Tijmen's Bikes and Related Projects

I'm currently debating staying with the rigid fork or switching back to the SID for next year's tour. I'd aim for mostly double track riding, to get away from cars but ride surfaces that allow for decent progress. But as Komoot is doing my routing there will be some hairy bits, which makes the SID appealing. The benefit of rigid is that I can mount a bag support, which I really liked on the Ore Mountains trip.

But in all honesty, it's mostly that that one Radavist picture has lived in my head rent free for the past 5 years, and I'd really like to live that life.

Some Komoot Trailviews that give an idea of the riding I hope I'll be doing:

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Style > Performance

If you're aiming for the FKT, then the SID

Otherwise, the rigid fork will be just fine

It wouldn't be unfair to call me a full kit twat for the matchy matchy bag set-up. But fast isn't really on the cards, so that's good news for the Radavist dream.

just put bigger tyres in surely

I do sometimes wonder why I bothered with suspension corrected forks my bikes, but then I imagine how much longer the headtubes would be with shorter forks

Would have allowed for larger framebags, I suppose

So awesome.

And those (ok not those, more cycle lanes in German suburbia) trailviews are why I like komoot.

Stay rigid. Think it makes more sense from a marketing perspective, and that's what it's about, no? ;-)

Too true. Good to pile the pressure on @Hulsroy for double bag supports too. Plus I'll be able to run more made in Denmark cages on my made in Denmark bike

Those who remember the crank woes of a couple pages back will be glad to see this 𝕝 𝕠 𝕧 𝕖 𝕝 𝕪 𝕓 𝕚 𝕥 𝕠 𝕗 𝕜 𝕚 𝕥. These are for the upcoming rando / all-road / gravel bike, I'll be replacing the chain rings for BikingGreen 46/30s. And shipping them over to Denmark for a strip and reano in a nice tone.

I thought I had bought a pair of 170s but they're actually 172.5, not yet sure how much I care. Quite hard to find 170mm and 110BCD, maybe I'll find 170mm 130BCDs, swap around the spiders and move on the other set.

Vegasts with 46/30 direct mount rings would have been more sensible, but these look better to me.

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Plans for the bike are slowly taking shape, it'll be similar in vibe to @Pish 's "ATB" but for 700c, clearance probably in the 33 with guards 38 without guards region. SON front hub with their self connecting dropout hopefully, 46x30-11x34 with 105 Di2. Slightly less aggressive position than my current drop bar bike and more mounts for racks.

I have half a mind to turn that one into an ever so fashionable (well behind the trend by the time it happens though) riser bar gravel bike. Or just keep it as is, as I'm not really taking any of the parts.

And another development is that I'm going hiking in november, which obviously means a new a backpack. Thinking is a framed 60 liter pack as I'll need to bring 6 days worth of food (looking forward to a week of macadamia nuts and instant noodles). I have a vague mood board and I'll start making some drawings in september.

I don't think this will be a commercial venture as there are so many brands who focus on this entirely. And the EDC focused backpacks aren't even really commercially viable yet, but I've stopped saying never. At any rate I'll be learning a lot about backpack construction and I'm sure things will filter back into the smaller backpacks and even bike bags.

Def a rad riser grav grav. They will never not be cool

kit bit of lovely that
keep the chainrings and git gud x

@Hulsroy says I should care about 2.5mm. I'll keep my eyes open for 170s, but noughties cranks in that length are like chicken dentures.

riser grav bike tells the world

"i actually have several bikes and many opinions on bikes, many of which are unfashionable or against the current zeitgeist, but not in the way you think. with this said, i would prefer it if you talked to me about anything other than bikes"

so could be perfect for you

As long as it doesn't have a Cetma rack, because then it's messenger vibes

agreed, it then pivots into projecting:

"there is a 50% chance i'm the soundest guy in the world, 30% my parents live in a 4 bed in the home counties and 20% chance i'm a qanon, antivaxxer who'll tell you to convert to some fringe extreme diet"

I'd go for the bouncy fork, where are those pictures taken? Looks great

Taking this compliment! <3

The most important part in preparing for a new drop bar bike is riding my current drop bar bike a bit more. I've exclusively ridden the Huls lately, partly because I cba to get the other one back into shape, but mostly because it's simply that good.

When designing the white bike, I feel like I may have gone a bit overboard on the short reach, so I want to try this with a longer stem. First order of business was getting it up and running though. I cranked the pads in to eek out the last bit of life. And I retaped the rims and fitted the set of UD Cavas I got for pennies a while ago. Holds air overnight and the brakes feel decent, so it's a go.

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This was a lot of fun, fit needs some work though.

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Fucking sick stem rack tho

fit needs some work though

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Rucksack, smucksack. When does the motivational PPT deck for rad riser gravel bikes drop?

I hope you can work your magic on this youngster's bike fit