Cross Haul Trucker or Long Check?

Got this 99% finished. Just need to dial in the pads and get more black spacers. I'm very happy with how its turned out.

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62cm Cross Check frame
LHT forks
King hs
Thomson stem
Nitto Bosco 58cm bars
Ergon biokork
90s XT levers
XT V up front, Alivio out back
105 mismatched crank, Praxisworks 42t NW ring
XT pedals
Thomson lay back post
Salsa liplock
Brooks C15 All Weather
Velocity Cliffhanger rims , 32h
Surly New hubs
White Industries 21t eno
Panaracer Gravel King sk 43c
Specialized Pizza rack
Wald 137
Bagman Expedition
Carradice Super C
King Iris cage (want to swap for a one that will take a bigger bottle)
Basil brass bell.
Bontrager lights.

Spins beautifully and the upright position is fantastic. Its a nice easy gear for the hills and if i run out of gear, i can just look at the scenery as it really was a bike built to take the slow pace. I'm 6.3 so getting my bars up the same height as my saddle has always been difficult . Yes , it'll be crap in a headwind but I can grab the lower section of bars near the stem.

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Very very nice

Really great job! Looks super comfy

fantastic bike. great color choices.

Excellent!
Agree with @MisterMikkel regards the pizza rack, but better to use what you've got already.

This looks rad!

Very good! Creamy colour & zingy stance.

Really really nice !

Drive side photo pls

The romance in me is strong. Either that or I'm just a fool, as a pal of mine kindly pointed out.

Gonna swap out the perfectly fine Vs for Canti brakes - because why not. I used to quite like them years ago but then, I used to like a boiled egg. Cannot stand one now.

Picking up tomorrow

Nice wee spin to the local cider tap.

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