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• Croix de Fer XL

  in Complete bikes and frame & forks • 1 month, 2 weeks

  

  Also interested in the wheels, I'll PM you for details

• Burners

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 month, 3 weeks

  

  ... dibs

• Burners

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 month, 3 weeks

  

  I love(d) my burner. I used it for cross country skiing, running, and cycling. Unfortunately, I managed to drop it somewhere at the end of on my last cross country ski of the season. Luckily I also order a medium for my partner... which I have now stolen until I get round to getting a new large one.

• Mason Resolution and alternatives

  in Bikes & Bits • 2 months, 2 weeks

  

  Appologies to the OP for derailing the thread. If I was to go metal I would be going with a Fairlight.

• Mason Resolution and alternatives

  in Bikes & Bits • 2 months, 2 weeks

  

  This is exactly what I am thinking of doing! And, yes, if I understand correctly, Flybike do the building but only sell OEM. Carbonda are either part of Flybike or some sort of middle man that deals with individual people. For a 1056, I was quoted:
  490USD for frame,fork, seatpost, and clamp [or 650USD for super light version]
  12USD for headset
  26USD for F&R axles set
  105USD for paint
  225USD for tax inclusive shipping to the uk

• Mason Resolution and alternatives

  in Bikes & Bits • 2 months, 2 weeks

  

  Not really relevant for the OP, but: If you are thinking of the Tuono you should know it is likely a rebadged Carbonda 1056. No harm in going the Dolan route if you are worried about warranty etc. (or want to use C2W as the OP does). But for anyone seeing this that doesn't mind going direct to Carbonda, you can save a decent amount.

• Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB / Not quite CX bikes

  in Bikes & Bits • 2 months, 3 weeks

  

  Haha! I also thought it was some sort of cat

• Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB / Not quite CX bikes

  in Bikes & Bits • 2 months, 3 weeks

  

  Nice! What is the headtube badge?

  I'm currently in the process of ordering a carbonda 1056 and looking at a similar paint job with a custom headbadge.

• The World's Fattest Man with no bike! aka - find hippy a new mountain bike aka - Just get a Stanton Sherpa

  in Bikes & Bits • 4 months, 3 weeks

  

  I was looking for basically the same wheels as you and went for these:

  https://fitwheels.eu/wheelset-dt-swiss-3­50-straightpull-xm481-29-1820g-p-191.htm­l

  They are basically the same as the XM1700 wheels but with XM481 rims (DT used to use these on their more expensive XM1501 wheelsets) and with the 36t ratchet upgrade added. I also added toque caps to use with a SID ultimate. They are also in stock (mine are on the way to me now). I can't speak to the build quality yet, but have a friend that have used fitwheels before.

• Tandems of the forum

  in Bikes & Bits • 5 months, 1 week

  

  Thanks for the offer, but I've decided to go with a shorter crank arm length so that the bike will be manageable for really small ones.