In The Beginning: Genesis Owners

This is my only bike now (bar the mountain bike) and it's alright.

I have guards to put on It, someday.

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This is my only bike now (bar the...

LFGSS strapline circa 2019. Looks great.

Looks even sweeter in the flesh

Thanks! It's right mix of sturdy and fun.

After a year of procrastinating I finally finished this... A bit dated, I know, but still worth documenting before I ruin it fitting rack and mudguards😂

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SPAM ALERT: My Volare 853 is still for sale. I have amended the ad a bit, and I'll consider a swap for deep sections wheels or another frameset in 55/56.

Finished (almost) my Volare Disc 853

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Add one dynamo and it will be done

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Nice! Let us know, how you like it. I am thinking about this framset for a while now..

Took my Day One out for a couple of laps round Richmond Park, which was very agreeable.

Came across a chap very kindly drafting a Royal Parks Defender about 30cm off his back bumper... which is obviously a super smart thing to do 🤦‍♂️

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My CDF is currently carrying me from Vancouver to San Fran over the course of 17 days.

2 days and about 130 miles in, it’s been very wet so far, wish I had full rear guard but was a bit tight with the 42c. Weather set to improve from tomorrow.

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looks great, love the bike

New to the club

side note - do I need to have the head tube faced before fitting headset? not had an external headset bike for a while

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I love that colour - dunno about headset facing, Ive never bothered because I'm lazy & impatient, but in theory a new frame probably should have the faces cleaned up before you build it up, enjoy!

Also while I'm here - anyone know the max tyre clearance on the 2013-ish 29er High Latitudes?

Going to check one out locally as a cheap MTB runabout & already wondering how I can tart it up a bit

Picked me up a Tour De Fer. Fantastic ride. Swapped the fenders over for some VO hammered ones, swift Paloma on the front for day trips. Such a smooth ride.

Quite tempted to get some tan walls though, maybe in the spring.

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I want this frameset... If only I had the monies

Current iteration of my CdF - winter gravel mode, with successful coke bottle tubeless inflator to get the gravel kings on.

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Looking good. Gravelkings are a bugger to get on tubeless, have struggled with several pairs, but do love em once they're on.

What a day it was - definitely investing in an air shot for next time

Last time I fitted a pair it took about 3hrs, 1 1/2hr to get em on, another 1 1/2hr to inflate em with a track pump. Still, some of my favourite tyres.

Any Vagabond owners here? How big tyre can you fit with mudguards, together with 2x drivetrain and side swing front mech?

looks great, especially covered in a layer of filth!

i successfully 'ghetto tubelessed' the same tyres onto the charge grinduro you sold me with a track pump.
unfortunately they went flat after i let it sit unused for a couple of months, and now i can't get the front set up again.
do you have to clear out all of the dried up tubeless gunk before re-seating a tyre?
i foolishly thought it was going to be a 5 min job to pop some new sealant in and re-inflate...apparently not!

Need to add some dirt to this. Hasn't been out of the house yet.

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No idea - still don’t understand how a single layer of thin tape makes inflating tubeless go from impossible to a doddle