TomvanHalen's MTB allsorts - drop bars are dead

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Viggen in reply to @TvH

This is one stunning as hell Swarf, I may be just a tad biased as I ride a Starling Swoop...;)

I just have one small note: fix that front brake line like The Gods of Manitou™ meant it to be drawn. Around the HT towards the drive side and then back the left damper leg via the reverse arch. I save since owning my first Mattoc seen the error of my ways, you avoid scuffing your crown up down the line. Like so:

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TvH in reply to @Viggen

you avoid scuffing your crown

Says the man with an anti-scuff bumper on his brake hose :p

It's fine. The reverse arch routing only works well with long hoses or EU brakes. Zero scuffing with the straight down routing.

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Viggen in reply to @TvH

Old habits die hard I guess and I hate the brake line "clanking" on the DT..

Once again, that's a real cracking build you got going. Thinking about picking up the McLeod for when my DVO coil needs servicing, not that it will need servicing that often.

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