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Well I don't know how much difference if any the grade of steel would make?

Bro do you even tubing?

I wouldn't machine wash denim of any colour on anything other than Cold (which, on most machines, isn't truly cold. It's about 10 degrees, and perfect).

Does need a second cage to avoid that Central Park Yuppie look.
Other than that, quite a nice simple CF bike. The polar opposite of, say, a Pinarello Dogma.

Saddle looks like it's off a BMX.

Would give my left bollock for one of this in a 58 and internal wiring. The same ones in red and blue are also testicle donating worthy

This one's a bit too small, which is a shame. Seems like a bit of a steal.

When you cleaned the Digi back, did you do a proper wet clean, or just blow it with air?

I'm a fan of Donky. Ben knows what time it is.

Peugeot anyone?

They made bikes before they started making cars.

Digging that.

Somebody like Mercian could repair this, no?
What's the frame, anything particularly nice?

Bit of accidental cyclocross practice today in Oxfordshire.

Nice. What's the max size (slick-ish) tyre you think the CAAD 10 would take?
Any chance of 700x28c (ie Rivendell Roll-y Pol-y)?

Anyone know much about CAAD Xs?
How many models were there?
Which CAAD series are they based on?
What fork do they use?
Are they shit?

When it comes to Canti vs Mini-V vs V, surely the lever type comes into play?
For instance, the MTB Vs are powerful enough on my Pomp with drops, but if I'm honest they were far more powerful when used with the original levers on a flat-bar bike.
Are certain rim brake systems suited more to drop levers (regardless of whether the lever has been re-engineered to correct cable pull, a la RL520s)?

One more point;
If I ran flat bars on my Pomp, I'd run Magura HS33s. They remain the best rim brake ever.

Won't ever get dirty though.....

Do you seriously think so? You think people are commissioning ~$10k 'cross bikes as wallhangers? Really?
You'd be forgiven (or perhaps not) for forming the same preconception about this bike, but guess what - it gets ridden practically every day, on the trails it was built for. When you get to this level of handmade bikes, it's a pretty small world. Go out riding with any fashionable* builder or shop in the US and you will almost certainly see 'internet famous NAHBS wank' being ridden properly.

*Think what you like about current fashion versus decades of hard-earned reputation, these are the bikes that are filling your screen daily. It works the same on both sides of the pond. I genuinely think framebuilding is in an amazing place right now.

Tbh I've never been a fan of white tape, and really really do not like white saddles.
Wife's A-C Space Horse has white LizardSkins DSP tape. Not easy to keep clean, at all. Appears to be turning yellowy-orange.

It's pure porny filth as far as I'm concerned (apart from the white bits, which I'd have in black to actually ride it), but I'm sure somebody will be along to piss on my chips shortly. I even think that chainset looks good on it.

Ah. Got a little carried away there. Buy a new frame. Wrong fork is wrong.

I did check the Google watermark and obvious tiling before potentially accusing another member of having the photographic prowess of a Smart car.
If the image weren't so small and over-sharpened, it might be easier to view.
As it is, it's split-tone hell between that desperate sky and those crunchy-looking slums.

Makes my teeth itch. Is it a Streetview still that's been PPd to buggery?

I thought about splashing out on mini-vs after I first built this - no amount of adjustment seemed to stop the brakes from honking like a motherfucker.
Then the ano started to wear off the TB14s, and all is well.
Old MTB Vs work fine here with Tektro RL520 levers. Not the prettiest, but cheap and effective.

I like the detail shown in the last picture, as a whole it looks very competent but it's not visually arresting.

Or, rather, possibly not arresting enough to get the mad props of which the yoot do speak these days.

P'raps LFGSS needs to separate porn from erotica.

Brown and pink. Saucy.
By 'filed off all the braze ons' I'm guessing that includes rear canti studs? Ouch. At least he left the pump nipple...

will this work?
Will there be any problems?
Should i sell up and buy a new frame?

1. Depends on the amount of time, knowledge and resources you can throw at it. Theoretically, it might work. How much of the original frame will be left, I have no idea.
   
2. Of course there will. Not really much point undertaking such a project if you aren't mentally prepared to solve problems that come your way.
   
3. If you want to learn the hard way (which many deem to be the best way), and are prepared to sacrifice things like a deadline, budget and a predetermined outcome, no. If all you want is an aggressive geo track bike that you can ride as soon as possible, then yes.
   
   

I'm not a framebuilder, btw. P'raps one might turn up and advise you and/or contradict most/all of what I've said here.
Might be an idea to give folks here an idea of your skill level, ie have you ever welded, brazed or soldered? Used a jig?
What (if anything) gave you the idea to change the geo in the first place?