Unfashionable steel mtb makeover - roll it in glitter retrospective

Cheers, you're obviously a man of fine taste - if this was made in a draughty shed by a man in carhartt overalls with a mullet it would make 2000 words over on the radavist

Meanwhile, in the pile of bits waiting for assembly is an xt 1x11 groupset & brakes providing go/stop functions and an E13 wheelset (with jazzy carbon hubs no less) which by all accounts is a light, stiff, shiny liability that will keep the entertainment value high when the entire rear hub self destructs completely at random.

Other notable parts of distinction include a Salsa seatclamp because it's a pleasure to use and most importantly is cheaper than a dropper, a brand new xt rear skewer which I genuinely adore, Richey Kyote bars which are almost as wide as I am tall, and some translucent glow-in-the-dark oury grips that might get it a radavist feature after all once I prize them off another less glamorous bike. I've also spent nearly ten quid on Chinese ti bolts from AliExpress to replace some of the rust coloured bolts on there just now - absolute filth