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Back in June I made a really middle aged purchase, a Cube Travel Pro.
I think that trying a geared mtb had opened my eyes to gears so I started thinking about building something but I decided I wanted hub gears and if I was doing that I may as well do belt drive and discs were probably a good idea, same with a dynamo…
I started pricing stuff up and just buying components got me pretty much to the price of the Cube (little ‘trade’ discount from a velodrome customer that works in a Cube dealer) never mind buying tubes or cracking a gas bottle open.
It’s definitely served it’s purpose, I’ve ridden it far further than I’ve ever managed on fixed. It’s great on road and gravel, full guards and no chain to worry about make for hassle free commuting.
Of course I’ve made some modifications, I fitted the SLX discs that had been on my Kona Unit, which necessitated a shift lever extension as they take up more handlebar space than the stock brakes.
Contact points got changed and I made some bars, tried a couple designs and settled on a stupid wide version of a Crust Jungle Runner.
It’s been great really…but it isn’t steel…
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