She's coming along. Now neither the Trek nor the Jamis are rideable.
The saddle is about the right height, so I was pleased with where the handlebars wound up with the stem I had on hand - in reality, the centre of the bars are about saddle height but the bars droop slightly as they pull back.
In case you're wondering why the bars are in the condition they are ... there's a bit of a cheat there. These are the bars from the Trek. I just cut all the cables, removed the inners, unbolted the bars and mounted them on the Jamis. Instantly the Jamis has bars with brifters mounted, bars taped, light and computer mounts in place
The brake outers had to be shortened a couple of inches - a quick snip, file the ends smooth and fit a new cap on the end.
Front brake mounted beautifully. Next door to no clearance with the tyres - no mudguards for this bike.
The rear brake is giving me grief. The recessed nut it came with was a long one (a front brake nut). 'Not a problem,' I thought, 'I'll cut it in half so it's the right length'. It might have worked too, only the nut isn't threaded all the way through. So I have to buy a recessed nut to mount the rear brake dammit.
The observant might notice a silver spacer under the neck. I was convinced I had two spares in the shed. A good half hour searching unearthed ONE so there's a temporary silver one in there.
So, frustrations abound but I've made progress ... and she looks a nicely balanced bike
Richard
I had a good bike ... so I fixed it