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After much chats with Neil on the clubrun about various components and cats and then further emails with Matt about components and dogs the Beastway conversion is on!
I'm having a bit of a post wedding cull, and in order to get myself down to two bikes, I've just dropped my trusty and much loved, ST1 off with Matt this morning.
The idea here is that Matt can modify the existing frame, and make some new forks that will turn this into a bike that, for me, will cover all of the commuting, work-horsing, winter training and occasional CX duties. The Reynolds 520 frame is perfect for my needs and has so far resisted my attempts to break it. I have also really enjoyed riding it since it was bought as replacement from BC for the last 'Beast' that I unfortunately, completely buckled on an off road adventure.
I've loved having a dynamo hub on my silver Minster (which will now get sold :(.....eventually) so I'm keen for another, but as a proper clumsy bastard i constantly snag the wiring on things. To get around my fat-handedness, Matt is game to use the SON dropout converters on the new forks and retro fit some internal routing to the frame for the dynamo wire to give it a clean look.
Disc brakes are also going on it as I've never got on with the canti's despite an upgrade. Oddly the braking power seems very modest on this particular frame compared to other canti equipped frames I've ridden and I know @Tricky_Business has identical problems with his ST1, but he's so fast he doesn't need to stop.
Discs is a big step for a Luddite and very late adopter like me, so I'm excited and nervous in equal measure!
I now need to decide on paint.........however I'm not a Sick Fadez man and this bike has to be subtle as it will get locked up unattended as I move around my work sites. hmmm i might go for a nice teal.....
Parts list so far;
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