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@chrismcr
I have a short Cotic Roadrat frame in the shed. Commuted on it fixed a couple of years back, but didn't really get on with it on the roads, finding it a little sluggish.
I'm thinking of building it up as a 1x10 gravel grinder / monstercross type setup to crash around the Peak District and Cheshire. It's the short version of the frame so will happily take drops.
I'm torn between between setting it up with shallow drops and cable disc brakes (hydraulics are a bit too spendy for my budget), or with a swept back riser bar (something like one of the milder sweep Ergotec bars) and hydraulic MTB disc brakes / levers .
Wheels will be SLX MTB hubs on Mavic XM319 with large volume tyres. 1X10 drive train with a narrow/ wide chainring. I'll go for a Shimano Zee rear mech and rapid fire shifter if I go down the flat bar route. SRAM clutch rear mech and bar end shifter if I choose drops. Thinking of some external BB road or CX cranks, no idea which yet.
Given that I won't be doing any particularly gnarly routes on the bike I'm not 100% sure a clutched rear mech is necessary - does anyone have experience with n/w chinrings without clutch mechs?
I'm leaning toward a flat/ riser setup purely as both my other bikes have drops and I fancy something different. However I've not ridden such a setup before, so unsure how I'll feel about the ride quality...
Budget is up to £500, for wheels (estimating £135 for these from German eBay), drivetrain, bars, brakes and fettling