Update on bike build and wisdom to give when upgrading to Ultegra or Dura-Ace [View all]

I found the little bugger that was giving me fits. I'm calling it a cable angle compensator. It's function is to change the angle of the shifter cable depending on where it exits the bottom bracket shell. It has 2 possitions that shift the cable ever so slightly, but it is very important.

This is a gigantic image of a tiny little part:


I rode my regular ride today about 8 miles and it was great. I was wanting a 52 tooth chain ring because that's what every derailleur bike I have ever own had (not the MTB). And I just got a wild hair to upgrade everything except the fork, stem and saddle. It was a lot of fun learning how to do everything correctly, getting the proper tools and miscellaneous parts. There will be some minor fine tuning and I have yet to tape the bars but this project is pretty much finished.

I have a 50 cm Bianchi steel frame in Celeste blue/green that I am thinking about building with the parts off my bike. This would be a great bike for a petite woman. I guess if I do the build I could put it on Craig's list.