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I'll go read/post on that thread in a bit!
That Soma frame is lovely - and very spendy - too deep for my pockets :( When I'm rich though, I know exactly what I'd do to one! Brixton Bikes were really helpful though (you knew that!) but suggested a mixte might be too flexible for my needs and that I should look at something off the shelf from Globe or Trek - but that's the very top end of my budget and boring!
I'm off to Brick Lane Bikes this afternoon, they have a 54cm Claude Butler frame/forks/crankset for me to look at but it's twice the price of a complete Raleigh Romana with a 23" frame.....just about everything is telling me to buy the Raleigh sight unseen (legit source, not been crashed). It would leave me loads left over for decent bits for the build and provide more to boot. My concern though is the quality of the frame. Does anyone have any experience of them?
Hackney bike workshop sounds a great idea, will hopefully come along! Always north of the river - - it's where the canal is and normally Hackneyish (Little Venice at the moment though) but always travel for co-ops.