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Nice. Funnily enough they're selling something just like that for £500 now

https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CBHOLELANAPEX1MARY/holdsworth-elan-sram-apex-1-tim-and-sally-edition-disc-road-bike

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I initially was a bit annoyed by this because its good value but then when I think about it my dad's has got much nicer wheels and brakes.

Indeed, those PX wheels are 2.4 kg! Brakes and wheels are good places to spend money, I'd rather spend on them than e.g. cranks in the PX build

cranks in the PX build

Alfine is the better choice for a town bike anyway. Not sure how PX are getting away with no chain guard on that; it's not a racing bicycle, and chain guards are not optional on city & trekking bikes. I guess, as usual, they figured it would be fine to just wing it.

Dadbieks rule

Must take better photos of this next time I'm in France

chain guards are not optional on city & trekking bikes

What exactly do you mean? Because people ride them in long trousers a lot?

Long trousers are one of the reasons why they are a good idea, the reason why they are not optional is that the legal standard for "City and trekking" bikes is different from the one for racing bikes. The racing bike standard says that chain guards are not normally fitted to racing bikes, but then defines the parameters if they are. The city and trekking bike standard says a chain guard must be fitted and then defines the same parameters. Spotter's home build doesn't have to conform to the standard but does, PX's OTP bike should conform to the standard but doesn't.

Dusted off the old Trek 5500 and built up for fast winter commuting and general winter riding. Frame is crazy light, might at some point replace the cheap RS11 wheels for something lighter. First 1x11 road bike, wonder if I like it.

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First 1x11 road bike, wonder if I like it.

If you live in a flat place, probably. I don't get out of the big ring on my road bike, because there are no hills around.

found some new wheels for the sweet fixeh. stem is a bit out of place, but it is done for now. (it'll either be a DA7400 seatpost as i already have the stem or a black tig welded steel stem > more interested in the former, so pm if you got one on the cheap).

the problem is, i think you're the only person who cares.

Isn't that to do mostly with this "standard" being in place before narrow wide rings were a thing anyway?

Trading standards would care if anybody brought it to their attention.

N/W is irrelevant, the chain guard requirement is about keeping people out of the chain/ring interface, not keeping the chain on. If anything, typical N/W rings with their tall and chamfered teeth are a bigger danger than old fashioned rings with flat-topped teeth.

Started building up a winter hack, I'm missing drops & gears after a mech through the wheel. Only so far I can manage fixed with this knackered body.

This will be 1x8, as cheap as possible, most of it's out of the parts bin, not sure if I'll need to buy mini v's or not.
It may be a slow burner.

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Live in Ghent, so depends on which direction I choose to take it ;)

It has a 48t Sram s300 chainset and a 11-28 casette so could manage mild and short gradients.
If I occor too many chaindrops, might swap the chainring out for some chinese nw something.

That's nice, great result. What do you think the max tyre width is with mudguards?

Thanks, those tyres are 30c but I wouldnt go much bigger than 32c.

with a diaphragm fully open and a maximum zoom also to have a nice blur behind the bike

What's the groupset ? (Nice timing !) The front angle appears so shallow on this picture... o_O

Merci : )
And you, not dad yet?

Not yet, few weeks left :) Will have to built a dad bike then !

Getting there...

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Nice

New project, cyclo cross

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