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Snap!
Came as a frameset without decals. Know what you mean re; brand snobbery. Modern Claude's were a bit shakey. I made some ficticious decals up.
Love your pink though. My custom MTB was metallic pink and looked amazing.
Has a small ding on the seatstay but the rest is mint. Slapped some 7800 bits on it and gave it a test ride.
Very lively and responsive out of the saddle but a bit on the twitchy side in comparison to my 753 race frame (and everything else I have ridden come to mention it). Turn-in is instant and I have clipped the kerb with the front wheel a couple of times :shock: . Being a big Reynolds fan I soooo wanted an 853 frame but a bit dissapointed to be honest and have barely ridden it.