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re the wheels i had to give up on recycling some old fulcrum 5 hubs as the spoke count was too low (24h i think) - i couldn't find any 451 rims with less than 28h - hubs are some mismatched shimano 105s from wherever i could find them cheap. spokes are sapim race - cut to size for me by https://www.customcutspokes.co.uk/ - never used them before but the service was really great - will defo use again. tyres are CST Conquistare 25 x 451 - 17£ the pair on ebay / amazon etc - they seem pretty light and will do the job for now
i think i may have clearance for some BMX race tyres which would be nice. in 451 rim size there's little in-between skinny 25mm tyres and bmx stuff at 40mm
Fit is going to be a bit weird i think - the BB seems super low - 175mm cranks don't help...i'm a bit worried about pedal strike - i might look for some 160mm cranks - bigger tyres would help too in that respect - i've got a very tall riser quill stem on its way as bars will need raising a lot..