Gorgeous bike, easily one of the best looking on this site.

I don’t understand how this could possibly be ranked under 8 stars.

Obviously people be jealous.

Looks great. It made me nuts to see all the parts I’d been collecting laying around, waiting for the rest. But once it finally came together it was well worth it. Congrats on a nice build.

This is a masterpiece, fuming with passion, style and grace.

Beautiful looking bike. Milwaukee bikes makes some really nice looking frames. One question though. Why the top tube protector in the middle of the top tube? The bars are obviously not going to hit and even if they did they wouldn’t hit in the middle of the bike. I didn’t know if it was just for aesthetic purposes or if there was some other reason.

1) Wood Shoes: As a PhD student in chemistry, i love the name van Der Waal. I don’t know why I didn’t think of it earlier. I think it will be a good nickname from time to time.

2) All: thanks for tall the compliments.

3) Chris: The bars do hit, the Jaguar stem is angled down and the bars are flat. The top tube protector is in the middle of the top tube because the bars are quite wide and that is where they hit. I know it may not look like it, but a track geometry also has an angled head tube, which means as you turn the handle bars they actually drop from their normal ‘latitude’. The protector isn’t as important now as it was because I have switched to cork grips. But, in case of a crash, i’m sure I will still appreciate having it there.

This bike is in Austin. I built it all by my lonesome. SWSS or order??? I’m unsure what you’re asking. But I do know that Brooks does recover frames. I’m not sure if its worth much of the hassle. If you are patient you can usually find new Brooks saddles for pretty cheap. I got my professional for $80 new.

Wooden shoes… what bike on here is yours?

Yeah, Austin is very flat. When I lived in SF i rode with breaks. It also only weighs 17.5 lbs and most of the saved weight is in the wheels, so it is very easy to stop, along with a 46-16 drivetrain, I can never get going fast enough to have it a problem.

You say you can’t ever get going fast enough geared at 46>16? Really? 46>16 is 75.6 gear inches. I ride this ratio too and think it’s great all around. Accelerates quickly, not too much spin, can definitely haul ass and can still lock it up for skids. Your tires are inflated, right?…jk.

I gave it 10 (and it doesn’t even have drops!!) Subtle tones are nice. Better than bling.

I like Kinfolk because of the sharper goemetry,though this is nicely done.the bars are wanting but I can see their uses on a cruiser style ride.

A ten in my book.