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Cool! Will check it out.

Too late. The notorious crankset is already paid for and being delivered.

Same with bullhorns, plus I bought a tt brake lever.

This is my first full build. Stop trying to make me second guess my decisions :P

So I understand other people's aesthetic opinions, which frame geometry matches bullhorns?

pd: I appreciate the opinions and interest. Considering them for the future.

What is wrong with the blb notorious? From my limited knowledge they look like a good mid-range crankset for a first fixed bike.

I need to read more Dark Horse. Any recommendations besides Hellboy and Sin City?

@JT are the omniums in the market that often? I went with the blb partly because of impatience, partly because I wanted to support my LBS

In the long run I will watch out for some parts to upgrade second hand, and sell my spares. But for new I don't have enough experience to tell the difference. Also watching out for parts for the bike I want to build in the cheap for my SO.

Amazing line work.

I really like it. Covers are meant to drag you into the story, this one does.

@zaurbek thanks :) There is definitely going to be a learning curve. I am going to experiment with fixed in a safe area: residential, park or cycling lanes; then decide if I want to make it a flip hop or jump into the deep end.

@TM I have been a while wanting to try bullhorns, will give them a go and see. Unfortunately I can't have multiple builds matching each thing I want to try :P

@privatepatterson I went by the shop and bought some right-sized BLB Pursuits... after spending 10 minutes considering some Bullhorns (without the drop). Sticking with my instinct with this one.

@maro_donald No worries. The build wasn't happening until the weekend anyway.

I am putting some BLB Notorious

you can get a pack of those stickers in LMNH cafe in Old Street.

Cool! Will go by soon.

Shit! You are right. When I bought it from @krisl09 I didn't notice it was the BLB Pursuit OS, and not the BLB Pursuit :(

BLB Pursuit: Clamp Size: 26mm
BLB Pursuit OS: Clamp: 31.8mm

Live and learn. Heh

Looking good. Real good.

BLB Pursuit Handlebars just arrived.

Thanks @krisl09

@JT this is my first fixed, so definitely using the brake. Will watch out for the braking surface, thanks!

@maro_donald Hopefully I would do it justice

For everybody else, this is what I'm against :P tough tough
previous life of the frame

I spent Saturday in Cycle PS picking the parts with great advice from Ian.

There was a spare handlebar stem that matched the frame well so Ian gifted it to me. He also offered the wheels in the bottom of the picture but I later decided to go with some Archetype, hence the profile diagrams.

Some more shots I took immediately after bringing the frame home.

I had been thinking about building a bike for a while now.

Last week I popped into CyclePS to meet the good people there and I was very lucky to find this frame @maro_donald was selling. Couldn't resist myself and five minutes later it was in my hands. Having just moved to London, I liked the idea of having a British frame that used to be a local mechanic's ride.

Off to a good start.

look mum no hanas!

I really like the seatpost sticker :)

That batman color scheme.

Missing the train