• thanks for the advice.

    yep, as hugo7 says it's all around getting my thoughts together on requirements for a custom frame / complete bike build. the guy (angus taylor of taylormadebikes.co.uk) will also build wheels for it within my (actually not that great) budget, and once i've got some money together we'll no doubt have a proper conversation about demands on the wheels and relative merits of 29er vs 700c and tire widths, but i prefer to go into that sort of conversation armed with a bit of knowledge in advance!

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