Not sure what or how to build yet, still trolling for ideas. What sparked this was a ride with an older buddy of mine who rides with North Bars, then again this summer I was riding along side Dallas on his Peugeot with North bars, we were blasting down a hill, around a curve; and the smile on his face, sitting upright, banking into the turn, just iconic!

Now, I've been pondering why am I stretched out over my frame, I ride the hoods, rarely the tops and almost never the drops. So, I installed a set of Mustache bars on my fixed gear and slapped on some wider rubber some 32's. Nice, very nice but I'm still not upright and the bike has limitations, gearing, no fenders or eyelets.

So, I've been pondering, a bike capable of speed and upright, not a grocery hauler or a super clean fixie. Something for fast-ish Club rides but upright. I think I need gears, lots of em to keep me spinning. Not sure if a sprung saddle is a good idea, but a Swift or Swallow would be too narrow. No or slight rise on the bars? Is less than a 25lbs reasonable for a 25" frame?