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Krull

by Krull

wow, really curious about look of the finished bike!

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nickf
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by nickf

Really nice. That was a quick build. He is pumping them out. I think this thread will push me over the edge and call him back to get on the list.

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bm0p700f
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by bm0p700f

That is one nice looking frame.

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by Grill

Haven't updated in a while as I was waiting to get my hubs to Rob. I ordered them in Acid Green which I thought was the same as the Frog Green available in the US... Turns out it isn't! Kudos to Rob for advising me to hold out on paint until he had a chance to see the hubs first hand (that's a sample in the pic). Now to find the right colour headset.

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He's since built my wheels. Enve 4.5 clinchers on Tune Mig/Mags in Acid Green.

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by bm0p700f

Rob is a man who knows not to assume I am sure like everyone he learnt that the hard way. Is the bike going to have the same colour on the frame. If so nice. Strong colours always look good.

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by beepbeep

I get the feeling that this is going to end up being a very cool machine - love those wheels!

Grill
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by Grill

According to Tune the headset and hubs are the same colour and the variation is just part of the anodizing process. Ordered another Bobo headset from the place I bought the hubs in the hoops that the colour is closer.

Wheels came in at 1430g w/rim tape which in pretty happy about.

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by Spincycle

Beautiful work! Any updates?

Grill
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by Grill

New headset and Ritchey Solostreem on their way. Should have an updated paint sample by next week and can finalise the design.

FastDad
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by FastDad

WoW...it´s a cool frame!

Are you very sensitive if the seat hight vary a bit?...a direct yoke clamp at the top of the seat tube would be mind blowing...or a seat-tube-unit ;)

aaronham
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by aaronham

nice work!!!

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arizonahalfnhalf
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by arizonahalfnhalf

Yeah you could say I'm pretty excited to see this one finished up... :shock:

Grill
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by Grill

So I had the new headset sent over and it's exactly the same colour as the old one. Spoken to Tune and they've said all their headsets are the same and don't match the hubs do to the anodizing process. They also told me to go with black which I found annoying. So now I have Enve's laced to the hubs with the green I like and two headsets of a slightly different green. Absolutely no idea what to do at this point which is beyond frustrating. Had I known the greens wouldn't match ahead of time I would have gone a different way but now I'm just at a loss.

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by biky

don´t mix different greens.
Better go for a silver or black one.
a colour that comes back in the rims, cables, chain..
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dchan1234
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by dchan1234

Wow, I wouldn't be able to wait 2 years for any frame!

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