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Marcootsee
I went ahead and bought exactly the wrong frame but it was cheap and ratty and I fell for it right away.
I was also a bit drunk and didn't notice/wilfully ignored the fact that it only has one set of bottle cage mounts. I can cable tie another one on somewhere.
After a quick test it seems like it should be OK with 28mm tires.
I'm going to use as much as I can from the previous bike but will be getting:
Stem and bars (some nice Nitto ones, might also get a seatpost while I'm at it)
Brakes levers, probably going to try TRP
New wheelset (might take some time so will throw old mismatched wheels on to start)
I also need to coldset the rear while I'm waiting for parts to turn up.