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Do any of Spa Cycles's £18 (Rigida, Exal etc...) options compare favourably with £50 Archetypes? Seems a lot for what seems to be an aesthetically-focused product.
Emyr-
I think most of the Spa ones are for touring, so are all >500g (and the rest). Plus, I really don't want machined brake tracks if I don't have to. For a rim brake set I was thinking of LX17 or something, that was until I got this stupid disc idea in my head.
Pacenti CL25 seem to be the way to go, I'm just waiting to hear whether I can get 32/28 hubs or whether I have to get 32/32 from here:
Had to check a few times but if you scroll down it says "in the box: front hub and rear hub."
The seller seemed confused when I asked about 28h, saying that these hubs are for fixed. Road hubs are 24h max. I've asked the same question again to see if it gets a more sensible response.
$84 is currently £54, and the seller will put a fake value on for customs so it could work out cheaper than XT (just a little longer to deliver than Wiggle
dglshrn
I saw your build thread. Do you have the 631? There's a review of the 725 which says it's still held back by its frame weight, which surprises me as it's 725 and has a crabon fork... Maybe compared to full crabon it is a beast.
I really do need to work out what I want; I already have an audaxey type thing (that 'Raleigh' above), and a posh summer bike. I feel like the equilibirum would fit somewhere between the two. I'd really need it to be able to operate as a baby carrier/town bike as well as a bike for Coast-to-coast type things.
Looking at a purchase list of this:
Frameset (equilibrium 725 w/ crabon fork) £420
BB7 + rotors £80
Wheels - archetypes £100, spokes £40, hubs £60.
The rest I have in abundance... So not too bad really.
I am warming to this colour way but I think Yellow is better.