With the current market you could probably sell it even in this state near the value of the new bike 
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30mph crash? Great to see you didn’t snap in half.
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Thought you guys might like this one. My hillclimb rig.
Shown in 2x10 normal day configuration with RED rear mech and a Campy compact front derailleur. 48/36 Praxis rings. Can quickly convert to 1x10 with a 34t carbon fibre front ring and XX rear mech and mountain rear cassette for mountain racing.
Other fun parts: Campy post, Schmolke stupid light bars, EE brakes, Speedplay Ti pedals, SiSL SRM spider, Ti King cages. Spare wheels are Zipp 202 sew-ups.
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Love those wheels! Looks spacey 
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Castle Edge, “Zig”, innit 
PS wouldn’t mind one of those Whippets myself!
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Dunno who you are on the local KOM boards and don’t wanna run into you with those spikes 
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Love the bike and the pic! Fb reminded me that 3 years ago today I was there in Portland on one of our favorite ever family vacations! I can feel the (relatively) cool/crisp air, compared the Sauna of central Virginia!
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Yep…
Liking the Whippet. Not had my own MTB for about ten-twelve years, I used to hire one a few times a year but not owned one.
The Whippet had the advantage of actually being available to buy unlike everything else at the moment. Planning to stick some front suspension on it but I’m actually quite enjoying the rigid fork at the moment.
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My new one to rule them all bike! Giant tcx advanced pro 1 with 2x setup istead of original 1x. Unfortunatelly I had to buy new pair of wheels FFWD because giant freehub failed after 100kms and spare one in available in december. In gravel setup I have aluminium custom made wheels on dt swiss components with pirelli cinturato gravel h 35mm tyres.
And without cut steerer, with old/original wheels, directly after a big ride in the storm
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Since its your “one to rule them all” bike… how do you like it on the road? Handling? Cornering? Descending?
I can imagine that going fast on the flats would not be an issue really.
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It’s not an issue. I spent last 2 months in the mouintains and it’s pretty good. But I swapped the original 80mm 0 degree stem and replaced it with 110mm negative 10 deegree. I think It can’t replace my road bike in terms of racing but as a training bike this one is great. I still have an road bike with rim breaks for racing and it feels different, faster. But the setup is much lighter. This one I take with me for my trips and I use it as a training bike and in this role is a great bike. Bo me stable enough on corners and decents but not lazy as my gravel bike Canyon Grail. It’s pretty good sweet spot but it really depends on what you expect from the bike.
Hillclimb bike in all its glory. 11.6lbs / 5.25kg in a size 58. Not too shabby. Fun bike on the road too nimble and accelerates really well but not built for long days out.
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Killer build.
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Cool bike, always like the Brits with their crazy builds 
Those wheels are tubular, I guess? If so, have you considered Veloflex Record tubs?
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@DarthShivious Thanks!!
@Aeroiseverything almost, a NEW Englander.
Correct they are tubs, the tires came on the wheels and I’ve never glued tubs before so didn’t want to swap them out immediately. Will probably look into it this winter. Survivability is a major factor with this bike as I have to ride down very questionable tarmac, so a do need something at least a little robust.
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Are there Hill climbs where you live, though?
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