Current Projects chat and miscellany

not about budget, just want to keep it visually as clean as possible, which is never easy with gears.
BUT yeah, I'll probably go for 2x8 or 2x9, the frame deserves it.

Why don't you decide what sort of bike you'd like, then make it? Why buy a frame and then use aesthetic principles to decide if it's a geared road bike or single speed bike?