Building up my new Allied Echo, and sharing a few initial impressions from the 500+km I’ve put on the bike this far.
Also made a pretty big blunder while building it up, “A” for an amateur.

Can be worth checking out the Unveiling video first if you haven't seen it where I go over every single part of the bike including weights:
   • It's new frame day: Allied Echo ... F...  

Shimano Road disc brake bleeding tutorial:
   • Dura Ace Disc brake Installation and ...  

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INDEX
0:00 Intro
1:51 Build Start Bottom Bracket / Steerer tube
3:15 Brake hose installation
3:52 Routing through the frame and fork
4:56 Routing through Stem and Handle bars
7:05 Di2 routing, broken routing tool
9:38 Cockpit brake hose installation
10:32 Brake bleeding
11:47 Handlebar tape wrap
12:27 Crank and Chain installation
12:55 Bottle Cages
13:09 Change of pedals
13:44 Fort derailleur hanger clean-up / Chainstay protection
14:42 Garmin Mount issues
15:35 Weigh-in
16:58 My big blunder during the build
18:32 Change of pedals part 2
19:32 First ride, first crash
20:12 First impressions
22:08 Enve AR handlebars
22:55 Conti Terra Speed Tires
23:31 Adjustable Geometry (Flip chips)
24:33 Bye bye

BUILD LIST:
Frame: Allied Echo, Size M (1232g)
Fork: Allied Echo (446g uncut)
Stem: Allied Echo 110mm (197g)
Thru-axles: Industry nine (58g)
Headset: Chris King (63g)
Bottom Bracket: Chris King Threadfit 30 For BSA (88g)
Handlebar: Enve AR 40cm (253g)
Tires: Continental Terra Speed 700x40mm (936g pair)
Wheels: Farsports Feder with DT Swiss 180 hubs (1224g)
Brake Rotors: Shimano RT-M900 "XTR" 140/160 (197g)
Cassette: Shimano XTR 11-40t (324g)
Chain: Shimano SH901-11 speed (Uncut 254g)
Crank: THM Clavicula SE, Absolute Black 42t ring (379g)
Pedals: Shimano PD-9100 "XTR" (315g)
STI Levers: Shimano GRX Di2 (386g pair)
Rear Derailleur: Shimano RD-M8070 "XT" Di2 (321g)
Brake Calipers: Shimano BR-R9170 "Dura Ace"
Bartape: Most "Superlight" (60g uncut)
Saddle: Berk Lupina (99g)
Seatpost: Enve 25mm Setback (old 1-bolt) (167g)
Bottle Cages: Arundle Mandible (53g pair)

Music is from:
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