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Prototype Birmingham WHEELS Expert - titanium

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dinglem:
Get the thinking cap on buddy!

oldschoolace:
That would be ace Steve  :daumenhoch:
It works surprisingly well given how slender it is and how small the grub screws are. Similar principle to a GJS clamp

oldschoolace:
Any thoughts yet Steve?  :)

dinglem:
I've been thinking about the seat for this build, and as it is going to remain in unfinished Ti with black decals i have been looking for black components. As such I was thinking about using a light weight UNI seat with integrated seat post, but prices are crazy for those at the moment.... I recently bought a NOS one for the Scott Beaumont build, but for this one I want to drill it out a little and maybe modify it to swap out the seat post for a graphite UNI item I already have. I believe it is a slightly larger diameter than the usual UNI items (meaning I won't require the shim) but it will mean chopping the seat about a bit. I didn't really want to do that to an expensive NOS seat.

I have kind of settled on a pair of rare black and white Akron BMX grips (my faves) for this, as i have been waiting for a build to put them on, and then last week a NOS Akron seat with integrated post came up for sale on the 'Bay for very little money. Bingo, i grabbed it. Probably considered 'low-end', but I won't be so afraid to cut and drill that now, plus it matches the grips  :coolsmiley:

I wonder how easy it will be to swap out the seatpost though???

Here's a bit of seat lightening i am using for inspiration....

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The UNI seat post and the AKRON seat.

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griff:
 :daumenhoch: love the drilled out bits
Conjures up images of dads doing 'shed engineering' to help their kids go just a bit quicker

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