Shit fixie skidders say...

It's just the wrong size frame with a bad stem and ridiculous wheels

I think it looks great. Blythe is a bit of a tit though.

wrong size frame
a bad stem
ridiculous wheels

Three strikes and you are out

lightweight XC rim with a perfect square profile for 32mm tyres

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Pfft, that's nothing. I ride my bike ( sometimes ) in a futile attempt to prevent an excess of middle-aged spread!

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Just leave it at the first line.

actually it will look great in @6pt 's bathroom

I bet you did that inner shadow....

Hehe. Getting that on a yellow cushion.

Ive upgraded pretty much every part of it the last 4 months, other than the seatpost and the wheels and the changes are hugely noticable: braking is now exceptional, the saddle bars and stem have seriously upped the comfort, the rack, straps and rack bag make it easy to carry even massive stuff, the drivetrain is now stiff, smooth and responsive (with that awesome White Industries buzz) and it rolls along on a cushion of super grippy plush on the 38mm Barlow Pass Extralite.

Im not going to play the 'it would cost this much if you bought these bits off the peg' game, but i am. About £2500.

To be honest, there's way more efficient ways to escape this world than a bicycle. That's just bad planning.

At its most utilitarian, wheelbuilding is glorified assembly work, exemplified daily in the same factories where most of the world’s bicycles are mass produced as factory workers lace a wheel in a matter of seconds before sending it down the line where it’s finished by machine. A similar process occurred at a Midwest-based wheel company I worked for when we fulfilled the occasional contract order for larger brands, building thousands of wheels within a week’s time. With a motor-assisted jig that used sensors to line up the spoke holes, the average time to lace a 32-spoke wheel was just 39 seconds. While I can appreciate the efficiency of such a process, in my opinion there’s something missing.

In cooking, it’s said that a recipe has no soul, that the chef must bring it to life using their own deft hands and sensory awareness. If one can allow that a well-functioning bicycle is the result of a specific recipe, then the wheel is certainly an integral part of the feast. In today’s era of fast-food-style commerce and consumption thereof, it’s a pleasure to sit down with intention and attention to bring a wheel to life. Rolling threads into spokes, prepping the ingredients, and finding a balance between opposing forces holds a certain ritualistic space. The high-end blingy wheels are of course fun, but the most satisfying thing is when a recreational rider who commissions a modest hand-built wheelset comments on how “alive” their bike feels—truth that everyone can appreciate a good slow-cooked meal.

hungry now.

You got a link mate?
Flat mount disc?
45mm+ clearance?
Roadish geo?
Just need frame as I have an ENVE G fork waiting in the wings!

Are tubeless tyres stupid idea for fixed gear riding? I'm not skidding
like crazy but i do skid from time to time.

Those stays are lovely

Dinosaurs may be extinct, but the one that survived is called a crocodile and they still have some snap to them...like my canti's!

What a spunk!!

That is gold.

There he is! Hope all is well, Chris! 😘

All good mate, doing well, hope you and yours are too!