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It's not the most gainly beast, but this week I finished the Inbred (never has a bike been so appropriately named). I don't know what kind of acid flashback On-One's designer was having when he came up with the kind of geometry that requires a 410mm seatpost, a 30mm stem and 60mm of spacers (for a rider who LIKES a big drop to the bars) and the head tube is laughably short, but that's the way it is. I live in the sticks and the first two miles are unlit horse poo-strewn lanes, so my requirements are slightly different to those in the Smoke.
I got the Diabolus DH stem half price from an eBay seller in Portugal. Don't look up the full price, you might scare yourself.
Is it a dinner plate? Is it a frisbee? No, it's a 205mm brake disc for drag-brake stupidity. Note old-school steel QR tucked under the caliper so it can't come loose.
Fairly simple control layout.
It rides...well, beautifully, which is surprising given the weird geometry and the slightly short forks (the frame is recommended for 470mm sussers, these are 445mm rigid Project Twos).
Kit list: On-One Inbred Slot Dropout 18" frame, Kona Project Two fork, Race Face Diabolus stem, Syncros bars, Cannondale grips, X-Lite Stubbie bar ends, Hope M4 (original) hydraulic disc brake with Mini lever and 205mm disc (no.8 caliper), Cane Creek S6 headset, Hope 30.0mm seatclamp, Thomson Elite layback seatpost, Specialized BG Comp 143 saddle, Shimano 107mm UN54 BB, Sugino XD cranks, Surly 38T s/s chainring, KMC Z510 gold chain (the cheapest thing on the bike - a fiver!), E.A.I. 14T sprocket. Wheels: rear Goldtec track hub, 36 DT Competition black spokes, Mavic XC717 disc rim, Schwalble Marathon Plus 26 x 1.35 and front Hope Pro II hub, same spokes, rim and tyre. Accessories: Halfords full mudguards with lots of custom bracketry and Smart 1/2-watt rear light. Hope Vision 1 front light not shown.