Disc brakes are dead

all for.

Frame will be:
Built around 47c 650b tyres
12x142 thru flat mount
mudguard mounts
rack (tubus airy or fly) mounts
3 bottle cages
Internal dynamo cable routing and a mount for SON rear rack light near seat collar
Di2
Hydro

Forks will be:
steel (because I hate the way Spork looks)
12x100 thru flat mount
mount for rack (nitto 32f or compass UD-1)
anything cage mounts
internal dynamo routing

Y no Ti forks?

Will definitely crack with all that shit bolted to them

no1 makes them

Replacing the carbonda, looking for another 650b setup?

Replacing the carbonda

Exactly this

Can you keep the Moots for me for a couple more months pls thx.

Do they make a CNC flat mount dropout, or is it Paragon's stuff? Their own CNC yokes look amazing. And deffo go for the Cyrillic script.

As for steel forks, please don't.

I agree 100%

Waltly and TJD do

As for steel forks, please don't.

But then who makes the fork I want in carbon?

I think Paragon, top left one

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I don't mind the Spork but I agree they are chunky. Cyfac has been making carbon forks with mounts for low riders for a long time, I'm sure they can help (don't rely on their website, it doesn't feature all of their work, so call or email).

Why do you hate tapered steel fork?

that fork probably weighs more than the frame!

its 800g

That looks OK but also really harsh. I guess it's mitigated somehow by the air volume.
If you must go steel there's Igleheart or Talbot's Maximum Gainz I guess.

Igleheart

^^ thats igle .. Triton said they can make the same using Paragon tapered steerer.

I have quotes from igle and winter, they seem reasonable and same price as Spork.

A lot of reputable framebuilders outsource their forks to him, quality and design must be the very best. I also wonder if the top "segments" bring some compliance to balance off the thick straight legs.
I'd be interested in @coldharbour explaining his MG fork in more details.

if I ask him to make the MG fork in flat mount and all that, he might give up bicycle business and hole up in Himalayas

It's me.

if I ask him to make the MG fork in flat mount and all that, he might give up bicycle business and hole up in Himalayas

He gets asked far worse.

Need to move my Shimano/Hope RX4s onto a new bike with internal routing.

A. - I'll need new olives, yes?

B. - the brakes will need bleeding after this has been done.

Correct?

No wonder he's gone quiet of late.

You should hear what some asshat asked him for today...

Well now I just want to see what new shininess you've ordered.

Nothing new.