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Voilà! Spaces have been added!
Likewise, it was a pleasure to meet you too! And If there's anything I can help with in Paris, let me know mate! All the best

Got myself a cheap Pelago Stavanger frameset in size 67 and built a tourer/everydaybike and have been very happy with it. Planning on adding some mudguards and a dynamo-setup later.

Super rad!

Thanks!

Fun > function is the name of the game.

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Brooklyn forks?

This is sublime

Lovely.

Proper sized is that.

Pelago Stavanger

I didn't realise Pelago made gates

Proper sized is that.

So big, it needed a middletube!

This is pretty much finished, bought it second hand at the end of last summer.

Originally it had a 10 speed Tiagra groupset but I stripped it down and built it back up with all new bits. Got some 60mm rims on the way but borrowing my brother's 50mm wheels until then. :)

Yeah. The whole bike is a combination of place holders.

Thanks it's gonna turn out fun for sure

Thanks

🤩🤩🤩 hip hop as fuck

https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/BAOSTSB/ostrich-saddle-bag

Does anyone know of any matching grips or anything else that would match the above saddlebag?
Have looked but cant find anything on the mainstream websites.

more photos please?

new favourite forum road bike i think.

This is great. Modern shimano looks cool with aftermarket chainrings.

Have you tried searching for celeste grips/tape? It's pretty similar. Or try duck egg.

What dovals are those? 5g right? How's the shifting?

Ive got the 46-30 5g version but can't make it to shift down reliably, most of the time it get stuck on the spider arm. Rather than the 30t ring.

Yeah 5G. I've had a few of their 4G sets with no issues, but I have had chainsuck a couple of times with this 5G set, thought it was just shit front mech setup by me but maybe it's the rings themselves? Shifting down gingerly at the moment.

I have mildly chewed the drive side chainstay paint, which is a shame. It was already slightly fucked and I've noticed the Bob Jackson paint isn't the most hardy already...

Oh and @alialias and @poorman - thanks! I really like it too, rides very nicely and is nice and light. I'll give it a clean and try to take some pics that do it justice!

https://r2-bike.com/ESI-GRIPS-Soft-Grip-Chunky-limited-edition-seafoam

Very nice! How do you find the saddle at that angle? I have romins on my bike and find them way more comfortable with the nose pointing very slightly up.

Quick question before I order a 1x narrow wide ring - which cranks should I get it for 5 bolt Ultegra 6700 or 4 bolt 105 5800, anyone know if there's a significant weight difference? The only weights I can see online include rings and even then it's only 20something grams - I'm leaning towards the 105.