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the joy of this thread for me are builds that show great taste and long-term appreciation of HHSRB
This is why this thread doesn’t work and just ends up being that fucking beat up TCR. Again.
HHSBs are a bit agro, blingy or ratty, fun bikes steeped in the culture of, and kneeling at the alter of Tarck. ‘Individual’ bikes without the NAHBs wankery means bad taste is to be embraced to a degree.
Road bikes cannot be this. Even with silly bar tape. Too much baggage from the history of the sport and too much all-round, mainstream Freddery. A few courier bikes manage despite the odds. That Caad up there sure is trying and gets a pass.
The bling road bikes (that end up here) are just yet more materialistic flexing in a world full of that ... and not interesting.
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Agreed, the joy of this thread for me are builds that show great taste and long-term appreciation of HHSRB, whether that's MGOOF, or modern frames with classic drops, saddle, wheels etc.
It's got to have the right shape tho - long stem big drop like that 'dale
Budget is very secondary, my only build that's been posted here was a parts-bin job that cost me nothing but reflected an appreciation of HHSRB over the past few decades... https://www.lfgss.com/comments/15180495/