^ That's sick!

In tonight's news, part one of the Fondriest splice is done. I have rebuilt the brake holes. Solid as a rock. This weekend, I wrap the outside of the seatubes for good luck.
In another surprizzze announcement, my chinese drop bar gravel/mtb frame came in the mail right ahead of some potential sanctions! I have adequate parts to build right up. My local bike store tossed some dura ace 7800 brifters into their trash can, which I grabbed and rehabilitated, and my fugly praying mantis build will be built off of my laying around the house extrees!
This will create a light duty Fondreist / and heavy duty Xi express gravel bike. My Diverge will be medium duty.