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First of all this build is certainly not going to be to everyone's taste and I know there will be some haters.
I bought the frame around August 2011 from Rodolfo off the forum who was a great seller and shipped the frame over from the Netherlands. At the time I didn't have the money to get the build how I wanted but NEEDED something to ride so started to put bits together and gradually improved it to how I wanted it. I had some parts from a previous beater bike and managed to source a few cheeps bits to keep me going.
This is how it looked at first, shit wheels from a previous bike, forks, bars & stem and crank set, it was awful to ride!
I then got myself a cheap Sugino crank set and stronglight chainring, half link chain, as well as some nice light carbon forks from eBay.
Once I had a bit more money got myself a Navigator Pista wheel set through Dolan's eBay store. Next on my list was to get rid of the horrible bar & stem set up.
Whipped a bmx stem on and opted for some Nitto risers, much more comfortable for me personally.
Grips were abit battered and the raw frame was looking neglected due to riding through winter and the salty wet roads. So purchased some Vans waffle grips, surprisingly comfortable.
Next on the list was a new paint job due to the winter beating, decided to go for a powder coated matt Nato / Military green colour, personally I love it, but yeah... Not everyone's cuppa!
Pretty happy with how it looks and rides now. Next jobs will be carbon aero seatpost, headset and possibly spray the stem matt black.
Apologies for the various image sizes >_<
Thanks for looking!