and prefer SRAM to Shimano, but would like to give Campag a whirl.
Saddle
Brooks B17
Other than that, I haven't thought of much more so if anyone has any suggestions for other bits and pieces, or suggestions on what I've planned, that would be great.
Thanks!