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Scilly.Suffolk
I got this frame last year in return for saying goodbye to a shiny Samson track frame, and have been making slow progress towards getting it built up ever since. The previous owner stripped the bulk of the paint off, and I was hesitant riding on bare carbon (plus don't like the aesthetic much) so it needed some work to get it ready to ride.
Full of ideas from reading the paint thread, I spoke to Cromaworks in Sheffield who were happy to remove any remaining paint and repaint it. The next part was the bit that took ages... I was discussing design with a friend of mine who is a graphic designer, but ultimately was a bit too busy to help out. I finally sorted myself out and decided to come up with a rough design, and posted it to John at Cromaworks a few days ago. The basic design being as follows:
There are a couple of points still to finalise on the paint - I haven't yet sent the RAL or other colour codes, so could tweak the colour (I was thinking maybe a slightly greener-blue on the bottom half).
Plan from there is to build up with Ultegra 11 speed, Flo 30 wheels and a canyon seatpost as a decent fast yet comfortable road bike. I'm getting a bike fit lined up with the bike whisperer, to get it dialed right in.
More details to follow...