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@zooeyzooey
The time has come for me to graduate from using my Cross Check for absolutely everything and I have decided to go custom, and having known Caren (the eponymous Hartley of Hartley cycles) for a while and really liking her stuff (especially the porkeur and her own 650c road bike) I have decided to go with her.
She convinced me away from my slightly Luddite tendencies when it comes to bicycle components (my previous attitude being fixed gear or 8spd only, and that brifters were the work of the devil), and towards a modern groupset, which makes sense since this will be my road bike and what I do ultra races on (signed up for Transatlantic Way this year and hoping for The Transcontinental next year).
I wanted it to be a road bike, with endurance road geo but tailored towards being a bit fun and suited to the lackadaisical approach to road maintenance we have in the uk. In my own verbiage, a “Gravel Dabbler”. Something I can ride hard on roads but also put some gravel tyres on and ride bridleways without any trouble.
I also love dynamo lighting and on long distance stuff I find the convenience of USB charging and not worrying about light charge hugely outweighs the power lost to the dynamo.
The bike is due at the beginning of March and I'm super excited.
The build info and bikecad drawing are as follows:
Frame: 953 stainless downtube and chainstays with 853 pro team for the rest and 44mm head tube.
Headset: Chris King inset 7
Fork: Kinesis tracer 1.5 tapered disc fork
Rear wheel: 32h Velocity A23 off centre rim to Hope Pro 2 evo hub
Front wheel: 32h Velocity A23 to SP Dynamo PD-8 hub.
Groupset: SRAM force 22 with WiFli mech and 11-32 cassette.
Brakes: TRP Spyre mechanical road disc brakes
Seatpost and Stem: Thomson Elite/Thomson X4
Bars: Deda Zero100 drop bars with Profile T5 clip on aerobars
Tyres: Schwalbe S-One 30mm tubeless road tyres (set up with Stan's rim strips etc)
Saddle: Brooks C13
Lighting: B+M IQ2 front light with USB charger and SON rear light mounted on seat stay
Bikecad (paint just a placeholder, I am leaving aesthetics wholly in Caren's hands)
Obligatory pile of components:
