Jokke_A's endless stream of projects

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This is my '98 Klein Stage, I got it in a fully original condition down to the tyres. I've done some minor updates, a longer stem, new tyres and bar tape. I'll probably get a more period correct quill stem to replace the ahead adapter, I also have a pair of Compass Chinook Pass Extralights which I think would suite bike quite well.

Stage is a bit more touring oriented road bike, with a triple chainset, 3 bottle cage mounts, more tyre clearance etc. Tubing is also different to Klein's other road models. Paint is the brightest red I've ever seen on a bike.

Kind of a pic-heavy post today. First a newcomer, a French A. Gresinski branded BaCo -track bike.

I bought this from Germany based on a few grainy pictures in the Ebay Kleinanzeigen site. The bike is in a slightly ratty condition with paint chips and spots of rust, and was in dire need of a good service. Paint is very pretty, tubing and overall quality of work are superb plus I like the fork with straight legs. Bottom bracket thread at least is French, but cranks have been re-threaded to 9/16".

I still need to true the wheels, I didn't notice this at first because the hubs were in such an awful condition.

Also, I finally replaced the worn Grand Bois -tyres of the Gunnar Crosshairs with new Jack Brown Greens. I've mostly used the Klein Stage lately which hasn't felt harsh or uncomfortable, but man is this a comfy supple bike to ride compared to that.

me looking at that gunnar

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Mini cargo with a pile of semi-wet carpets onboard, speed wobble is real. I don't ride this nearly enough to justify keeping it but I just can't bring myself to sell it.

I bought a VW bus with almost 600k km's on the clock last summer for some #vanlife adventures with the family. With some new tie rod ends, a rear spring & shock among other things, the van is now inspected. I should still rebuild the rear interior (ie. bed) and then it should be good for another summer on the country roads of Finland.

I found a new stem for my Klein Stage, a 120 mm Ritchey Comp Lite. Ahead adapter was fine and 3T Forge is one of my favourite ahead stems, but I feel a quill is a better fit for this bike.

This thread is pure gold, lovely shots!

Thanks! That's nice to hear.

I had a free evening tonight, so to avoid some chores at home I built this:

Into this:

I also put some bar tape and a small front rack on it but didn't take any more pictures.

The frame is a Nishiki Continental touring frame, built out of Tange Infinity tubing with mounts for 3 bottle cages and pretty much everything else. Build is a mix of original Suntour/Dia Compe components with some Shimano 600/Deore/Altus stuff thrown in.

One could ask if I really need another touring/gravel bike, but luckily we don't ask questions like that here.

This looks ace, excited to see it with the rack and tape

The bike still needs some minor stuff, I might be able to get the rack to sit a bit further back etc. It's such a nice ride, comfy and quick enough. Bar tape is thin cotton Samurai bar tape and the rack is a BLB one.

awooga

Mini cargo

Really like this, skimmed through the thread a bit but couldn’t find any details on it, what is it?

I've been meaning to clean up the steering a bit before taking better pictures of the bike, but haven't gotten around yet...

The frame was built in Helsinki for NCMC 2017 Cargo bike race, with some inspiration by the Kleinlaster. It originally had a cable operated steering and I think a folding cargo floor. I bought the frameset and built it up, now it's slightly more basic with a steering arm and a rigid cargo space. The frame is really nice piece of work with machined sliding dropouts, internal dynamo wiring etc.

Here's a few pictures (not mine) I found of the NCMC event.

Ok so a custom build. Nice pics!

A bit of an update to the San Sebastian. Intermittent issue with a slipping seatpost seems to be fixed now with a new Bontrager post, a Surly clamp and some carbon assembly paste.

November update:

Today I cut a new mud flap for the Long Haul Trucker. Not much of an upate, but I haven't done anything to the bike in a few years except for riding and basic maintenance.

Winter bike is waiting for the winter. I think it'll have to wait for a few months longer.

My wife has had this pretty purple Peugeot Mont Blanc since before I knew her, I surprised her by buying a similar one. She reacted by rolling her eyes, I think she likes it.

This thread is turning to a cry for help / application to Hoarders. But here we go again. A ratty Soviet track bike, most likely an XB3. Build quality of the frame is much nicer than on my old XB3 Record and frame is quite light. Wheels are tubular wheels with Giamme rims and Fratelli Brivio Brevete/Maxi-Car -hubs. Bottom bracket is a 35x1 Sugino Superbe Pro. Stem standard is apparently also the French 22,0 mm, but I have a BLB track fork which may find its way to the bike at some point.

My plans are:

1. Replace/rebuild the wheels with clincher rims
   
2. Ride the bike
   
   
   

I decided I need gears for my winter bike, so out went the GT and to replace it I got this Trek 8500.
It is, or at least was a pretty fancy xc bike with Shimano XT groupset etc. The bike has been ridden a lot. All the components are in quite an okay shape, but the alu/carbon seatpost was properly stuck and I had to hack it out in pieces.

Remember to grease your seat posts, kids. Fighting with this took me 2 months of fiddling around with bikes -time, meaning approximately two evenings. There must still be some pieces of carbon fiber in the tube as I wasn't able to get a proper sized seatpost in, luckily I happened to have a proper shim to 27,2 mm.

The combination of carbon and aluminium must mean that you pretty much get all of the down side of both materials and pretty little of the up sides?

These posts were reasonably light. Also the slice of aluminium was quite thin, so it may have been more supple than a normal alu post. In this case it was also easier to hack to pieces, luckily.

Two non-bike projects: With the Saab it's been smooth sailing since I got it in 2017, with the boat not so much. It's a 39-year-old Yamarin 540HT with a similarly aged 50 hp Yamaha outboard, it hadn't been in the water for a couple of years until today. The outboard motor developed an electrical issue we were able to solve and an overheating issue we weren't, luckily we were able to limp back to pier with quite frequent cooling breaks. Quite likely there's something blocking the cooling lines or the thermostat isn't working as it should.

Also, I bought an old Olympus E-P2 and a 28 mm f/2.8 Zuiko and I just love the colours.

Boat-projects are never-ending projects (but soo worth it)!

I'll try to keep in mind it's an old boat and let the age show a bit. Getting the cooling & electric issues sorted is a priority and possibly a new soft top at some point.

Previously we had the yellow boat above until its ancient Mariner outboard gave up. With the 2-year-old kid in the house a larger boat feels sort of easier to travel with. A bit of room for luggage and space to sleep in etc.