…so I built this…

(temporary fork/wheel/brake; there is a wheel to match the rear and a BB7 for the front)

Mitts by JasonW-D, on Flickr

Iced River by JasonW-D, on Flickr

DEAN built by JasonW-D, on Flickr

I give it a month before there’s at least a fat fork on there

What are those mudguards?

I prefered the original retro build garage find look but it is a classy runabout

@scaredypants – I have probably spent more than a fat bike on the whole thing! The MO was a rustproofbike I could lock up that normal people wouldn’t notice.

@tootallpaul – Mudgards are these.. I got them for CAD60; they are great because they have adaptors for the dropout and mega bright 3M stuff

The bits from the original build are going on eBay to fund it!

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tell us more about the funny handlebars/ hand shield thingies (?)

Is that a DEAN titanium frame right there??

Wow, I once used to lust after one of those things 😆

tell us more about the funny handlebars/ hand shield thingies (?)

I wanted a normal height cockpit, but LBS dude [rightly in retrospect] told me to get higher for the ice. The other thing is the temporary fork’s steerer isn’t long enough to add spacers. I might stick some 29er forks on and make the bars a little less, erum, high.

The muffs are actually pretty awesome. I have ridden it in -32ºC conditions with conventional (UK) winter gloves and it’s toasty; even compared to my Giro two glove lobster things.

Is that a DEAN titanium frame right there??

Sure is. True garage find. You know those moments you think “I wonder if I look on the small ads a Ti hard tail will appear” and it did.

Finally finished it…

IMG_3866 by JasonW-D, on Flickr

Untitled by JasonW-D, on Flickr