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Here's my review of my Clean Street build: And here's a quick ride video:

Thanks for the tips guys. I use anti seize for dissimilar metals so should be ok-ish there. I think the camphor idea would not play nice with brake pads and rotors. I had an Onza Zoot in this same cellar for 10 years and it survived so I hope I'm just overthinking all this (far more attached to the Guilty than the Zoot, obviously). It's snowing today so the bike will get wrapped up tonite and I'll fly home tomorrow and see what's left of LA 😞 I'll wave as I fly over the UK. I'm in Santa Monica. My house is safe.

There's no real winter in LA and keeping things dry is no problem, but I have a bike that lives in a cellar for 11 months of the year in Hamburg, Germany. This year I happen to be in Hamburg over the winter and I'm noticing the effects of winter storage on my bike fittings. The bike is aluminium (Crewkerz Guilty) and about 4 years old now. Most all the bolts are titanium so no problem there, but my banjo fittings (Magura MT5) aren't looking so good. Most of the Magura bits I can get in titanium, but I haven't found any ti banjos. I've found some supposedly higher quality stainless banjos that I'll try when I return in June. Anything in particular I should do to lay up the bike for long periods? I plan on pulling the through axles front and rear so they don't seize in place. Other than that I just clean the bike, lube the chain and hope for the best.

Just get an Extension carbon fork. 15mm through and the steerer is the correct length. The WAW is too many compromises for street.

Ah, got it. Thanks.

How would just changing the fork change the head angle?

Here's what my build looks like (so far...) Can't properly adjust the rear brake because the rear tabs are terrible. Also, no Clean 120 rear hubs were available so I used a Comas 112/120 hub so the chainline isn't great. On the plus side, it rides pretty well. I need to replace my $30 Amazon front brake w a real brake and don't judge my brake hoses; this is a work in progress 🤣🤙

Anybody try one of these yet? The frame is pretty inexpensive so I think I'll try one out for a spare parts build. The geo looks good, but there are a few red flags like 120mm rear spacing and that silly 'between the stays' brake mount. We'll see...

I know you're asking about Hope hubs, but if you're looking for a bolt-on 135, I've had great luck with TMS's freehub. It's only 72 poe, but it's 302g and it's been bulletproof for over 2 years now. Not sure how Brexit shipping is, but the hub is 169 euros. I've recently built up a new Ozonys 20" and needed a 12x135 so went with a Hope 5. So far so good.

I definitely considered this option, but the 12mm axles on a proper hub are already so thin I figured my 'custom' attempt would only make things worse. In the end, I picked up a Hope.

I know about Industry 9, Profile Elite and Hope 12mm through axle single speed hubs, but am I missing any others that are worthy of trials? Oh and I guess there's Onyx (too $$) and KOM (way too $$$). All the others I could find are 10mm bolt on only. Probably gonna go with a Hope, but wanted to see if you guys know of more.

Without going full Dangerholm, this is a modified Velo bmx saddle. I sanded it down and trimmed some of the support structure and added a 27.2 carbon post. No cheese graders!! 😉

The new Ozonys Curve 20" is shipping again now and TMS has a 20" as well. I just ordered myself a new Ozonys 20" frame last month. Hopefully I won't be wrong for not ordering a Jealousy. 😂

Ha ha, yeah that's been on a few bikes now. It works and it was free so win win. And who doesn't like playing with a grinder!

I ride 2 Czars, an Ozonys and, well ok, 1 crewkerz. And i always build 'em from the frame up. Alias was a really good alternative to the other brands. They are missed.