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Very nice! Always a soft spot for coupled/rinko/foldable bikes and their promise of travel and Adventure!
@Thrasher is there a cave somewhere around London filled with Ritchey break?
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Ritchey Breakaway singlespeed frameset, bought from @Thrasher a few months ago, finally got it built up last week to test as a long distance commuter bike on the TGV.
Built from spare parts in the garage for now to see how I get on with it.
Old 6sp Mavic wheelset, 126mm rear fitted without too much of a squeeze, 18T cog lines up nicely. Would have preferred black hoods and levers for the brakes, but only had Shimano 600 in gun metal grey with faded white hoods in the box. Chorus cranks with 52T TA chainring on the front, a bit big but it'll do for now, I had this ratio on my Pompino a while back. White Ritchey Comp saddle that's been waiting for a home for far too many years. 28mm tyres.
If it's all good I'll get the rear dropouts re-spaced to 130mm for more wheel options, and then either a Problem Solver derailleur hanger, or get a hanger brazed on, for geared options.
And then probably a re-spray. And nicer components.
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