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I had a look at Dekerf being a bit of a retro fan, but this time around I'm not a huge fan of the seat stay arrangement. Seem too pricey aswell
RC127 had potential, but.. Rack eyelets?!
benji - thats interesting, may I ask what specifically you liked about it?
It was just a very smooth ride, the geometry is spot on, handled slow speed tight hairpins with ease, held a line without wandering about at slow and high speeds, and when it got rough just seemed to smooth it out and stay stable. Rode it off things I wouldn't normally ride, it just made everything seem easy, a chuck aboutable grin inducing ride.
The rack eyelets are a funny item to see, but I did ask Adrian about this, and it was so it had versatility and wanted to run a rack you could. I agree it would probably be better without them aesthetically but they never bothered me whilst riding.
It arrived tonight, and looks stunning in the yellow with magenta(pink) graphics, building it up with a Fox Float 34 up front, and a mix of shimano saint,hope and thomson components. Coming in well under the price of the complete bike that Pace was offering, not that that was a bad build.
Just built a Cielo 29er. Lovely bike, lovely finish, great ride. Reassuringly expensive, but not outrageous.
How about a Curtis !
Waterford
DeSalvo
Gunnar
Zanconato
Kirk
Curtlo
Carl Strong
Geekhouse
A few off the top of my head.
I knwo the Op said no + or 29 but...
Oddity.
Mmmm.
Or a SIR.9 run b+. 😉
I can't believe no-one's mentioned Curtis yet
I'd definitely look at a Curtis.
About the Pace... I'm glad to hear that it sounds as nice to ride as it looks. I'm seriously, seriously tempted to flog all my bikes and build a 127 as my only one. Pikes, Hope/Stans wheelset, Renthal bars, Reverb and sensible SLX drivetrain. Shame they dropped the stealth routing for the dropper though 🙁
dialled bikes.
PA for more xc or alpine for gnar.
i love mine
Another vote for Chromag here. I've got a Samurai 65. Its fantastic and built by Chris DeKerf as well. Plus you can choose any colour in the rainbow for it.
Demon frame works for lugs and incredible finish, TJD for pushing steel, inventive ideas and machining everything, Robin Mather for Fillet, Swarf & Curtis for 'that will ride really well' the instant you see it.
Those Saffron bikes are lovely but I've just seen that they charge a £15 'corkage' fee for every component they fit if it's not bought through them, and that's on top of the £150 assembly costs. That's taking the p**s.