Waste gone wild - making a 650b allroad touring bike at home

So good, love the paintjob!

Fantastic outcome!

Can't wait to see it loaded up.

Proper awesome

Incredible!

Thanks! Now it is some family vacation time and collecting bits. Can't wait to try this brain fart out.

Had the first test run with only the front brake cabled and a single gear. It feels like the geometry is perfect except the seatpost being 2cm too short. I tried a double ring setup but the chain touches the big ring when running the smallest cog. So i ordered an FSA Megatooth chain ring and Sram 11speed 11-42 cassette and an sram nx rear derailleur to go with rival sti's. Hopefully i'll get it finished before 22nd of October because there is going to be a kind of cross country gravel alleycat thing which i'd like to participate.

The top cap i "fabricated" yesterday evening:

super rad so far!

@bankiren would approve im sure

rad!

Cabled the rear brake and had a quick blast through the woods. It feels stiff and strong and stable. Did some fast descends and some hopping around. All well.

Here's a picture of the iron horse in front of its stable:

It is just missing the appropriate shifters but sadly the guy who has them doesn't react. I'm really surprised how good the bb7's work with jagwire keb-sl compressionless outers. Next step: racks. Obviously.

I'm really surprised how good the bb7's work with jagwire keb-sl compressionless outers.

Glad to hear that, got the same brake setup planned.
Bike looks awesome, but you probably know that :)

Who wants some rad pantographing for his noble classic italian road bike?

Finally the bike is all up and running. Fitting Brooks Cambium bar tape definitely is a nightmare!

thumbs up from me, looks ace. Where are you based out of interest?

Near Dresden, Germany

Nice panto! How did you do it? haven't had great success with a dremel personally

Nice, I thought the architecture looked familiar-I just moved to Bernburg. From your username I take it you're not a native?

I am. But i chose the username based on a tv-hero.

It's done with a dremel. Using both hands to hold but it still is very hard to control.

I am going to buy a helmet, because this bike wants to go fast on every terrain and i am afraid of seriously hurting myself. :-)

What a brilliant home brew;)

Maybe now you can help Rivendell sort their shit out

Great stuff, digging the paint too.

Proper bit of fettling, that!

The bike is a pleasure to ride. I have ordered thunder burt tires and have already changed the seatpost to the right length. SQ-Lab pedals with a longer spindle got my feet in a slightly outward bent position without the heels touching the chain stays. Today i started to build a front rack.

On a side note: I still suck at taking pictures

On a side note: I still suck at taking pictures

nitpicking