> Mark Robinson wrote:
>
>>Is there a best or most logical order in building up a bike from a naked frame? I have the
>>headset and fork installed and the bottom bracket it. What's next? Breaks? Der's? Any suggested
>>plan of attack?
Pete Biggs wrote:
> Cranks before front der. Order of the rest of it hardly matters. You do what you like.
>
> Don't shorten cables too much to start with, and grease everything.
Brake calipers/cantilevers before wheels, except for final tighening of caliper mounting bolts.
Easier to swing the wrench when the wheels aren't in place.
For STI bikes, install the brake cables, then tape the bars, then install the gear cables.
On the stand, I install the stem noticeably crooked so I'll remember to center and tighten it after
the wheels are in.
Grease everything.
Sheldon "Squash The Cable Caps So The Flats Are In Line With The Air Flow" Brown
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