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@Browndonneur
Three years ago, Pi at Clandestine made me a road bike frameset. The build was a no-frills parts swap from my old Cross Check. The geo was Rivendell Roadini-ish. It's since had a respray and the original parts have slowly been replaced with silver ones. A true forever bike and I love it. The process was really smooth and left me with a great impression of Pi's ethos and approach. If I was ever going to commission another custom build, I knew it'd be from him.
So, three years on and with two young kids, *long rides aren't on the agenda as much. And whilst running errands and getting groceries on the road bike is OK, when Pi suggested a discount on the Carrier I'd previously enquired about in return for borrowing my road bike to show at Bespoked '24, I thought I'd go for it. I'm due a six-week sabbatical next year and want to try the West Kernow Way and KAW so a Carrier, in its utilitarian glory, seemed like the perfect tool for the job. I sold a bunch of bikes to make way for it: the Bassi, the Pacer and the Overbury's. The Bassi would've been fine but I wasn't really feeling it, as nice as it was.
Anyway, the goal is pretty much a "standard issue" flat bar Carrier build but with a frame pump boss on the back of the head tube and long-ish (475mm) chainstays -- heavily influenced by the Riv -- and similar to a Stanforth Pamira. I know long stays are divisive but to me they ride so damn good, especially off road/uphill.
I pilfered a few choice components from previous builds such as the Middleburn crankset, MKS pedals and some others but otherwise let Pi guide the way. The frameset is pretty much brazed and I think it'll be due for powder soon. RAL 5014 (pigeon blue) will be the colour, like Surly's "Blue Suit of Leisure" LHT and the Singular Peregrin.
Progress photos (and my road bike) below. Credit to Adam Gasson for the latter. More updates to follow, enjoy the ride.
*>80kms = ultradistance IMO
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