Lynskey Custom / Enigma/ Moots

Amazing

yeah, that's fantastic.

The proportions of that frame are just so spot on. Makes 44mm headtubes look so awful by comparison. So sick.

Makes 44mm headtubes look so awful by comparison

They are awful. I'm more convinced of this everyday.

Time to sell the Geek's? ;-)

Only one of them is 44mm. I prefer the 1 1/8 rim brake to the 44mm disc brake, but I won't sell either.

Few more ugly details... shampoo bottle bb axle shield, saddle bag setup...

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Rear brake bridge stay and chain away from done (got another cage in a drawer in the office...)

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Proper good, that. How are the mudguard clearances? Any rubbing?

Cheers, bit more practical than the moots I’ve lusted after for so long but no bad thing I guess... I’ve still got some oxic rims to build up but might put them on the Parlee and sell all the Chris King wheels because they cost a fortune to look after and need special lock rings etc...
clearances are good, it would take wider mudguards but these are a good aesthetic match and once setup they’re excellent (had them on the Lynskey and they were awesome) the rear rubs a bit so I’ll have to file down the bridge mount so it can lift the guard higher under the calliper.

Selling off the other bikes and projects I just don’t need and will hardly ever ride...

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That Moots. That Roberts.

What a fleet!

That Moots. That Roberts.

+1. Amazing stuff.

Looking nice, soon be rideable

A tip for rear wiring.
Put the rear brake cable in a plastic sheath between the stops, put a piece of heatshrink over that, and run the wire inside the heatshrink. Do it all in the right order and then cable up rear brake. Untwist the wire then shrink the sleeve. Looks neat , I use for rear lighting run

Cheers, not got a rear light yet but sounds like a good idea!

Moots, Roberts and Gazelle are all lovely. Nice work.

Just got this home having been stuck in the office for 3 months...

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PDWs on the Moots?

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This thread has me campag curious. Thoughts on it versus Shimano? Mainly after thoughts on hood ergonomics and shifting? Obvs lots of people have opinions about this so just trying to hear as many as possible.

Ok, my own personal opinions as follows:

Shimano - mechanical I can’t get on with, the flappy brake lever pisses me off. Di2 solves my problem here, and I like that the pushing of a button does not require a huge gesture, it feels like I can keep riding ‘harder’ (faster or slower) and change gear instantly when I need/want to.

Sram - mechanical, only ridden 10 speed double tap and I bloody love it, the hoods feel tiny now though as I’ve had di2 and campag 11 so I’ve sold it all and hoping to get some 11speed shifters cheap at some point to try. Etap - I’d bloody love some etap

Campagnolo - mechanical, I’ve ridden a lot of older 8 and 9 speed campagnolo and never had an issue with it, but it was always put together badly by me when I wasn’t a particularly good mechanic. I’m still not a particularly good mechanic. 11 speed shifters are the most comfortable shape out of the three however the shifting does not feel as sharp/responsive/accessible as di2 - there are some that argue that it shouldn’t and that you need to adopt a different style of riding to get the most out of campagnolo... preemptive shifts rather than lazily clicking a button when you need to, or indeed changing gear when you decide you can’t sustain an effort an longer...

In the first few days the slightly flappy/loose feeling shifter paddle pissed me off - I then got used to it and I don’t think I notice it now. The thumb lever shifter paddle location is fine for me, after a few hours riding you get used to how it rides and adjust your shifting style accordingly - that said it’s on a totally different bike that I never planned to thrash, it’s for a more casual head up and look at the scenery sunny day type of jaunt...

Maybe Di2 is boringly reliable and steals the soul of the bike and allows lazy/bad habits to persist... maybe campagnolo 11 is the slightly more agricultural but think of those folks that climb mountains with down tube shifters, it’s a different discipline... it has a charm about it that Di2 does not...

I’m rambling now, and I hope I’ve not sounded like too much of a twat in my explanations... the reason the Moots has di2 is I accidentally collected most of a second group by putting together the first and I wanted the challenge of internal routing the cables as a project to keep me busy and feel a little more attached to it sentimentally from the off. Campagnolo looks prettier, and is more comfortable in the riding when you’re cruising along in the right gear...

Moots rideable yet?

So very close... gave up fettling (was told to stop and get all the bikes out of the living room) so passed it to local mechanic mate to fit the rear guard... will be collecting it tomorrow! I am excite!!