Oddos Raleigh Ronniewagon, Brexit Crust Wanker Hybrid, Gravel Bieks and anodized aluminum

this looks superb! I've got a Kona 26er with some purple canti's and purple onza mongo III headset waiting in the wings for a similar build.
strong inspo

That is karlsplatz right?
Did a Machbarkeitstudie for the extension of the Wien Museum a decade ago and looks familiar..
Anyway, great biek, strong ano game with even purple ano bolts for the rackmounts. Fire emoji

they do snap tho

Doesn't everything at some point?

Cheers @bigshape purple ano is the best <3 looking forward to your build.

@Rodolfo well spotted. This is indeed Karlsplatz.

So what's next?
Due to some cosmical coincidence, the same brake levers and pedals I borrowed from the Raleigh popped up in black on local classifieds for a price I couldn't resist.
And this brings us almost to the status quo. The bike is in a good place and it's just sick. So far it's only been around town but I would love to take it out on a gravel glühwein ride.

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The bike is up and running but I am not done with it yet.
It's been a bit wet recently so I am looking into mudguards.
I am also currently testing alternative mounting hardware with a Pelago Rasket because the canti brake straddle wire is in the way of the fork crown mount. It seems to hold up quite well but looks a bit bodged so I'll take those two metal strips with me over Christmas. The plan is to use my dad's workshop to round off the edges and give it a black rattle can paint job.

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Tidy. Some stainless tube with flattened ends would have been my preferred method.
Remember thread locker on the bolts in the fork - or move the attachment to the hour glass braze ons and use a longer bolt with a nyloc nut on the other side. Better to be safe than sorry

Yeah, totally agree but I don't have any means of making that here. I was looking for off-the-shelf solutions and these plates have exactly the right length. I did originally plan to use the hourglass braze on but it doesn't fit. Thread lock is definitely a good call.

Your bikes are a constant source of inspiration. I think you're really nailing the tastefulness/money spent on each and every one. Up to this Marin, every bike is colorful but not overdone, with sensible parts and really nothing that screams "this component costs too much to belong here". Cheers!

Aha!
Kudos on finding something stock that fits.
Maybe add a spring washer as well, if you come across one.

Thank you for the kind words. That is exactly the vibe I am aiming for and why I spend sooooo much time thinking about these things 😄

The best retro mtb conversion I've seen in a long while. Insanely good.

Once again your attention to detail makes me envious.

Simworks Homage 👌

@Oddo

Bit of a dredge but how are these tyres for you, and how wide do they measure up? If the 650b x 43 is exactly 43 including knobs, it will fit for me but if it's a bit fatter I could be wasting my money...

That wasn’t my bike. It belongs to Vee from Wizard Works.
Personally I had good experience with WTB resolutes that come in 650b x 42

I just got a recommendation for a video on YouTube.
All the open and abandoned plotlines in GOT.
And it properly annoyed me so here is a dump of updates to tie some knots to loose ends before starting something new.

My life has been very much all over the place for a few months. My partner and I went separate ways and I jumped at every opportunity to not be at home. I had quite a few work trips coming up so that worked out well and in a lot of cases I was able to connect work with leisure, seeing lots of friends and having little adventures. Lived in Berlin for a month, had a few weekends packed with cycling back in the UK, rode some pristine gravel in Spain and been to America twice. One time riding mountain bikes around Tucson Arizona. Might post some pictures in here another time.

When I went home for Christmas (gosh time flies) I took those metal plates with me to finish the front rasket mount for the Marin. I rounded those sharp corners, sanded, primed and spray painted the fixings et voila neat and stable rasket on the Marin.

Also waiting at my parents was a first batch Stridsland Anchor bar for me to bring back home.
Against Stridsland's plea I had to shorten them though 840mm didn't get me through any doors at my apartment.
Finally, I replaced the trigger shifter with a thumbie and wiggled on my favourite ESI grips.
I feel like it really rounded things up and this bike is pretty much my go-to daily ride around town at the moment.

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Next up on the to-do list for this bike is wiring a rear dynamo power light. I already got the colour-matching merchandise, courtesy of Fairlight. I just need to figure out a clean way of routing the cable. I bought one of these DI2 stick-on cable guides and current thinking is going below the down tube.

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When I did this I drilled a hole in the down tube and one in the bb shell. Routed the cable internally and then along the inside of the rear mudguard.

Edit: found a pic, apparently the cable went along the front mudguard as well.

Still have a bag of the rubber grommets if you’re interested in giving it a go

There’s also this, much more serious way to do it courtesy of @zigbit

https://www.lfgss.com/comments/16395431/

Hm, yeah I can see how that is the premium solution. Not quite sure though I want to drill that frame or do even bigger adjustments that would ruin the paint job. Not worth it for the rear light in my opinion.
I also have the cable guides for the front derailleur which are not in use. Maybe I can utilise them.

Hello, long time no see. I finally managed to install the rear dynamo light on the Marin. In the end, I went with the DI2 sticky guide instead of drilling any holes and I think it's reasonably clean. If you don't know its not super obvious. Really love this bike. It is mostly used for commuting and cruising. I have enough offroad-capable bikes so I am happy to keep this as a city warrior for now.
After months of burning sun here in Vienna, we currently have a cold weather front for a few days and it's really wet and cold. So next up are mudguards to round it all up. I might get to it even this weekend.

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Current state in full size pics

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And one more thing:
It's long overdue and originally I planned this to be a build like in the old days where you can follow the process and feed in. Because of a lot of travelling this year and separating from my partner and all that comes with it, I didn't really have the time and mindset to do any write-ups.

Since I knew early on this year that I would have some trips coming up where I'd love to bring a bike I got very curious about folding and breakaway bikes. One of my friends and colleague at work built this really tasty Bike Friday All - Packa.
Very fun and rides really nicely but I felt like I wanted something more full size. With huge interest, I followed Godfather @Hulsroys CP thread and his work on the two breakaway Specialized AWOL frames.
I used to own an AWOL before, back in 2018(?) and I gotta say I didn't like it at all. It felt very dead and boring to me and I also initially didn't like the look of it. Proportions on a large AWOL to fit me seemed off. Not visually pleasing and I passed it on to @Shl.
Originally coming from fixed-gear and road bikes with drop bars and thin tyres it took me some time to realise I just did it wrong. What my AWOL would have needed was bigger tyres and flat bars. Just like this brilliant build by @larsenroad.
Sooooo when Mads offered one of the breakaway AWOL frames for sale I jumped at it with the aim of building up as a travel ATB and take with me to Spain and America earlier this year. Mads threw in three of his sexy bottle cages and, most importantly, what was back then a Nalgene prototype and we sealed the deal.
Due to shipping delays with parts and GLS being the absolute fucking worst here in Vienna all that didn't happen in time and I rode borrowed or rented bikes.
With Brother in the Wild coming up in May I was determined to get the bike rolling though.
Inunintentionally resuming a tradition of bringing a different bike every year.
In order to make it happen I had to borrow some parts from my Inbred but hey it was a bike and a beautiful one.

TLDR: I now own Hulsroys Rinko AWOL and it slaps. See photos below.

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Some detail shots

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