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@ChadTheInhaler
Progress at last!
Got a Mavic front wheel and some Genetic Mini-V brakes today aswell as a Pair of Halo QR skewers. Only used the rear one for this bike as they are for mtb hubs and only the rear hub on this is an mtb one. The Mavic up front isn't too dissimilar to the sputnik at the rear so everything still looks fairly neat.
These nicely machined attachments had to go on before attaching the rear brakes. The Kaffenback frame comes with disc attachments as well but i am a luddite who knows not the way of discs.
On.
Front end.
I am so happy that this is finally looking like a bike and not a selection of parts hanging in the garage. Next step is to get a seat post/seat etc and figure out the best stem/bar combo. The frame height is fine but length is a challenge. The frame is pretty compact so i am guessing a longer stem and different bars will be needed. Any ideas welcome folks. See you all soon on the roads for some long haul biking.