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Here's the tyre clearance with 40mm in there and the worst of the stone chips and the rotor scuff on the inside of the chainstay. Thats black paint on the scuff to stop any flaking i just slipped changing the wheel in a hurry one time. Everywhere else apart from the crank arms which touch up easily is 9/10 condition all the other areas where you pick these things up offroad are clean with no scuffs on the hoods, levers or saddle. Any close ups, questions or measurements just ask.

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I gave it a proper once over today and did a 2 min video to show it off after a proper clean. The file is too big to load so tried a 10s clip. I think it works if you download the link 🤞also updated the main pics

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I really want those forks but I think they're going to be too short.
GLWS.

I've done the bikecad maths. I could make them work for me. They have a 411mm a-c so you can have your bars quite a bit lower which just means a custom geo gravel rig with a short head tube.
I'm going to try and start saving for a house though so maybe you should get a custom gravel R I G and do it instead.

Or just buy my custom gravel rig 😉
The lauf doesn't mess with the geo on this as the a2c is 405mm on the stock fork. Whats 6mm & 1/8°? I certainly couldn't notice that small a difference all you'll notice is comfort. I've no way of measuring any sag on these but on the drops it does sit down a little bit. The bar height isn't that aggro either with the 150mm headtube. I used to run a 120mm neg 20° stem on this when I wanted it racey. Anyone used one of these before? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/384598592655

How small a head-tube did you calculate it could fit.
Assume integrated HS.

I'ts got a 15o mm headtube which I'd consider on the taller side for a 54 with integrated headset and got a super six top bearing cover that must be 4-5mm as the stock one was a 25mm conical one then had to find a stem with a stack of 35mm or less to squeeze it on. Not sure if I'm selling the fork separately unless something definitely wants it without because if it doesn't sell and i end up keeping I'll really miss the fork. I always wanted a black and purple slate but got to borrow an ultegra spec one and was underwhelmed this is or at least feels much faster

This is mad, I love it

£1450

Wow Nick thats an absolute screamer! Only just spotted it, so much bike for the money.

Would love to see what those forks feel like but I'd need longer steerer :(

glws

Cheers I've been nothing but impressed with them and they match up with this as well as any of custom painted ones I've seen on Opens and Exploros. If you ever get the chance to try a pair definitely have a go. Shame the full rrp is strong.
https://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/new-bike-day-sc-stigmata-custom-gravel-build/

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What are they like on the road?

Rough stuff is where they excel but they feel pretty normal on the road even when climbing seated but if your honking it holding the hoods out of the saddle on a climb they mostly sit down and stay there and only bob a little if you really bounce on the bars i suppose it depends on how you climb and how far forward your weight is the same goes for sprinting. No worse than a soft front tyre though and nowhere near as much as a conventional suspension fork. At higher speeds and yaw angles they can hum like a tuning fork.

Excellent, thanks.
Quite keen on trying one tbh.

If your down Brighton way any time soon your welcome to take it for a blast even if you have no intention of buying it. My house backs on to excellent gravel and SDW👌

If only this had a sram drivetrain....

Then it would have clangy rear shifting and plasticy feeling levers?

Sadly not, but that is a very kind offer. Have a bike in mid-build, so just debating the expense/ looking at ebay in vague hope of one appearing.

Weirdly not many around second hand and mk 3 is £890 new now 😬 any second hand prices I've seen have been expensive. I'm not checking that often but recently an sl version sold on pink bike for around £500. It did have 21cm of steerer though. I know these look odd but then the conventional looking Rudy just makes every cx/gravel bike look like an old mountain bike

I like odd. Having experienced the lefty option (mk 1 better than mk2), I'd like something just a bit more solid, but also ok if I decide to go play in Peaslake for a bit.
Anyways this is all dependent on me having sold my current set of hoarded parts!

This beautiful weirdo is still there...if the og super x frameset had been di2 i would have asked for a split

Not an old dented C-track but a more reasonably priced way to get your Dale fix.
Dropped to £1400

Great bike. Would you be willing to dent?

I could but that level of customisation doesn't come cheap with specialist carbon abuse required but for £3k I can smash the shit out of it for you