Budget aesthetics

I put 25c Conti GP tires on a 21mm internal width carbon rim. Thought it wouldn’t be compatible until I did some research. It works great. Conti GPs come in black, cream wall and what I used: coffee wall.

The hubs are by a brand called Ardently. They come anodized in several different colors, including a hot pink and a soft pink. I wanted pink for some reason, so I chose the soft pink because it matched the frame color better.

Silver spokes and raw brass nipples. It’s classic.

The frame is 54cm from a brand called Gray and this is their F20 model. I got it for its aesthetics and price point. It’s an aluminum frame with an external headset, horizontal top tube smooth welds, and protected rear dropouts. It came with an aluminum fork, but I knew I was going to put a steel fork on it for, that’s right, aesthetic reasons.

I picked the Surly Steamroller fork because it looks cool.

The crankset is from Tsunami. I liked the combination of an aero crankset with a lattice chainring. This is the somewhat budget version of that. The chainring is from Mojo Fixed Gear.

By the way, none of these components were bought on Amazon because Jeff Bezos sucks balls.

Zero offset seatpost by Soma. I like having my saddle in a more forward position and I like the fine tuning adjustability for saddle tilt. It’s also cheaper than Thompson.

Charge Spoon saddle, stealth black. They come in other cool colors and they’re relatively cheap.

VeloOrange stem. -17 degrees for that horizontal angle.

Nitro Urban handlebars with Yoshida track grips. Perfect for city riding when you need to squeeze between cars. The grips are sparkly and match the frame color. And I forgot to mention that I hand painted the frame because the original decals were pretty horrible.

Izumi chain, Wellgo pedals, Fairweather Straps (BlueLug).

Tldr: mishmash of mostly Asian branded components