Ross Kents pit of money

Starting off strong
Acquired this from ottermanotter on the forum for £150 sweet pounds
Build it up as a fast Ti track bike
Been riding for a while with it and loved it, super fast

Recently changed it up to a disc brake commuter vibe bike, clears 35s in the rear so AliExpress 1 1/8th fork to the rescue

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Next up

Mash Steel 2023 Blurple baby!

Been through a few iterations of build
35s slick short stem
35s with a 90mm stem
Then a ratio change and 110mm stem \ 32s slick (FAST as fuckkk)

Build is WR38 carbon rims - Phil 32h
Sugino 75s 165
Nukeproof carbon bars
Condor cabron post

See pics

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Next uppppp
My Fustle GR01 gravel bike
This thing has such a cool geo, and is really long tbh hahah, but it’s super fast and comfy.
Taken bikepacking and it’s currently used as a commuter to Acton from east London, and rips up the canal paths and all the roadies around regents!

Clears 700x50 but running 45s WTB Nanos
GRX810
Carbon post and some ritchey flared bars
Hunt Gravel wheels

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Fun bikes

Lastly. The beater and or pub bike
The 26 inch Marin from mr @dariusss
Rides very well and extremely fun
#notgonnagetnicked

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Fanks!

Previous bikes

Skream ranger
Skream Anodiz
Specialized langster
Brother track
Ridley kanzo A gravel bike
All city spacehorse flat bar
Santafixie born
Peugeot conversion
26 inch mtb
Surly steamroller
Retro Cannondale 26 inch with rack

Think that’s it
That’s only in 3 years
Whoops x

Acquired this from ottermanotter on the forum for £150 sweet pounds

Did he report this "mugging" to the police ? That was a bargain, and the foundation for so many potential good builds. I'm looking forward to future instalments.

By 150 sweet pounds I mean I punched him 150 sweet times to retrieve the frame from his grasp

Thanks! Seriously love the frame

never heard of this brand, pretty unique looking bike, has like ‘legacy mtb brand makes a gravel bike’ vibes

good stuff, all of it. Subbed.

Yep proper cool!
Old head of design of nukeproof, the man responsible for the very similar nukeproof digger, which is a sick gravel bike.
Honestly this thing is so comfy and fast

This is splendid.🤩 Hit me up if you ever wanna part with it

It is lovely, I hope I don’t part with it, especially since everyone I talk to who has parted with a Ti frame of some kind, deeply regrets it. Baha

A reminder to check your sealant levels.
My gravel was sold to me as tubes, somehow I never double checked. The other day I was cycling home from work ( night shift :( >
Noticed a lack of pressure in the rear, tried topping up with co2 to get me home.
Noticed a pathetic amount of sealant trying to seal the hole. Managed to nurse it home on the almost flat 45c tyre.

Topped both up today and bought a plug tool.
Saved me a job anyhow. Was going to convert to tubeless lol.

Happy riding

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Oh shit another one
Rare as fuck and nicely specced
Cinelli mash Sscx 58cm
Thomson finishing kit
Flite seat
Hope chainring ~ praxis cranks
Halo clickstar to halo wheels
And TRP mini cantis

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The last one, for sure

Yeah. Exactly….

Cinelli mash Sscx

Very nice. Always wanted one of those. Once did the South Downs CX century with a chap who rode one. Had a very good system of I got the gates at the top of hills, he got the gates at the bottom.

Sounds ideal! Hahah
Thanks

The best bike you have owned. Sick thing!

Yeah. Much better than that silly all city ;)
Hahah
Cheers

ANOTHER ONE

very nice man, what’s the plan?

Well.
After much deliberation, and luckily I’m fairly ruthless, I can’t justify having this many bikes and they just won’t be used enough. I’m not one of those people who can have 5+ bikes and only use them once a month.
So
The retro MTB will be sold ( sad)
The Ti bike has been dismantled ~ the Phil wheels and suginos from that have been sold. Frame is being kept on a shelf.
So a fair wedge of money recouped.
And the enve flat bars I’m gonna put on the Sscx. Just waiting for some flat bar levers and some cables to turn up.

I ventured into the off road tracks in London fields and Vicky park yesterday, and even though fun on the drops, I was imagining how much fun it would be with some risers.

So for now
Keep it single speed and make it flat bar

We should link for coffee soon.
I’ll hit you up when I have my next weekend off lad

Ah yeah nice that’s all fair. The titanium bling fixie was cool though! Seemed like a kinda ‘end tier’ fixie build. How come you’ve decided against it?

I did a similar thing round the perimeter dirt trails of Brockwell Park yesterday, was fun, kinda perfect lols for a flat bar short/tight geo gravel bike

And yeah definitely, mind I do actually work most weekends but it changes week by week so I’m kinda halfway flexible/halfway hard to pin down haha. Mid week days off are more likely, and the early starts means that afternoons are pretty much always free