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It's pretty...
Though that bike specifically isn't a current project. A current project is to research and build a good value 29er. One that is perfectly capable of doing long distance road trips (with a bunch of track bikes as company) as it is of blasting around the tow paths and having some fun on some dirtier tracks in Richmond Park and beyond... and perhaps some CX this season.
I really like the look of the Niner S.I.R. (Steel Is Real) 9 frame, which uses Reynolds 853 and is pretty sexy sans-braze-ons for things I wouldn't use. I also love love love the look of the Niner AIR 9 Carbon but that's a bit beyond my price range.
Also like the look of the Surly Karate Monkey if I find the Niner is too expensive. The only problem with the Surly is that whilst it's more adaptable I find the look of the brake mounts and stuff to be a bit fugly. Yet it's a rock solid frame.
Need to do more research, but it look like a tough 29er is in my future.