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@spinnnout
Muc-off valves for £9.99? Holt my beer, let's build a mtb.
Whyyy?
Been bumping around on an Arkose for years now and have been itching to swap out the frameset for something that takes tyres measured in inches.
Not because of a weird fetish for the good ol' days of imperial measure, but facing the reality that, the most fun parts of a UK gravel ride are the singletrack bits.
Picking a frameset
Started looking at the Brother Big Bro, 90s mtb vibes, lots of mounts, proven on the Silk Road races, an ideal adventure bike for an aspirational desk worker. Moved onto wanting something more modern but still with the desk worker adventure bike aspiration that could still take a pannier rack... deposit placed on a Holt.
Build and parts
SID felt like a mandatory option, sorry, it's not blue.
Expecting delays in the PDF and the frameset will be the last thing to arrive but until then, can squirrel parts. Not convinced this needs a build thread yet but still time to be pushed into more exotic parts or onto handlebars that wouldn't look out of place in Torture Garden.