Hulsroy's Hustle

Happy new year. I am sad that died.

I will post more pictures of the bike then to salt your wounds.

After stressing out just before NYE and working in poor light conditions I decided to bring the AWOL back into the workshop and get the gears running. I have decided this is not a bike I need in my stable and therefore I didn't want to spend any money on it but use what I already have.
This is annoying but also fun.

Anyways, I suddenly remembered I had an old Suntour friction bar end shifter and after some faffing I decided to file it to open up the lever rotation allowance so I can get enough cable pull to move the 10sp xt rear mech the entire 10sp 11-46t range.

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The XT rear mech needs a little help (goat link 11) to go to 46t but it works. I have used a similar setup on my cargo bike and it's been great.

I am now running 38t / 11-46t which should be ideal for this sort of bike.

Getting the components I already own to match and give the desired gear range was a pain but it seems to work and friction shifting is obviously great for a utility vehicle.

See attached videos for proof!

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• 20240101_222055~2.mp4
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This looks so boring in the photos but trust me it's gorgeous IRL. Can't wait to shoot some photos of it in the Tenerife sun with my orange Wit Slingers slung over the handlebars.

I went for my Nitto stem instead of the olive drab one. Feels like it's balanced nicer now. I absolutely love the textures and tints of the materials used here.

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So nice.

This looks so boring

Disagree

Looks great! Nice shifter hack.

Thanks people

Got started on the 650b bike packing thing

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I had to try my Slut Wingers bag on the AWOL. They love each other.

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Nice

so good!

Excellent! Love the subtle colors.

Thanks guys.

looking gorgeous, esp. with that bag. did you find somewhere to secrete some cable splitters for the fold/split, or will you just keep everything attached?

Thanks. I'll keep cables attached and gently fold. Maybe even keep the wheels in the frame. Testing all that very soon

that's the stuff

Really like that. Very cool bike.

Quality as always

Yo

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Rinko is Go!

I really think it is! I am trying to convince my fave bagmaker that this is a business model for us

Apidura will never go for it.

I like it German babe.

Ich bin ein Ortlieber

XT RD crew represent. I've still got a brand spanking new 46T 10s cassette and presumably Wolftooth lying around here that I bought when I was doing the AAA climbing stuff that I might still fit to the Tarmac. It works fine with 36T and no Wolftooth.