Le_Pigeonvert

Most recent activity

• Tijs' Crust ↯

  in Current Projects • 1 year

  

  Love all the iterations of this bike !
  The fenders gives it a really elegant shape.

  Did you manage to fit these with the 47 dynamicos ?

• Tijs' Crust ↯

  in Current Projects • 1 year, 6 months

  

  Hey ! Long shot but I finally grabbed on in XL - Champagne Gold three month ago...
  I never thought it would be so hard to find good 650B brake rimes to put on this bike lol.

  Yours is still perfect as f*** :) And that recap is awesome !

• Tijs' Crust ↯

  in Current Projects • 1 year, 9 months

  

  😂😂😂

  @moog Never set up mine 2x but I think it is totally doable !

  @Tijs I saw you rode some semi-rocky gravel path. It seems to be the main question about the Lightning Bolt, how does it handle ? All iteration of your LB are awesome, but I have to admit the ultradynamico one is def astonishing !

• Tijs' Crust ↯

  in Current Projects • 1 year, 10 months

  

  Thanks guys !

  Yeah ! I also had the Romanceür in mind. The fact is I already have a solid hardtail and realized after many biketrips that I'm constantly reducing the tire width... Based in france, we have something like 90% Road and 10-15% soft gravel path on all of our trips. I'm actually on Teravail sparwood 2.1 wich is really close to the 47 cannonball....

  The Bolt seems pretty good as a daily bike you can load a little to take a soft biketrip.

  

  

• Tijs' Crust ↯

  in Current Projects • 1 year, 10 months

  

  Thanks dude !

  Already riding an Evasion but trying to find something lighter (Here are som pic ) :

  

  I'm trying to put my hands on an XL Bolt frameset since one month as I missed the last batch on Crust website (No more size for tall flamingos like me...)... Also tried to find a Disc one but these are rare birds and not showing easily ... All riders seems to keep em' !

  How do you like yours ?

• Tijs' Crust ↯

  in Current Projects • 1 year, 10 months

  

  Hey Tijs, up there to know if 47 tires are fine one this iteration of the LB. Thinking about pulling the trigger but I want to be sure I will ba able to put Teravail Cannonball on it. Thanks :)

  PS : Fucking nice built you have here !

• Sleeping systems - bags, pads, matts, liners

  in Bikes & Bits • 2 years, 8 months

  

  Hi Guys ! I don't know if somebody talked about this on the Thread but Lesovik finally manage to make a light hammock underquilt.
  Underquilts are often too heavy and it is like you have to take two sleeping bags... I ordered this one and after reception it looks definitely good & pretty light !
  Will come back here to tell you if its good or shit lol

• Please help choozing a size of a rigid steel bikepacking frame for a person with 6'1" height and 37" inseam.

  in Bikes & Bits • 2 years, 8 months

  

  PS : If you need a picture of your main question, check the Large Evasion I was riding before : 58cm / huge seatpost out / Loooooong spacers tower... I it felt pretty small when riding. I was quite skeptical about sizes before swiching my Evasion, and now understand what a bunch of cm can add to feeling on a bike !

  

• Please help choozing a size of a rigid steel bikepacking frame for a person with 6'1" height and 37" inseam.

  in Bikes & Bits • 2 years, 8 months

  

  Hi Alkor !

  I'm quite 6"2' (187cm) with a 90mm inseam... So it's like we are twins :)
  Actually riding two bike that share a close geometry with the list you made above :

  • A Fat Chance Yo Eddy 29" in XL
    
  • A Crust Evasion 27.5" in XL
    
    

  After building nearly 10 bikes that were too small for me, The only straight and good advise I can give you is : WITH YOUR BODY ---> GO XL

  Joking appart, you'll be way much more comfortable. Nowadays, big bikes are no longer heavy tanks, geometries are really calculated to be awesome for big guys too. I used to ride the Large version of the Evasion (58) and the XL (60) feels definitely better ! Same for the MTB, mine is mounted with a sus' fork but it is way more comfy than the other L or M MTBs I tried. My Yo Eddy Geo is close to the Big Bro one.

  You can visit https://bikeinsights.com/dashboard if you need to compare all the bikes you listed up there, deciding on wich criteria you prefer to : Bottom Bracket height, tire on floor, wheelset axis...

  If you go for an MTB, be sure to check if it is suspension corrected (The Scapegoat is none !!!), you may decide to use one one day... For the other choices, make sure to clearly understand what makes the bike different from the others in the catalog : Headtube diameter (Crust makes 1" threaded), tire clearance, wheel size... Bottom bracket height...AND EYELETS !

  Crust Evasion is a definitely awesome bike in my opinion... Apart being a little bit heavy, it has a 73mm & tall bottom bracket for MTB crankset, a nice huge geo with a lower top tube so your balls won't break on it if you fall from your saddle, something like 800 eyelets, everything standard you want, and a motherfucker tire clearance... I personally UTTERLY love this bike.

  PS : Shipping on Crust website may appears freaky but once they are calculated automaticaly by DHL. I was given back a huge amount of money by Garett after my order. It was at home after 3 days lol !

  
  
  
  

• Hybrids / bad mountain bikes / insta wagons / bling rigids - please, i beg, no 700c 😩

  in Bikes & Bits • 2 years, 9 months

  

  10/10 would ride