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Your thoughts would be useful.
I am looking to build a winter commute, more tarmac orientated.
Some basic requirements are:
1. Probably fully rigid steel
2. 700c wheels, narrow tyres, 28mm max.
3. Alfine compatible - slotted dropouts or EBB, not fussed.
4. full set of rack/mudguard eyes. (must take full mudguards)
5. disc brake compatible, BB7s.
6. light and cheap(ish) (moon on a stick?)
All the parts are coming off a Surly KM so not much of the above is open to change as I want to keep it inexpensive or it defeats the object.
Any help appreciated, thanks in advance.
Is the surly frame knackered ? Sounds like it'd fit your requirements pretty well itself (except "light" maybe)
No, KM frame is sound. Heavy and 'dead' for Tarmac commuting next to a Reynolds Argos summer commute though. Biggest issue for me really is full mudguards for the winter and the KM has defied all my bodges so far.