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Cheers for showing off my bike Superprecise.
Some of you are right, the chain was too short and snapped. Its been replaced now. It was finished late at night so there were a couple of mistakes.
The Thomson was intended for another bike but never made it. Instead of selling it, it came on this bike, if it doesn't work then I sell it and buy a straight one. There's also a couple of other things I'd immediately change. You try things, they don't work out. Its a work in progress after all.
The steerer is as yet uncut as I'm determining the optimum height before its cut (if indeed it needs it). Touring bike geometry is very different from MTB/Race geometry as there's no need to fuck about through traffic RLJ'ing and pissing off the rest of the road community on your fuck ugly Holdsworth conversion.
Touring bikes are meant for comfortable distance riding. They have a big job of carrying a load of gear many miles without really tiring you out. Without the full load, I think touring bikes look like your mum. And although a FG SS forum isn't where she'll be appreciated, it says thanks to those who defended her.
But pisses bleach directly into the eyes of those who called it ugly.