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Amazing! After trawling google your build was the closest I could find to my intentions. Definitely understand the lego comment, the bike definitely feels like it'll be a bit of a chameleon during its lifetime.
Have you ever put a belt drive on it?
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sorry for the late reply, I don't get notifications for replies on this board.
I haven't done a belt drive, because I like pretty high gearing, even on my lazy bikes. and the belt line on a 55x20ish Gates Alfine set up doesn't seem like it would work.
I've considered doing a singlespeed belt drive with the black frame... but... meh.
Agwan
I'm the guy who built the Wolverine on the first post. I've done just about anything I could think of with that bike. Right before that picture it had an Alfine hub, and a few months later the bike had drop bars, 105 5800 with RS-685 hydrobrifters.
I just killed the drops but kept the 105. Went with a swept bar like you've got there, added some Ergon GP3 bar end grips. Surly Nice Rack/Wald 137 combo.
For the first time in like two years, the bike feels done.
This bike is like lego, As soon as you think you're done you turn it into something else, I'm genuinely thinking of getting another, as the one I have is a 36 pound commuter/shop bike/light tourer.
Clean build man!