Dude hes not president yet don ' t make any assumptions <| sep |> RIP indeed . I edited my comment cause people didn ' t get it . People need the obvious to understand anything . So sad <| sep |> thanks , very thorough advice indeed . I ' d say what interested me the most in this bike is the combination of looks and equipment . I ' m a middle ground guy , I don ' t want a bare bone cool looking single speed , and neither an ugly but functional utility bike . This is why this bike had my attention , it ' s both elegant and useful . Maybe you have an advice for a bike that would suit my needs better than this one ? Though I understood you seem to favor building a custom bike with my local shop but as a neophyte in bike parts it could be difficult for me