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Bike is 95% completed, we've decided on a paint colour and scheme that's slightly more complex than the recent Oaks Ryan have design and build.
Long story short, it'll be a very minimalised and simple classic paintjob as a nod to people like Jack Taylor's work, think of it a combination of the French, English, American and Canadian* ideology toward a typical Audax/Randonneur bicycle.
What Ryan got left is the integrated cable hanger on the rear seat clamp and a bit more work on the dynamo cabling (I think).
It would be such an understatement to says I'm a mite giggly toward the frame, serious craftsmanship;
^ The blue tint is simply the plastic cover on the stainless steel mudguard.
^ The big challenge is the clearance for both chainset, mudguard and tyres, so a slight dimple (created by a modern Campagnolo crank arm!) on the chainstay is very much the best way of being able to fit a 60mm mudguard, as most framebuilder usually crest a very big dimple to give more room for a modest 32c tyres, especially on a lugged bottom bracket that does not give you a lots of room for large tyres and mudguard.
Very very few framebuilders in the world were able to not leave a dimple on the chainstay, some framebuilder usually build their own bottom bracket, or simply went for a fillet brazed approach to allowed more choice of angle.
*Ryan's one of those Canadian that walk amongst us.