Rorschach
Didnt pay $250 for this custom title
Good point on the chainstays, hadn't considered that - hoping to get some time at the weekend to get to that stage so a good reminder.It is looking good @Rorschach!
Don't forget to put your chainstays into the longest setting before cutting your chain. You can always shorten it later if needed...
EDIT: American style brakes, blech! I once rode one of my mates bikes who has his brakes set up that way, nearly killed myself (slight exageration) pulling the wrong brake at the wrong time.
Luckily left the rear mech cable a bit long too so I can feed a bit more down from the shifter if I need to
Unfortunately, the Ali groupsets come with the brakes hooked up (and bled) that way, but have spoken to the LBS and they'll cut, swap and bleed them for me for less than I was expecting so thats good.