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Despite being very pleased with the bike, there were a few problems with the frame. Before TNR I'd bought some 2.1 Schwalbe tyres and a bunch of cargo cages. None of these would fit due to lack of clearance and mounting points. I want to do some multi-day rides in the style of TNR and the ability to carry more stuff (I'm terrible at packing light) seemed important. The frame was also a bit low for me at the front - tolerable, but in a way that would probably become uncomfortable over several days.
About this point the opportunity to get a Bombtrack Hook frame for a good price came up. In a lot of respects this is much the same frame as the Carbonda, but with more mounts, bigger tyre clearance and a fork that hadn't been cut down. Could I justify this despite a greatly reduced income and already owning more nice bikes than anyone deserves to?
Obviously I could.
There's not a lot of exciting build photos because I forgot to take them. Have discovered I quite enjoy routing di2 cables and am particularly pleased that I managed to route the dynamo cable up round the top of the fork and out with the front brake line. Will probably revert to Byways once weather improves, but for the moment it's got bigger tyres on. Plus I bought some overpriced pipe lagging/tyre inserts in the hope that I won't destroy the carbon rims on a rock. I'm slightly unconvinced about the flared bars - on the one hand I like the extra hand positions, on the other they seem to put the shifters exactly where they'll get damaged in a crash, which seems unwise for a bike that's likely to get crashed. But will keep them for the moment.
Better photos to follow once I've actually taken it for a proper ride. Plus done a bit more tidying of cables and so on.
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