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    This shall be the thread of mine, that collects my random bike-building bullshittery (is this even a word?). My grammar is rusty, sorry about that.
    First things first I live in Hungary, and that ultimately leads to two things: the roads are utterly terrible here, and I'm poor. However that doesn't keep me from building things.
    Last year (2015) I've built several ratty commuter bikes, but in the end I've always ended up selling them and building something else.

    However this time I would like bring you something that I'm really not planning to sell anytime soon.

    The Condor

    I've always wanted an English frame. There's just something in them I liked without a proper reason.
    This beauty (everything you see in the pic) came up in a local Facebook group for 15 000 HUF (~37 GBP). It was a bargain, however this one isn't and English Condor. Afaik it was made by a Swiss manufacturer, Condor Courfaivre.

    Condor frame, 56x56, Reynolds 531 tubing, Gipiemme dropouts (any info on the frame would be greatly appreciated, which year, full model name, etc.).
    Stronglight headset and BB, Sakae Ringyo stem, Weinmann 405 brakes, no idea of the seatpost and the handlebar.

    It's kinda ratty. Has a few rusty spots, but nothing dangerous, no cracks or dents.

    Headtube and seattube:

    Plans

    I fell in love with this one instantly, so this will be my main commuter.
    I'll go for a budget fixed gear build. I'll keep the front brake, just in case (the brake pads need to be replaced though).
    The wheelset will consist of double walled aluminum rims (low profile) and a disc brake front hub used as a rear hub, like the Charge Shaker, but way cheaper. As for the crankset I'll go for a 90's Shimano 600, 105 or something in this category, as these go for kinda cheap and won't break after 2 skids. I'll try to stick with silver or maaaybe black colors on both the wheels and the crankset.
    I've got some spare 23 mm wide tyres, once I've killed them I'll go for 28 wide ones, as the roads here are bloody terrible.

    To be continued.

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