Rekta Lagalag na Hindi pa Tapos

This is one of my earlier experiments with Ave. We extended the seat stays up until just beneath the saddle for a stiffer upward pedal stroke. Covered a decent amount of kilometers with this frame prior to it going into "rehab" as I had the head tube changed from oversized to standard sized diameter as well as the down tube from ø38 to it's current 31.8mm diameter. The paint job also went thru a make-over from it's previous powder coated matte black to the present DIY colourway. All for a cleaner look.

As the title suggests, this build is still a work in progress. Pretty as it is, the current fork on this bike is just a temporary replacement. Ave is still working on the real fork, which hopefully, he can finish soon.

Check more images and the component list after the jump.

Marc's Work In Progress

I saw this bike recently and i liked the simplicity of it. Although still an "unfinished business", as Marc had warned me, this bike is definitely ridable because he rode it to the last Tagaytay Hill Bomb ride. I cannot help but appreciate the fact that sometimes we don't need expensive components to come up with a decent build.

More images after the jump.