Project Yokota - Update 3
It's now been six months since I started with Project Yokota and have acquired the next batch of parts towards its build. The first item would be a SRAM Force Rear Derailleur:
Followed by a SRAM Rival Brakeset:
To install the handlebar stem and set the stack height on the fork, I needed some 1" Carbon Headtube Spacers:
And then connected to the stem will be a set of FSA Wing Compact Handlebars:
The drivetrain connection to the rear wheel will be a SRAM PG1070 Cassette:
Holding the crankset will be a SRAM GXP Bottom Bracket:
There's a lot of old grease on it in this picture, but it's actually in very good condition. Related, I had to buy a Park Tool BBT-9 Bottom Bracket Tool ($16) in order to install it. This is a tool I can use in the future so I'm not considering its cost a part of this build.
Connecting the crankset to the cassette will be a KMC X10 Chain:
If I'm going to ride this bike much at all, I can't imagine doing it without a set of Profile Design Carbon Stryke Aerobars:
A small but important part, Shimano Cable Boss Adjusters:
So at this point the cost of this project has been:
- Yakota Legend Frame - $113
- Sandblasting and Powdercoating - $150
- FSA Orbit X Theadless Headset - $40
- Most Ocelot Saddle - $30
- Look HSC Carbon Fork - $139
- Marin 1-1/8" Handlebar Stem - $21
- 1" to 1-1/8" Stem Adapter - $7
- 1-1/8" Carbon Fiber Stem Cap - $7
- SRAM Rival Brake/Shift Levers - $203
- SRAM Rival Crankset - $185 (The cost of the Force Crankset as this wouldn't have been much cheaper.)
- DT Swiss R1850 Wheelset (w/Continental Gatorskin tires) - $300 (Estimate of what these would cost had I bought them.)
- SRAM Force Rear Derailleur - $69
- SRAM Rival Brakeset - $85
- Carbon Headtube spacers - $12
- FSA Wing Compact Handlebars - $38
- SRAM PG1070 Cassette - $44
- SRAM GXP Bottom Bracket - $8
- KMC x10 Chain - $22
- Profile Design Carbon Stryke Aerobars -$81
- Shimano Downtube Cable Bosses - $15
- Current Cost: $1584
This update brings a number of the moderately pricey drivetrain components and the big ticket aerobars that probably could have waited. But as much as those cost, that's about 50% of what a brand new set would cost. And these ones are pretty close to being like new. So those were a "bargain" purchase at the time. With the parts I now have I've actually started the build and it's now looking like a bike and not a pile of money er, parts sitting in a box. Within the next couple of weeks or so I should have everything I need to complete this project. So there should be one more update coming before the final build. I anticipate that it should be road ready by the beginning of May. Can't wait!
Previous installments in this series: