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Well spotted sir!

 

Personally I think it's the ultimate car - 4 wheel drive, 225kW, 6 speed box, 9.2lires/100km, 3 suspension settings (melow, keen and OH MY GOD), all the mod cons you can think of and completely affordable thanks to Volvo's non existent resale value. She is getting on a bit but the new ones are crazy prices so I think we'll be together for some time yet :) Speaking of Volvo's poor resale - that's my their slogan is "Volvo - for life" :lol:

 

@Iron - yeah thanks for that :) This one is much easier to ride with both feet attached to the bike. The staff at the hospital miss me though - I had serious frequent flyer miles there!

 

SS only please. ;)

 

@Iron, actually I am a fan, that is why I often view this tread. Love what guys do to theser bikes that would otherwise never be ridden.

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My new L1tespeed - SS.

 

All my old unused bits & pieces lying around.

- Frame: Litespeed Ti frame with welded seattube with a shim in to keep from going again)

- Fork: Very old SID fork, not sure of exact age, but definately at least 8-10years old.

- Cranks: Old set of Superlight Stork Powerarm carbon road cranks that cracked and got repaired by carbon guys.

- Wheels: AM Classic v-brake rims & hubs.

 

Had my 1st ride with it this am and had an awesome ride!

 

I'm definately HOOKED!!

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Keep us posted as soon as it arrives!

 

I'm craving a sliding-dropout frame myself....but I want a 26-inch one, which seem kind rare...

 

The only stock bike that I was able to find in 26 inch with adjustable dropouts was the Cotic Simple and it really fell short of what I was looking for. Of course, the other option is full custom, from the likes of Black Cat, Misfit Psycles, Sycip, etc, all around $2000 for a frame, regardless of material.

 

I'll post up pictures as the build goes on, but currently I have the following:

 

Kona Unit 18" frame - Soft Orange

XT crank with Blackspire Mono Veloce SS chainring 32 tooth

Wheels - Black A2Z hubs with green Loaded AMXC29 rims

Orange Fire Eye spacer kit

18 tooth Gussett Double six rear cog

 

Not sure what I want to do with the stem, bar, seatpost and saddle as yet.

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