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Pretty quickly had the idea that I would build it up as a 1x10, thinking that there are no proper climbs in south England, and making it mechanically just a bit simpler. Because of how dark the frame is I was thinking I would go with mostly black components. Found these for cheap on the Norwegian version of gumtree (which is were I aquire almost all of bike stuff). Norway is strange place in that everything is really expensive (£10 pints etc), yet newness seems to wear off quickly. So often you can find lightly used (or as in this case only unpacked) things at bargain prices.
Only downside to these was that I had to order a praxis bb, as the one included does not fit the frame. Apparently you need a special M30 bb tool as well to assemble the whole thing. Anyone know of someone/someplace that might have one in London?
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