With further apologies to those who are less interested in technical bicycle details, here are some more glances.
And for the even more technically minded, the build details:
| Frame | Custom Twenty2 Titanium ( 135mm OLD, offset rear triangle) |
| Fork | Twenty2 custom Chromoly 135mm Symmetrical (465mm Axle-Crown) |
| Hope Integral (44mm) headset | |
| Front Wheel | Surly Rolling Daryl 32H rim – windowed, with rim tape |
| 45North Husker Du 26 x 4″ 120tpi folding tyre | |
| Hope Pro2 Evo FatSno 135mm front hub | |
| Cockpit | Jones Loop H-Bar Aluminium |
| Ergon GR1 BioCork grips, plus bar tape | |
| Stem – Specialized 90mm, 6 deg rise | |
| Cateye Enduro8 cycle computer | |
| Seat | Brooks England B17 Ti saddle – brown |
| Raceface Deus seatpost 30.9x400mm | |
| Drivechain | Raceface Atlas FR 100mm crank and bottom bracket |
| 36T Hope SS Chainring | |
| SRAM PC890 8 Speed chain | |
| Rohloff cables and housing | |
| Rohloff twistgrip (v2) | |
| Brakes | Hope Tech X2 Evo hydraulic disc brakes (183mm front/160mm Rohloff rear rotors) |
| Rear Wheel | Surly Rolling Daryl 32H rim – windowed, with rim tape |
| 45North Husker Du 26 x 4″ 120tpi folding tyre | |
| Rohloff Speedhub 500/14 – disc (black) | |
| Carrying and Accessories | Porcelain Rocket Booster Rocket Seat Pack |
| Porcelain rocket Frame Bag | |
| Porcelain Rocket Ground Control handlebar pack |
Solutions to a couple of ‘issues’ I had can be found here.
And the obligatory ‘urban’ test ride.
bicyclenomad 
Looking very nice indeed. I am interested in how you find the Rohloff hub works out. I have read of some doubts about it.
Getting ready for the Canning Stock Route?
The Canning Stock Route is the principal ‘reason’ for this bike (if one was ever needed, though I think I’ve reached the limits of the n+1 rule in our house). It is however just under a year off still. I hope to put a reasonable distance on the bike in beforehand, and will report back on the hub. Apart from the cables being a bit of fiddle, the set up was ok, though my manual was in German, so I had to download an English one!
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