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@Captain_Darcy
Some years ago I was in need of a new tourer since the driveside chainstay of the old one broke in two. I even visited Mercian to get me informed about a custom frame: I have short arms in comparison to my legs. We could not find a solution we both could live with. I wanted clearance for 700x 35c with mudguards, amongst other details.
Two years ago I picked up a Norwid Esbjerg frameset + forks that ticked most of my boxes:
37mm tire + mudguard clearance,
lugged Thron steel with headtube and downtube oversized,
threaded fork,
vertical dropouts,
lots of eyelets for racks and mudguards,
sizing not perfect but acceptable.
It came with some components that could be used for my build. But a lot couldn't. Racks, saddle, shifters all not included in the sale.