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Old 01-16-21, 11:15 PM
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Not quite vintage yet, this is a fendered 2005 Kirk Terraplane, built with Richie-issimo lugs, now with a 1x build. I went quasi-weightweenie with it, just under 20lbs w/o bottles, pump or bag. It's a relatively early frame for Kirk, who started building independently in mid-2003. Brake reach is 56mm-ish in the rear but only 50mm up front, so 28-29mm is about as wide as I want to get with the 48mm Honjos. It doesn't have fender bosses under the crown or seatstay bridge, so fendering was a bit of a chore. I've had this since '14, and got frustrated with trying to make the rear bridge clearance work, so one of my covid projects was taking a deep breath and sacrilegiously drilling/tapping the underside of the bridge. Fendered life is much easier now.

First two shots is from this afternoon, the rest are previous builds. Last photo is the second-most favorite in my flickr albums based on views.









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