I think I've made a decision. I realized I am not in THAT big of a rush and want to make sure I get what I want and am impressed with it. I know this is going to become my daily driver and I want to get solid parts so I won't have to replace them in the future. I'm probably going to grab 51 or 53cm Pake RR in gray with a black fork from somafab just like the pictured one. I searched back and saw some input on the Pake frames and their seemed to be a lot of positive reviews and it seems like a very nice mid range bike that happens to be in the exact colorway I want.


Also going to order these. I'm overweight, do you think the spoke count is appropriate for a 220lb, 5'7'' dude?

As for other parts, I'll probably hunt around online and get the other pieces from other sources. Their are literally so many retailers online, and so many look like trash which is the reason I decided to buy the main parts through somafab and velomine.