Talbot Fixed Tourer

I'm just chatting with Matt about this - personally I'm unhappy about using the mudguard mount for the rack.

I'd rather that you have my 3T Luteus fork, it be adapted by LCR (I'll take it over there myself on Saturday), and I'll source something else (likely another Luteus) when the insurance pays out.

Forks done

Mental

this has been done also in finland. to an enve fork.. =D

and the finished product

apparently it has held up for some time now

That's seriously cool, Laner. Excited to see it finished.

What was the final cost of the forks all in, if you don't mind me asking?

350 for the fork and 100 for the rack/mudguard/internal routing modifications

Seems very reasonable for the work done.

^^thanks.

The work seems like a reasonable price, especially compared with similar work in steel. I guess you've still got respray costs ontop, but at least in your case you'll be having the frame done anyway.

Missing a few bits....?

awesome

Was hoping that was yours.

Frame with hoops for painting, and after 4 or 5 months phil wood have finally made the rear hub!
Hoping to have this done by end of this month ready for a short shakedown tour.

Full build list:

Columbus Max/853/PMW Path Racer frame
Easton EC90XD + Plus modding for rack/mudguard mount/internal routing
Chris King nothreadset
Supernova The Plug III topcap
Surpernova lights
3T Arx Team Stealth (100mm, 6 degrees)
3T ErgoSum Pro Alloy Road (Black, 40cm)
VO Constructeur Front Rack
trp hylex
lizard skin black
sram rival compact 170mm
Hope Ceramic Bottom Bracket
Wippermann Intrax 7Z1 Anti-Rust 3/32
Supernova Dynamo hub (32h), black spokes, hplus son archetypes
Phil wood KISS-Off (Black,fixed,135mm spaced, 32h ), hplus son archetype
Surly dinglespeed 17/21 & surly lockring
3T Stylus 25 Team Stealth Carbon Seatpost
Cambium C17 Carved Black
Panracer pasela tourguard 28c
King Stainless cages x2

Sounds good.

AwESOME.

Ballin'

gon be rad.

Think I just did a bit of wee.
Exciting!

Gonna be next level stuff. Excited.

Paint is happening on this next week. Didn't get the frame in hand til wednesday, and by then I'd already started on another job I'm afraid.
Should be back to Matt next weekend.

@laner Why crabon fork? Wouldn't have been easier to just make a lush steel one with all your cabley racky mudguardy bits from scratch? I mean, if you're putting racks on, you're carrying luggage on that fork, so low weight plus fragility seems a bit pointless.

A transfer gilet and a toothbrush are not exactly heavy.

Then why put a rack on? Stick em the jersey pocket!