After seven years of commuting on a second hand steel frame kitted out with ebay’s cheapest and stuff from the parts bin, I decided I fancied something nicer for the bike that I probably do more miles on than any other.
Tripster frame, 105 groupset, Avid BB7s, DT Swiss rims and spokes home built onto Deore disc hubs.
I went for the Tripster as it combines disc brakes with rack and mudguard mounts. The mounts are better thought out than most, but still a bit of a faff. I had to mount the rack on the inside of the dropouts, and then bend the mudguard stays around it:
The clearance at the seat stay bridge and the front fork is also too big for SKS mudguards, requiring some custom mounts:
The old bike: