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Danlord's aspirational pogliaghi

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Awesome surly. What's that contraption on the rear, just a tensioner?

yeah jus a chain tensioner, custom ano paul it looks like

for a 2 x 1 setup ;)

3x1*

You in Oslo? I know that dog (and the bike at the far right)

Spotted this rat in Barcelona.

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Looks like it'd fit @ObiWomKenobi

not sure, bb needed to be lower

I love my fort

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For sure. I know all the bikes, but the one to the far right :)

This was full HHSB material a few years ago. Good to see fam proppin the rootz.

Awesome. Apart from that front wheel. Trispokes are cool, those ones are not

Mag spokes where never hhsb

Made my beater single speed

total spend for this is still under £200

total spend for this is still under £200

Breakdown of the costs? Bike looks super!

Ta, this is from memory but it was something like
F&F - £60
Wheels - £30
seatpost - £8
Cranks - £12
grips - £5
Saddle - £12
Headset - £8

Rest was free parts bins in LBS / own stash

You got that front rack for free??

Or he just already had it?

own stash

just had a nice chat with a chap who'd just retired and had this built as a retirement present. Wasn't entirely sure where to put it. The frame is beautiful and I think the components work largely, but the wheels just kind of take it in another direction! (I did suggest de-stickering them)

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That has shades of me telling my wife about my current build

Frame and forks - £150
Everything else - parts bin

All that beautiful lugwork on the flying gate is at odds with the wheelset IMO. It doesn't need to be vintage but at least more traditional: Open Pros laced the Campy Records for example. I'd direct you and him over here: https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/212733/

Love those flying gates: strange if you are going Brooks saddle and tape you'd go so modern looking with the rest.

Cross posting from current projects

I am in agreement. I think the rest of the components work in my opinion, but the wheel set needs to be shiny at least. I wish I could remember the name of the builder who made the frame for him - apparently under license (or something) from Baines? Probably the last one he'll make as he's 80+ now, apparently.