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So after Robin Mather broke my heart by selfishly deciding not to build any more frames for a while, I'm going to have to get someone else to build my dream bike. It will have gears. But as members of this forum seem to have taste and knowledge unmatched in the cycling world, I'd like your suggestions.
It's going to be the bike I'll keep for the rest of my life and use for everything except fg riding in London (and mountain biking, obviously) so I'm not hugely concerned about cost. It will be a steel-framed Audax/light touring bike, custom-made by Mercian, Roberts, Villiers-Velo or maybe even Witcomb (because the actual frame-builders are still good blokes, and local...) Experience with any of these, or other suggestions, gratefully received.
But what I really want to ask is - if you were building your dream geared bike, how would you spec it, and what kit would you put on? Do you have some mad idea for a custom feature? (I thought maybe a rack brazed directly onto the stays?) What do you consider to be the very best kit - should I have Campag throughout, or go off-piste with Phils, Pauls or even Rohloff?
Suggestions, please: the less sane the better.