Hi there My name is Ivan van Hoof, I live in Christchurch New Zealand. I plan to make a 700c or 26 inch with slicks and use it for touring( day trips and/or longer) I know there's a long steep learning curve to ride the bike, but I think being low and out of the wind would make my trips faster and longer ( more Kim's!) I don't think I could do 900km in four days though, I would be happy with 160km per day in 5 hours. I plan to find a 853 or 531 frame donor bike and hope to have a light python, nexus 8 speed hub and or roller brake( I know they are heavy) , not sure on the pivot and the seat yet.I look forward to the build. I am still in the planning stage and any advise would be great. I look forward to hearing from the group. Ivan van Hoof ZL3TIV Sent from my iPad============================================================ This is the Python Mailinglist //www.freelists.org/list/python Listmaster: Jurgen Mages jmages@xxxxxx To unsubscribe send an empty mail to python-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field. ============================================================