DISC BRAKES ARE DEAD stickers

I concur with the sentiment that STRM and DBAD are not equals, however I feel that very important characteristics of DBAD are either not being recognised or are misrepresented in your evaluation.

Most problematic is that you have opted for a very Modernistic perspective; you root the genesis of DBAD in a concern for the real or imagined approval of its functional componentry regardless of their usage. In fact, DBAD is the world's first Post Truth bicycle, and to judge it by its physical characteristics would be to ignore its very Trumpian nativity.

For instance, Trump declares he will build a wall. The biggest wall. Somone else will pay for it so it doesn't matter. People become enraptured by the theatrics even though deep down they know no wall will be built. Amey proclaims a short wheelbase build, the shortest wheelbase. Custom if needs be. The rationale for this, like Trump's wall, is laughable, illogical even. When Amey buys a second hand off the peg frame from an obscure shop brand, it has a regular wheelbase but it doesn't matter; his audience is already caught up in the maelstrom of ridicule and glee-a voluble energy that crescendos with the added criteria of taking this banal frame and customising it at great expense to add S+S couplers and Paul Canti mounts-brakes which entirely subvert his own narrative of seeking effective braking solutions.

With one fell swoop Amey has re-focused the ridicule upon these equally risible criteria, whilst the frenzy of humour and ridicule continues to rise ever higher. It's a trick that works again and again throughout the build; promising "Potenza for the lols" but delivering the peasant-fare of Shimano Sora. In a manouvre worthy of Gideon Osborne and David Cameron DBAD has gone from a 'short wheelbase bedecked with Paul components and bling' to become a semi-bespoke, expensive but perplexingly basic componented 'austerity travel bike' that embraces its illogical, contrary failure as a project and exchanges the substantial material investment in it for cultural capital-however this can be defined. Until page 75 it wasn't even certain if DBAD even existed, such was the astute gamesmanship of its author.

DBAD is therefore the Bitcoin of 'custom' or 'bikepacking' bikes; it probably exists in some kind of dimension, more and more money and speech is being wrapped up in it, but nobody is really sure what it is for or how long it will last or if it will be ridden up a Col before disappearing into a cloud of sub-par braking, upset and ill feeling.

STRB, on the other hand, is nothing but a two dimensional pastiche of DBAD-a half hearted scribble on the cubicle wall of the pretentious cycling one-upmanship that DBAD so comprehensively molested for its own gain. DBAD is Livestrong-embodied in not just the laboured and contrary bicycle cypher that spawned it but also its notoriety-STRB is the violet eyed old man jangling a collection box outside Greggs on a Saturday morning, devoid of wider relevance or reach.

(Parklife!)

'austerity travel bike'
#rep

Amey x 5
Grubr x 4 white/clear
PhilDAS x 2
mk1mark x 1
LuigiDolomite x 10
Thrasher x 3
Aroogah x 4
JamesQGM x 4
Jalopy-Véloist x 4
jonuxuk x 2
doubleodavey x 4
kotsm x 6 (white)
LeMesjeu x4 (pending postage to Belgium and total amount to rounded off euro amount)
sumo x2
fussballclub x 5 black 2 x white
Biggles567 x4
Dick x 5
Josh x 2
Matita24 x4 ( shipping to spain)
M_V x 4
slothy x 6 (shipping to switzerland)
c00ps x3
Rawrrr x4
cryptthing x2
hw x5
Jontea x 2
miro_o x1
Squaredisk x 1
Juiceb0x x2
Heitzman x4
Christono x 4
F1s x 4
Blackmath x4
MicroDosed x 4
T0mg x1
Lmananimal x6 (white/clear)
Thuekr x3 (shipping to Denmark)
larsenroad x4 (shipping to Norway)
AlexD x2
ShutUpBlud x5
Hp93 x1 (unless theres black on clear)
Heldring 2x black 2x white (posted to NL)
platypus x2
Ramsaye x3
psg1ben 5 of each
birofunk x 2 (posted to Ireland)
el_presidente 4xwhite 2xblack
Batt x2
Grimm x5
Fox 2 x black 3 x white

I’m going to have to take a couple days off work to take this all in. It’s beautiful.

Amey x 5
Grubr x 4 white/clear
PhilDAS x 2
mk1mark x 1
LuigiDolomite x 10
Thrasher x 3
Aroogah x 4
JamesQGM x 4
Jalopy-Véloist x 4
jonuxuk x 2
doubleodavey x 4
kotsm x 6 (white)
LeMesjeu x4 (pending postage to Belgium and total amount to rounded off euro amount)
sumo x2
fussballclub x 5 black 2 x white
Biggles567 x4
Dick x 5
Josh x 2
Matita24 x4 ( shipping to spain)
M_V x 4
slothy x 6 (shipping to switzerland)
c00ps x3
Rawrrr x4
cryptthing x2
hw x5
Jontea x 2
miro_o x1
Squaredisk x 1
Juiceb0x x2
Heitzman x4
Christono x 4
F1s x 4
Blackmath x4
MicroDosed x 4
T0mg x1
Lmananimal x6 (white/clear)
Thuekr x3 (shipping to Denmark)
larsenroad x4 (shipping to Norway)
AlexD x2
ShutUpBlud x5
Hp93 x1 (unless theres black on clear)
Heldring 2x black 2x white (posted to NL)
platypus x2
Ramsaye x3
psg1ben 5 of each
birofunk x 2 (posted to Ireland)
el_presidente 4xwhite 2xblack
Batt x2
Grimm x5
Fox 2 x black 3 x white
spinnnout x 3 white

Amey x 5
Grubr x 4 white/clear
PhilDAS x 2
mk1mark x 1
LuigiDolomite x 10
Thrasher x 3
Aroogah x 4
JamesQGM x 4
Jalopy-Véloist x 4
jonuxuk x 2
doubleodavey x 4
kotsm x 6 (white)
LeMesjeu x4 (pending postage to Belgium and total amount to rounded off euro amount)
sumo x2
fussballclub x 5 black 2 x white
Biggles567 x4
Dick x 5
Josh x 2
Matita24 x4 ( shipping to spain)
M_V x 4
slothy x 6 (shipping to switzerland)
c00ps x3
Rawrrr x4
cryptthing x2
hw x5
Jontea x 2
miro_o x1
Squaredisk x 1
Juiceb0x x2
Heitzman x4
Christono x 4
F1s x 4
Blackmath x4
MicroDosed x 4
T0mg x1
Lmananimal x6 (white/clear)
Thuekr x3 (shipping to Denmark)
larsenroad x4 (shipping to Norway)
AlexD x2
ShutUpBlud x5
Hp93 x1 (unless theres black on clear)
Heldring 2x black 2x white (posted to NL)
platypus x2
Ramsaye x3
psg1ben 5 of each
birofunk x 2 (posted to Ireland)
el_presidente 4xwhite 2xblack
Batt x2
Grimm x5
Fox 2 x black 3 x white
spinnnout x 3 white
onyerbike x 4 black

Given this is raising valuable forum funds would it be worth considering LFGSS stickers? Would happily get a few of them.

Yeah could do a run of those in the future. Comic Sans obvs.
This list is nuts so I think I’ll get this lot out of the way first.

Yeah that’s fair it has got a bit wild

Amey x 5
Grubr x 4 white/clear
PhilDAS x 2
mk1mark x 1
LuigiDolomite x 10
Thrasher x 3
Aroogah x 4
JamesQGM x 4
Jalopy-Véloist x 4 (White/Clear)
jonuxuk x 2
doubleodavey x 4
kotsm x 6 (white)
LeMesjeu x4 (pending postage to Belgium and total amount to rounded off euro amount)
sumo x2
fussballclub x 5 black 2 x white
Biggles567 x4
Dick x 5
Josh x 2
Matita24 x4 ( shipping to spain)
M_V x 4
slothy x 6 (shipping to switzerland)
c00ps x3
Rawrrr x4
cryptthing x2
hw x5
Jontea x 2
miro_o x1
Squaredisk x 1
Juiceb0x x2
Heitzman x4
Christono x 4
F1s x 4
Blackmath x4
MicroDosed x 4
T0mg x1
Lmananimal x6 (white/clear)
Thuekr x3 (shipping to Denmark)
larsenroad x4 (shipping to Norway)
AlexD x2
ShutUpBlud x5
Hp93 x1 (unless theres black on clear)
Heldring 2x black 2x white (posted to NL)
platypus x2
Ramsaye x3
psg1ben 5 of each
birofunk x 2 (posted to Ireland)
el_presidente 4xwhite 2xblack
Batt x2
Grimm x5
Fox 2 x black 3 x white
spinnnout x 3 white
onyerbike x 4 black

Amey x 5
Grubr x 4 white/clear
PhilDAS x 2
mk1mark x 1
LuigiDolomite x 10
Thrasher x 3
Aroogah x 4
JamesQGM x 4
Jalopy-Véloist x 4 (White/Clear)
jonuxuk x 2
doubleodavey x 4
kotsm x 6 (white)
LeMesjeu x4 (pending postage to Belgium and total amount to rounded off euro amount)
sumo x2
fussballclub x 5 black 2 x white
Biggles567 x4
Dick x 5
Josh x 2
Matita24 x4 ( shipping to spain)
M_V x 4
slothy x 6 (shipping to switzerland)
c00ps x3
Rawrrr x4
cryptthing x2
hw x5
Jontea x 2
miro_o x1
Squaredisk x 1
Juiceb0x x2
Heitzman x4
Christono x 4
F1s x 4
Blackmath x4
MicroDosed x 4
T0mg x1
Lmananimal x6 (white/clear)
Thuekr x3 (shipping to Denmark)
larsenroad x4 (shipping to Norway)
AlexD x2
ShutUpBlud x5
Hp93 x1 (unless theres black on clear)
Heldring 2x black 2x white (posted to NL)
platypus x2
Ramsaye x3
psg1ben 5 of each
birofunk x 2 (posted to Ireland)
el_presidente 4xwhite 2xblack
Batt x2
Grimm x5
Fox 2 x black 3 x white
spinnnout x 3 white
onyerbike x 4 black
OwlBearR2 2x white 2x black

@kotsm broke the list. People at the start had chosen colours damn it!
I’m not trawling through adding them up

I'm selling all my possessions and heading over to the 'Anyone broken free from professional life?' with nothing but a print-out of this to my name.

Yup, I realised I copied what he'd done and then added the missing people - soz.

Eyebrows

Consolidated the list. Hopefully haven't cocked it up further in the process.

Amey x 5 white x 5 black
Grubr x 4 white/clear
PhilDAS x 2 of each
mk1mark x 1
LuigiDolomite x 10
Thrasher x 3
Aroogah x 4 white/clear
JamesQGM x 4
Jalopy-Véloist x 4 (White/Clear)
jonuxuk x 2 white/clear
doubleodavey x 4
kotsm x 6 (white)
LeMesjeu x4 (pending postage to Belgium and total amount to rounded off euro amount)
sumo x2
fussballclub x 5 black 2 x white
Biggles567 x4
Dick x 5
Josh x 2
Matita24 x4 ( shipping to spain)
M_V x 4 (white/clear)
slothy x 6 (shipping to switzerland)
c00ps x3
Rawrrr x4
cryptthing x2
hw x5
Jontea x 2
miro_o x1
Squaredisk x 1
Juiceb0x x2
Heitzman x4
Christono x 4
F1s x 4 - black text please.
Blackmath x4
MicroDosed x 4
T0mg x2 (black)
Lmananimal x6 (white/clear)
Thuekr x3 black (shipping to Denmark)
larsenroad x2 white x2 black (shipping to Norway)
AlexD x2 white
ShutUpBlud x5
Hp93 x1 (unless theres black on clear)
Heldring 2x black 2x white (posted to NL)
platypus x2
Ramsaye x3
psg1ben 5 of each
birofunk x 2 (posted to Ireland)
el_presidente 4xwhite 2xblack
Batt x2
Grimm x5
Fox 2 x black 3 x white
spinnnout x 3 white
onyerbike x 4 black
OwlBearR2 2x white 2x black

#bringbackrep

Rep!

Amey x 5 white x 5 black
Grubr x 4 white/clear
PhilDAS x 2 of each
mk1mark x 1
LuigiDolomite x 10
Thrasher x 3
Aroogah x 4 white/clear
JamesQGM x 4
Jalopy-Véloist x 4 (White/Clear)
jonuxuk x 2 white/clear
doubleodavey x 4
kotsm x 6 (white)
LeMesjeu x4 (pending postage to Belgium and total amount to rounded off euro amount)
sumo x2
fussballclub x 5 black 2 x white
Biggles567 x4
Dick x 5
Josh x 2
Matita24 x4 ( shipping to spain)
M_V x 4 (white/clear)
slothy x 6 (shipping to switzerland)
c00ps x3
Rawrrr x4
cryptthing x2
hw x5
Jontea x 2
miro_o x1
Squaredisk x 1
Juiceb0x x2
Heitzman x4
Christono x 4
F1s x 4 - black text please.
Blackmath x4
MicroDosed x 4
T0mg x2 (black)
Lmananimal x6 (white/clear)
Thuekr x3 black background (shipping to Denmark)
larsenroad x2 white x2 black (shipping to Norway)
AlexD x2 white
ShutUpBlud x5
Hp93 x1 (unless theres black on clear)
Heldring 2x black 2x white (posted to NL)
platypus x2
Ramsaye x3
psg1ben 5 of each
birofunk x 2 (posted to Ireland)
el_presidente 4xwhite 2xblack
Batt x2
Grimm x5
Fox 2 x black 3 x white
spinnnout x 3 white
onyerbike x 4 black
OwlBearR2 2x white 2x black

#rep @AlexD

Amey x 5 white x 5 black
Grubr x 4 white/clear
PhilDAS x 2 of each
mk1mark x 1
LuigiDolomite x 10
Thrasher x 3
Aroogah x 4 white/clear
JamesQGM x 4
Jalopy-Véloist x 4 (White/Clear)
jonuxuk x 2 white/clear
doubleodavey x 4
kotsm x 6 (white)
LeMesjeu x4 (pending postage to Belgium and total amount to rounded off euro amount)
sumo x2
fussballclub x 5 black 2 x white
Biggles567 x4
Dick x 5
Josh x 2
Matita24 x4 ( shipping to spain)
M_V x 4 (white/clear)
slothy x 6 (shipping to switzerland)
c00ps x3
Rawrrr x4
cryptthing x2
hw x5
Jontea x 2
miro_o x1
Squaredisk x 1
Juiceb0x x2
Heitzman x4
Christono x 4
F1s x 4 - black text please.
Blackmath x4
MicroDosed x 4
T0mg x2 (black)
Lmananimal x6 (white/clear)
Thuekr x3 black background (shipping to Denmark)
larsenroad x2 white x2 black (shipping to Norway)
AlexD x2 white
ShutUpBlud x5
Hp93 x1 (unless theres black on clear)
Heldring 2x black 2x white (posted to NL)
platypus x2
Ramsaye x3
psg1ben 5 of each
birofunk x 2 (posted to Ireland)
el_presidente 4xwhite 2xblack
Batt x2
Grimm x5
Fox 2 x black 3 x white
spinnnout x 3 white
onyerbike x 4 black
OwlBearR2 2x white 2x black
ArfurPill 4 x white 2 x black

Amey x 5 white x 5 black
Grubr x 4 white/clear
PhilDAS x 2 of each
mk1mark x 1
LuigiDolomite x 10
Thrasher x 3
Aroogah x 4 white/clear
JamesQGM x 4
Jalopy-Véloist x 4 (White/Clear)
jonuxuk x 2 white/clear
doubleodavey x 4
kotsm x 6 (white)
LeMesjeu x4 (pending postage to Belgium and total amount to rounded off euro amount)
sumo x2
fussballclub x 5 black 2 x white
Biggles567 x4
Dick x 5
Josh x 2
Matita24 x4 ( shipping to spain)
M_V x 4 (white/clear)
slothy x 6 (shipping to switzerland)
c00ps x3
Rawrrr x4
cryptthing x2
hw x5
Jontea x 2
miro_o x1
Squaredisk x 1
Juiceb0x x2
Heitzman x4
Christono x 4
F1s x 4 - black text please.
Blackmath x4
MicroDosed x 4
T0mg x2 (black)
Lmananimal x6 (white/clear)
Thuekr x3 black background (shipping to Denmark)
larsenroad x2 white x2 black (shipping to Norway)
AlexD x2 white
ShutUpBlud x5
Hp93 x1 (unless theres black on clear)
Heldring 2x black 2x white (posted to NL)
platypus x2
Ramsaye x3
psg1ben 5 of each
birofunk x 2 (posted to Ireland)
el_presidente 4xwhite 2xblack
Batt x2
Grimm x5
Fox 2 x black 3 x white
spinnnout x 3 white
onyerbike x 4 black
OwlBearR2 2x white 2x black
ArfurPill 4 x white 2 x black
Owlz 2x white 2x black

Amey x 5 white x 5 black
Grubr x 4 white/clear
PhilDAS x 2 of each
mk1mark x 1
LuigiDolomite x 5 (White/Clear)
Thrasher x 3
Aroogah x 4 white/clear
JamesQGM x 4
Jalopy-Véloist x 4 (White/Clear)
jonuxuk x 2 white/clear
doubleodavey x 4
kotsm x 6 (white)
LeMesjeu x4 (pending postage to Belgium and total amount to rounded off euro amount)
sumo x2
fussballclub x 5 black 2 x white
Biggles567 x4
Dick x 5
Josh x 2
Matita24 x4 ( shipping to spain)
M_V x 4 (white/clear)
slothy x 6 (shipping to switzerland)
c00ps x3
Rawrrr x4
cryptthing x2
hw x5
Jontea x 2
miro_o x1
Squaredisk x 1
Juiceb0x x2
Heitzman x4
Christono x 4
F1s x 4 - black text please.
Blackmath x4
MicroDosed x 4
T0mg x2 (black)
Lmananimal x6 (white/clear)
Thuekr x3 black background (shipping to Denmark)
larsenroad x2 white x2 black (shipping to Norway)
AlexD x2 white
ShutUpBlud x5
Hp93 x1 (unless theres black on clear)
Heldring 2x black 2x white (posted to NL)
platypus x2
Ramsaye x3
psg1ben 5 of each
birofunk x 2 (posted to Ireland)
el_presidente 4xwhite 2xblack
Batt x2
Grimm x5
Fox 2 x black 3 x white
spinnnout x 3 white
onyerbike x 4 black
OwlBearR2 2x white 2x black
ArfurPill 4 x white 2 x black

Amey x 5 white x 5 black
Grubr x 4 white/clear
PhilDAS x 2 of each
mk1mark x 1
LuigiDolomite x 5 (White/Clear)
Thrasher x 3
Aroogah x 4 white/clear
JamesQGM x 2 black x 2 white
Jalopy-Véloist x 4 (White/Clear)
jonuxuk x 2 white/clear
doubleodavey x 4
kotsm x 6 (white)
LeMesjeu x4 (pending postage to Belgium and total amount to rounded off euro amount)
sumo x2
fussballclub x 5 black 2 x white
Biggles567 x4
Dick x 5
Josh x 2
Matita24 x4 ( shipping to spain)
M_V x 4 (white/clear)
slothy x 6 (shipping to switzerland)
c00ps x3
Rawrrr x4
cryptthing x2
hw x5
Jontea x 2
miro_o x1
Squaredisk x 1
Juiceb0x x2
Heitzman x4
Christono x 4
F1s x 4 - black text please.
Blackmath x4
MicroDosed x 4
T0mg x2 (black)
Lmananimal x6 (white/clear)
Thuekr x3 black background (shipping to Denmark)
larsenroad x2 white x2 black (shipping to Norway)
AlexD x2 white
ShutUpBlud x5
Hp93 x1 (unless theres black on clear)
Heldring 2x black 2x white (posted to NL)
platypus x2
Ramsaye x3
psg1ben 5 of each
birofunk x 2 (posted to Ireland)
el_presidente 4xwhite 2xblack
Batt x2
Grimm x5
Fox 2 x black 3 x white
spinnnout x 3 white
onyerbike x 4 black
OwlBearR2 2x white 2x black
ArfurPill 4 x white 2 x black

Is there a link to send money to yet or...?