So in my last update, I had brought over most of the Dura Ace groupo from the Ja Ja to Villain. I was stalled by discovering that the Look 381 Team from which Villain was comprised did NOT have the braze-on hanger for the front derailleur that the Ja Ja frame had. This stalled my project out for a week. I did manage to bring over the entire cockpit, the brakes (strung), the bottom bracket, the crankset, and the rear derailleur.

I subsequently picked up a hanger from Valencia Cyclery. However, I brought it home and indeed it was too large. They are made in certain diameters, but the shape of the Look’s seat tube is not circular in section. I needed a shim to start with. So I picked one up on eBay and it arrived right before the 4th of July holiday weekend, affording me the opportunity to wrench a bit.

Holee SMOKEES! That’s tight clearance. I used one half of the shim, with some electtritole tape to soften the clamping on the crabon, I mean carbon.

I mean TIGHT.

I strung the derailleur, but not successfully. After a few attempts, and some research, I decided to wait and go through it with the boys at Tam bikes. I’m not entirely clear how to thread the cable properly in order to be in the right position to hold the hanger in tension. There’s a pulley back there, but I’m having difficulty making use of it, and what the hell. I need an EXPERT, and not in a Logjammin kind of way.

Side note: I really regret untaping the bars. As it happens, I may be reusing the same tape, depending on my final gut feeling on it. HA.

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