Old barn find I breathed new life in because gravel bikes are too expensive so fuck it I'll make my own.
Just waiting for the last parts since i lost some plastic thingamabobs I need for the STIs.
Sometimes I think I should keep my bike shop like surgically clean so I don't lose the small, crucially important plastic bits in the mess of parts and old boxes but alas, if your personal shop doesn't look like you could outfit a frame with parts you find on the ground, is it even a shop?
I'm not gonna post a picture of my frankenbike for doxxing reasons but I found a bunch of discarded bikes at the dump (friend works there and let me take them) and I cobbled together a hideous looking but reliable bike.
It's got a road frame, mountain fork, hybrid tires, riser bars, none of the derailleurs were any good so I just shortened the chain to make it effectively single speed, v brake in the back and disc brake in the front, mirrors and lights for added safety, and a cargo rack.
Basically every part of it is from a different bike so it's a technicolor monstrosity also.
But it's mine!