Old barn find I breathed new life in because gravel bikes are too expensive so fuck it I'll make my own.

Just waiting for the last parts since i lost some plastic thingamabobs I need for the STIs.

Sometimes I think I should keep my bike shop like surgically clean so I don't lose the small, crucially important plastic bits in the mess of parts and old boxes but alas, if your personal shop doesn't look like you could outfit a frame with parts you find on the ground, is it even a shop?

  • 7bicycles [he/him]
    hexagon
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    3 years ago

    Gotcha and...sort of I guess. Most world-traveling bikes still offer both, but at a premium, premium price.

    Otherwise I think ya gotta look for old frames. Or jury rig some stuff together, I can't remember where I saw it but I once saw someone working with emergency rear derailleur hangers on a long dropout frame to some effect