650B Elephant National Forest Explorer

^^ Need something to get the feel of the bike.

Bar are Zipp SL-88, very MAMIL friendly;

It's the main reason why this bicycle is 1cm longer in the reach, to accommodate modern geometry drop handlebar, whether the Oak have the massive drop and reach classic bar (140mm drop and 100mm reach).

That and I can finally put a bottle cage under the fucker.

Cool bike!

... Reach felt spot on, if a little high, just gotta slam the stem a bit more...

maybe this :)
Syntace flatforce

http://www.syntace.com/index.cfm?pid=3&pk=2629

What did the head angle/fork rake/ trail end up at?

73/73

Fork is 65mm rake.

With MTB 27.5 2.0" = 40mm trails.

With road 650b 42mm = 34mm trails.

Looks like it would be pretty good for monstercrossing. The wheelbase looks short.

I notice the Fizik stems now available come in 20° flavour... just a heads up.

Holy fuck. Gorgeous!

Looks like it would be pretty good for monstercrossing. The wheelbase looks short.

It was a blast on the towpath near work, was worried that the lack of front load on a low trails bike will felt a little too nimble, but having a very wide MTB tyres set at 15psi actually counter this nicely.

Wheelbase likely to be the huge tyres taking up a lots of room and the very short top tube.

I notice the Fizik stems now available come in 20° flavour... just a heads up.

I saw that, 20° is mad! 17° is spot on the 73° headtube, I'm going to put a normal 6/7° stem on it, as the 17° is a hair lower than the Oak.

It was a blast on the towpath

Those towpaths can be proper gnarly.

the ones up here are.

Finished for now, pretty much ran out of money until August as I'm not getting as much hours as I usually do in July.

Thank fuck as today I decided to overhaul my Oak, and discovered that the alu Nitto stem is stuck solid, it move but not coming out, that's out of comission for the time being until I get the necessary tools to cut down the stem and remove it.

Good thing a steel stem going to be installed in it soon.

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Very, very nice Ed!

So will you bring it to Kew on Saturday?

Yup, popping round to BC to book the Oak in to get the stem out, and see if they have any Tubus Tara in stock.

stoked on the full pink headset

It's not full pink yet because 44/17 effectively banned me from the workshop unless I'm not replacing the headset for the pink CK.

Im all for it

In touring mode, mudguard were from kati's Soma which now have hammered alu mudguard, getting ready for Spain hopefully.

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Those panniers look tiny! Going to pop the GB bag going on the Nitto rack as well?

without knobblies isn't this just a disc version of your oak? might aswell sell that then....

lol

Sweet as feck bike mate, well done. Needs pink CK HS :)

Isn't this just a disc version of your oak? might aswell sell that then....

Gee, I have not notice this before.

Those panniers look tiny! Going to pop the GB bag going on the Nitto rack as well?

Nah, GB stay on Oak, this will have a bigger porteur bag enough for a Franco Manca pizza, it will have a Haulin' Colin rack soon in the near future, in black of course to match the Tubus;

Ah cool, I wasn't sure if that stuff was arriving before your trip

I have a Carradice Super C barbag for now, the rack will carry the tent/inflatable mattress, that's about it, I really don't take much when I go touring, the combine set up is for a comfortable tour.

cleanse the stem: http://www.lfgss.com/thread129418.html

Will have to do that, fetch more money for a naked 3T stem lighter than Dammit (damned it).