Fixed // Road // Bikepacking (custom steel fixed audax bike for a big guy)

every part should be black.

But silver would set the navy off soo nicely!

Second this...

Yes. Spokes should always be silver.

I'm not going anywhere else than black wheels.

Home sweet home.

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Yes! Can't wait to see full build!

Looks great. Congratulations

Hello English speaking people.

So the frame arrived almost 3 weeks ago from Lima, Peru, and so far Marino has done a perfect job.
As I'm leaving for another big cycling week this Monday, I needed to build it so it can be ridden.
It's not the proper wheelset, as I've just ordered the spokes for my carbon / dynamo set up that I'll be using.

Because I decided to make all electric wires internally hidden, I spent the whole afternoon dealing with cable routing.
But, hey, that's a job done and I can ride tomorrow !
#newbikeday

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Sneaky introduction to it.

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I have a disproportionate amount of love for the supernova light braze on and I'm now obsessed with hidden cable routing.

Wiring looks a pig to get that nice but so worth it!

Can't wait to see this in its full glory, internally routed and all

looking forward to the full reveal.
supernova rear light is super neat.

I was on a ferry boat very early this morning approaching the French coast for a short weekend at my parents. I was bored so when data came back on my phone I started reading the forum and found this thread. Then I saw the link to your book and read a bit about it on the publisher's website.
Later today I was in "town" and I thought, let's get a book for my return journey on the ferry. And boom! It was on the new releases table!
Will report, although I'm a mega slow reader so maybe the English version could happen first...

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Coooooool!

Jean-Acier? John-Steel? Is that a common name in France?

You might not be my first reader here in UK because @cgg got one, but dude that's a lovely story !
I took the channel ferry several times, since I spent my holidays' childhood near Calais.

Many thanks...

Not at all ! It's my parents "idea"from french famous name Jean-something. I love it, because as we all knows steel is real and badass.
According to the French embassy I might be the only one worldwide ahaha.

During a press interview, a journalist came and told me "It's so unfortunate that they didnt called you "John-Carbon", you would have been faster..."
I tried to explain him how better steel was, but, hey, he was hermetic.

To go further on joking, I decided to put "Jean-Inoxydable" on my top tube, which means John-Stainless Steel.

That's so cool! I used to live in French steel country (near the border with Luxembourg).

I took the channel ferry

Just boarded!
And just sat in restaurant with your book. Paul Valery and Sete, as a big Brassens lover, that's a nice start!
I have to confess I'm not traveling by bike...

You'll have hard times crossing the channel by bike though !

They will be the next book I read.

Yes :-) I've finished it recently and thoroughly enjoyed it.

@Lanterne_Rouge you're welcome to borrow it if you want?

Anyway, nice bike! The rear light cabling exit point has me wondering how the routing is done? I see the wire goes in on the top tube, but then I would have imagine the seat tube/stays junction was "solid" (and there's the matter of the seatpost being in the way).

That's very kind and I'll take you up on that offer. I'll give you a shout next time I'm in town.

'Am rolling.
Sponsored by mapa gloves because it's so cold I can't find a good enough windstoper.

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