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@tomsvoboda
Hey, away abroad for a while now so apologies to all those I've not emailed.
Cheers Sanddancer, black DA's did cross my mind but gave up on them quite quickly unfortunately. The real deal ones made by SHimano are rarer than hen's teeth. I've seen one hub for sale in the past few years and never the cranks (even though they do exist) so I think waiting for them will be a futile exercise (no matter how sweet they look!).. Having them anodised would possibly work but then the stickers/printing on them would be wrong or absent so I don't think I could handle that (yup, OCD strikes..). Hence custom Macks and S75's going to be the way!
Just deciding on what components to go for and no matter what awesome carbon fibre ness I see I keep on drifting back to Thomson for seatpost and stem.. I think they offer best looks (for this build) and also longevity and reliability. In the USA atm so may see if I can source a layback Masterpiece at a lower price :)
No word from Chas or Mack as of yet but the days are yet young. Any thoughts then let me know and cheers yet again. T