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@Skülly All hail the franken-bike! I have much more love and respect for these sort of conversions now that I know how much thought/time/effort/blood/tears goes into getting them running nicely.
And yes, definitely a classic tourer which is a dream on rolling hills. For the most part, I enjoy keeping the cantis alive - they are a bit of a ballache to set up correctly, especially with 700c wheels which the bike was not designed for. Tried to swap them out for calipers a few years back to remedy this, but couldn't immediately find any with a long enough brake nut for the forks and quickly gave up... @mutsj sorted out these new Tektro cantis which do better with the 700cs, and has done a great job of setting them up - I carry a spanner around in my toolkit as I live in fear of mishaps...
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My 16yr old son and beloved nearly-wife just pissed them selves laughing when I rode up to them on it earlier today. It's a weird bike.
Anyway back to the dalesman! They're like the CTC classic bike, or maybe for roughstuff. I love those brakes.