Last time it was about the frame. Trying to figure out if a Large would work. And I think the post helped. Some web log commenting shy tweeter made the crystalizing suggestion that pushed me towards what I have now.
After writing that other post earlier today, there was another moment of sun shining through the clouds.
First the Bars came through - surprising how hard it is to find 46 cm bars measured C-C with a 31.8 clamp that don't cost $200+. Bikeman has some older RaceFace Cadence bars. Davis C. confirmed the c-c measurements and I pulled the trigger on those. Finally something purchased just for that bike.
Then. THEN the cranks came through. With SRAM saying they didn't exist and everyone else saying they didn't I was skeptical that these were for real.
SRAM doesn't show them on the catalog. I called Casters and they said "no dice, don't exist." Got a part number from the supplier and then Anthony called them back and actually had the person there pull them out of stock to say absolutely, yes, they have 180mm stamped on them and they are exactly as advertised. Holy shit. The grail? These cranks actually exist? But the online retailer was going to be quite a bit cheaper, like a lot, than they could sell me even with the cycling team discount.
So I pulled the trigger on those cranks. Still waiting on a pile of other stuff, and the chance that it will all get here in time for Quad is slim to none but, still VT is looking better than average to get it built.
And it is positive. I think I drove G-ride to drinking heavily tonight with all my anxiety ridden vexing today. Not helping that there is a bit of complication unloading the last of the items that are helping to pay for all this.
But hey.
It will all fall in to place.
Things are looking up.
Those late friday rants kind of work i guess. Almost like i have to get the mess out of my head to see the writing on the wall.
Maybe this web log thing is still useful.
maybe
heddwch
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