Functional bikes. Not Porn not Anti

Its not that expensive a finishing kit...

Halo rims
a lot of Velo Orange parts
BLB cranks
Surly front hub
Avid BB7s

The Paul Levers and Nitto bars are about the only extravagance

Plus cable brakes give the option for different bars like moustache or drops in the future.

I think that adds to the functionality of the bike

Hey there,

This is my girlfriend's bike (which means that I'm the guy that specced it).

I think Keppel hit the nail on the head: the build kit isn't really completely over the top except for the brake levers and the Nitto.

I thought about three obvious upgrade paths:

• Hydro brakes
  
• Gates Center Track (as opposed to Carbon Drive)
  
• Rohloff
  
  
  

But then I realised

(a) I was on a budget
(b) For a town bike / light tourer, it was probably over-kill
(c) I selfishly preferred that extra £ to go to my custom road bike that Tom is building (Di2 road bike). I feel slightly bad about that, but hell she didn't have to pay for the bike!

This is most of the build kit:

• Front Hub Velocity ATB Disc
  
• Rear Hub Alfine 11
  
• Front Rim Halo Whiteline
  
• Rear Rim Halo Whiteline
  
• Spokes DT Swiss
  
• Front Tyre Continental Contact
  
• Rear Tyre Continental Contact
  
• Headset VO Van Cru
  
• Stem VO
  
• Bars Nitto Northroad
  
• Grips/tape VO Elkhide Short
  
• Shifters Alfine 11
  
• Cranks BLB Track
  
• BB Tange
  
• Front Brake Avid BB7 Road
  
• Rear Brake Avid BB7 Road
  
• Levers Paul Love Levers
  
• Seat Brooks B17 Ladies
  
• Seat post VO Van Cru
  
• Mudguards VO Polished 45mm