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@jambon
Wanted a fixed/ss bike which is enjoyable to ride and also can be used as a bit of a town run around.
Reluctant to say it's for training as I know it'll end up being a slight weenie build, obviously.
Started like this
Pleasantly surprised how light the frame was considering all the horrible parts it had fitted. The plan is to:
/Strip paint
/Mavic open pro CD's
/Sram opnomnomnoms
/Possibly Thomson finishing kit
/obligatory fsa compact bars
It's now at the blasters for chemical stripping then a gentle sand blast to uniform the surface. Going for that alu black contrast which looks nice and clean. A bit like:
Would obviously love an enve/edge fork but thinking an chunky Apha Q would compliment the wide tubes whilst saving weight.