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I live in Denmark and bought from r2-bike based in Germany.Thanks I'll order there, too. Did you buy one of the SRAM bottom bracket options? I'm a bit lost with some parts of the bike and its compatibility...
https://r2-bike.com/sram-rival-axs-road-bike-group__Groupsets
I bought Rival Etap online not to long ago - it seems like delivery times are between 2-3 months. So not 2022. More like August-September.
I would have a look at: https://roadmeister.cc/. Complete report on building his Velobuild bike, and includes his shopping list.
Few questions from my side:
1. Considered tubeless? I'm planning to go for the pro-one TLE from Schwalbe.
2. I would add foam liners to prevent rattling from the brake lines
3. I think you will need an adapter (FM 160>140) to fit the 140mm disc
4. Make sure to match mounting system of the discs to the rims (either centerlock or 6 bolt)
5. Bottle cages, rim tape, bar tape, tubeless valves ...
6. Start looking for the rival set soon, as all the Sram parts are really hard to find.
And finally, why not build it yourself, really great to do and will make maintenance a lot easier!
Best to go with rival if youre on a budget
Intrigued about the ability to put thicker cx/gravel like tires on this frame!+1
Thanks! 400mm x 90mm bars
Someone on this forum pointed out that the bars seem to flare up quite a bit extending the reach more than they expected. I ordered a shorter stem length anyway without knowing this and have been happy with the fit. Bars have been pretty stiff so far and not terrible to wire internally.
Build is 97% complete as I'm just missing a couple of parts but took it for my first 70k ride this am! Felt awesome. Definitely a better fit for me personally. The bars weren't as flexible as I thought although they aren't suuper stiff. I also liked the curved shape of them and wasn't sure about them at first. Climbs well, very responsive. Overall very happy so far.
Chris sent me photos the other day, and they got nearly all of it wrong... The decals were were rotated 90-deg, and they didn't seem to get the right colors in the right place... I'm waiting to hear back on their ability to fix the mistakes, but I'm not impressed so far... at all.