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Surprised given short pull road levers and MTB V brake .. well if it works for you just get a cheap V at the back too.

get a cheap V at the back too.

Posts are in the wrong place for that

That one just needs canti brakes, narrow wide chainring and compact bars... imo. Looks great!

Edit: I see what tester is saying. U brake on the back...

Was considering going for something like that first, but sadly I can't follow the n+1 rule for bikes, due to limited space. Instead this bike will become my all-rounder.

Partly inspired by the build going on here on this AWOL

from this thread

Mudguard suggestions are welcome.

Cool. Kind of like what I am building. I am also looking for 26" mudguards.

originally a 26" rigid mtb?

I think so, however even the former owner didn't have it set up as an mtb. Frame is a shogun repainted by Argos cycles.

Fixed Cannondale Synapse disc:

A few changes from stock - Wheels Manufacturing EBB, Deore MTB cranks (for 53mm chainline), Surly Ultra New fixed/disc rear + Shimano XT dynamo front hubs with Stans Alpha 340 rims. B+M Luxos front light. Thomson post as I ham-fistedly cracked the carbon post and no-one else seems to make a decent 25.4mm one.

Trying out the Bigtop Rando bag - only arrived yesterday so first ride on it this morning. Not sure I like the effect on the handling, might work better on a slower-steeering bike.

Wheels Manufacturing Eccentric BB:

Cable guide and rear brake removed as the bolts/axle foul the cables. Might do something about the gaping hole in the BB shell but my nice big front mudflap keeps most of the water out.

Non-drive side cup is a bit tight in the frame but it moves ok if you lean on the lockring wrench hard enough. Seems to be staying in place so far (done 70 miles or so on it) and doesn't creak yet. The seals squeak a bit in the wet so I'll get some more grease under them when I take the BB apart at the weekend - the spacers Wheels Mfg provided with the BB weren't wide enough for the longer MTB crank axle so I need to make one that fits better than the 1" headset spacer I'm currently using to push the NDS crank out.

Finally got this built up, just in time for Autumn.

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Hulsroy, could you share pics of your build?

SKS has 26" ones that last for ages and ages.

Tubus racks seem cheaper in Germany (bike24) etc.

Nice bike.

Why is it you've gone for the wider chainline? ...just that you prefer the fit?

Thanks.

To match the Surly fixed/disc hub, which I already had built into a wheel. If I'd known I wasn't going to have a rear brake, I'd have used a different hub (prob. Shimano XT front disc with velosolo axle and bolt-on cog) for a narrower chainline and road cranks. I don't mind the wider cranks though, so no big deal.

so rad!

@IR: Sounds great. I actually kind of like the paint as it is.

How long are those chainstays?

Well, yes. It is the post right on top of yours on previous page https://www.lfgss.com/comments/12489273/

I will take some more photos when it is done...

Ah my bad, I already saw that one, just didn't pay attention to the user name. That build is well sexy!

This is soo nice! Front tub?

Cheers. And na, just an old clincher that I should probably replace.

Missing a noodle for the front v brake and I need to find a place to drill some holes in the rack bracket so it will be level. Also a longer seatpost and prolonging of the steerer would be nice... Basicly the frame is too small, but my GF needs to be able to borrow the bikes once in a while.

These arrived yesterday. NOS Nitto bars. Gonna be used on a TT build, but couldn't resit taking them for a quick spin today. Excuse the botched tape, what I had laying around... Now the hunt for a nice lo pro.

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wtf.

so many confused questions