New frame - advice required on components

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

[quote]Is the door to the bunker still open?

[Andrew G]

[quote="Mike"]Apparently it's sexist and ageist

[Amy]

Not my frame in Pearsons got it mixed up. I realised something was wrong when a friend said he'd seen it, very nice and it had mudguard and rack eyelets. It was an Etape not an Echo.

However mine should be in next week or the week after and I should have a pretty good idea of what I can have on it (please note, not necessarily what I would like). I mean how many makes of cranks come in 167.5mm

[-Adam-]

[quote="Amy"]I mean how many makes of cranks come in 1675mm

[Grahame]

[quote="Amy"]Not my frame in Pearsons got it mixed up. I realised something was wrong when a friend said he'd seen it, very nice and it had mudguard and rack eyelets. It was an Etape not an Echo.

However mine should be in next week or the week after and I should have a pretty good idea of what I can have on it (please note, not necessarily what I would like). I mean how many makes of cranks come in 1675mm

[Amy]

Oooops forgot the decimal point *

Arrrgh, I'd forgetten about the option of crank shortening. I will check with my mechanic

I am discovering that while there is more availability of women specific components, there is also less choice in some areas






*Decimal point issue in earlier post fixed by the power of agreeable moderation

[Marek]

On the Forks front, I would go for the most expensive that you can afford and try to skimp more on other parts, don't skimp on wheels though, also get the forks spray painted in the same style/colour of your bike.

Oh and if Munnery says Eastons are good that is probably a good bet, if they can take the bulk of that monster then they are bound to stand up to your more slight frame.

Cheers

Marek....