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@blighty
Yes if I was going to spend any more money on it I would have bought a nicer chainring and chrome brakes as planned.
I got as far as buying the seatpost but then it turned out my old wheels couldn't be trued and replacing those cleaned me out, so no chainring, I'm not made of money. Its already cost me more than a complete 2nd hand bike. On the plus side, the old wheels would have been black too (although they were lighter than these Mavics) so it looks better than it might have done.
TBH I didn't buy the frame for its very nice looks, I bought it because it was the right size and clearly in very good condition, I've (literally) fallen foul of rusty frames before.
No, given the handlebar arrangements and other bizarre contraptions I see on the street, and on this site, I'll do what I like without a second thought. I mean, who's doing the marking and what do you get if you win first prize?
If you don't like that then you're really going to hate what I'm going to do to my Langster when I get it, deep drop track bars are pretty but no use to me.