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Still need spokes, hubs, crank arms, and brakes. But well on its way :)

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I'm completely hopeless at photography, but here's my attempt

yoink!!!

netherless this is my favourite kind of set-up, easily comfortable even for big mileage,

big mileage? what 100+? (miles not kop out km)
i don't think i could ride with those bars more than 10miles so chapeau!

/attachments/13416New build, just finished it today and took it out for a first ride, very satisfying - meant to be my daily beater, but might be just a bit too nice...

So you're the bloke I saw this afternoon doing a couple of RLJing from Kennington till Waterloo.

It's those expensive Alien frame isn't it?

big mileage? what 100+? (miles not kop out km)
i don't think i could ride with those bars more than 10miles so chapeau!

Yes, 100+ miles, obviously not set up exactly like that but it's a comfortable shape to ride, I prefer it over drop with hoods, at least with my moustache bar.

I suppose it's horse for course really.

Still need spokes, hubs, crank arms, and brakes. But well on its way :)

Fucking awesome .....

I'm completely hopeless at photography, but here's my attempt

Don't do yourself down, mate. I'd say that's a perfectly good photograph.

(Nice bike too).

where is murtles spok?

where is murtles spok?

here.

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Bang!

Topped yourself?

Dmczone, beat you to it the last page and thats why I didnt make the image full ;)

Edit: Well it does deserve to be shown in it's full glory now the image's been resized!

Murtle the hipster!

omg !

Like it a alot, rode it when it was Dales, VERY quick bike...look at that wheelbase!

Would look ace with nmsw's though imo

Fucking awesome .....

Cheers.
Its fecking light for a steel MTN frame. Kitting it out with lots of Hope Tech, 2.55 tyres, belt drive, and this crankset.

Got some white 29er velocity blunts arriving in the post...:)

I know coaster brakes have their fans but I couldn't stand to have that as my only form of braking.

I'm not convinced about coaster brakes. Fine for pootling around, I guess, but anything more than that, I'd prefer to be brakless. I'm with you, tallsam. I'd never have a coaster brake as my only form of slowing down.

Edit: It does look lovely though. Well done!

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Just won this. Excited and a bit nervous...

Saw it in the flesh today, it's very distinctive ;-)

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Murtle the hipster!

OH MI DAIZZZ!!!...now that's really well done, and u swap the tire to front 25c!!
Long live the spok!

Murtle the hipster!

The world has ended.

I thought it'd be a front.. this is much worse. Conti front too. OMG.

DTM.

A bit fugly but it is made from spare parts.

OMG Murtle the spokker!

Now called Mumbles Spokkins

Nice touch lining up the spok with chain, murts.

Looks good!

I'm not convinced about coaster brakes. Fine for pootling around, I guess, but anything more than that, I'd prefer to be brakless. I'm with you, tallsam. I'd never have a coaster brake as my only form of slowing down.

Edit: It does look lovely though. Well done!

let put it this way.

the dutchs have town bike with coaster-only brake for decades, it's still there and still function, they're plenty reliable enough to even use it as your only form of slowing down.

also the velosteer one is the best one in the market, very reliable and not expensive at all, only £20 including cog.