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While i'm at it, this weekend i did an overnighter between Turin and Asti with my partner, picking the sharpest climbs and the loneliest roads. Magical weather and light, it was one of those days

The thing is, these views are only a small fraction of what you'd ride if you lived here :)

Hoping to go again soon!

Lovely bike! Can i ask you fenders and tire size?

That bike is sooo good. Looks like a completely bespoke project (which basically is at this point), but i wouldn't change a single thing. Bravo!

Doesn't this overlap a bit with the Inbred tho?

Found this thread by chance, dug out a couple of old photos

Instant sub. Give us some more shots! Also, you can't beat the fat tires/skinny tubes combo

Lo and behold, a new frameset has just joined the Marcootsee's Head Quarters (N+0).

Right after the abrupt end of my trip, my partner's brother asked me to find a suitable bike for his commutes. Being the same height as me, i immediately thought about finding him something cheap and functional like my Spillo, staying tight on budget and bling points.

Casually scrolling through my local marketplace, an ad for a black farm gate got my attention. A Fuji Touring frame, in 64 cm size.

Being my partner's brother completely uninterested about bike stuff, i immediately thought about killing two birds with one stone: giving him the Bianchi for a symbolic price and keeping the Fuji for myself. This way, not only i'd manage to leave behind some stupid stuff like the 1.1/8 threaded headset and no fork mounts, but i'd get a nice steel frame with a comparable geometry to my Fairlight and the most common standards in existence.

The frame itself it's quite heavily scratched, but it's recent and it's not rusty. For the price of two nice gravel tires i managed to snatch both the frame, the fork and the rear rack that came stock on the complete bike, from a nice bloke who transferred all the pieces to a NOS Cross Check (RIP).

I'm looking forward to build this bike with modern but very understated stuff, keeping it fairly nice but theft proof at the same time. Before all of that, though, it needs a bit of prepping (mainly rust converter in a couple spots and some frame saver inside).

This crappy photo is the only one that was uploaded on the ad, i'll post some new ones in the coming days with any possible question that might spring to mind. Cheap bikes are the best bikes, no doubt about that!

Mad bargain! Now imagine how a full suspension from the same year would be like. Hardtails really are forever bikes

Almost missed this thread, can't wait to read your next endeavours!

No troubles to report. Start slowly and build the confidence one ride after another :)

Here's my successful attempt

Also, put some proper padding between the pup and the basket's metal frame. Be sure to keep it comfortable above all!

These are not going to go onto any of your current bikes, am i right?

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My Secan basically maxed out the space with 60mm guards for 650b. I managed to fit 47mm Gravelkings on a 30mm id rim, but the 50 mm cinturatos rubbed instantly. I reckon, as others said, that 47mm might be the best shot for some clearance

I’ll be considering a bottle dynamo

I guess the Velogical Dynamo comes to mind. Also, @JacqueLucque reviewed it positively some time ago on Bike Radar

Yessir.

15 days "Severely overloaded but still credit card" touring around France and Netherlands.

The bikes faired really well, except for the cobbles. Mixed pedaling days with public transports, quite fatiguing but definitely worth it!

Top-notch is the appropriate definition of this entire thread

Each time i see your yellow bike the bike-envy goes through the roof. More so with that giant baguette!

That rack looks custom to me (i might be wrong tho), but if you're after something similar, Bontrager makes a similar one. Otherwise the Surly Nice Rack is also comparable!

Coaster brake, looong mudguards and not a care in the world

This thread is already shaping up to be a favourite. Good luck and keep us posted!

This seven is as good as it gets imo. Tell me those tires are tubeless (not that you really need them, with vertical dropouts)

Nope! I live in Italy but i went to the other side of the country (7 hours with the fastest available train).

I really like the Faran, but i still think that the Secan is better for 95% of my riding time (and the burnt orange is, by far, my favourite color) :)

As cliché as it sounds, it's really a no filter picture, straight from the camera folder. I'm already missing it!

I'm lucky enough to have another "heavy duty" bike, but having had the need to transport it by train (in a bag) and knowing the route was mostly flat and tarmac, i choose to pick the "roadiest" one.

Still, in my future endeavours i'll probably split between light touring (frame bag, seatbag and bar bag) on the Secan and 4 pannier setup on the Cabra (below)

Those last two pictures, what amazing infastructure!

Indeed. It's a giant cycle way that starts in Saltzburg and comes down in Grado, on the Adriatic sea. We camped the second night in front of a repurposed train station (being this path an old railway).

My only advice would be the direction: start from Saltzburg and enjoy the constant 2% descent to the sea. Don't do it like us and uselessy grind up to the mountains!

On a lighter note, these three days were very hot but very memorable, not to mention a very well made cycling infrastructure and the local's hospitality and positive attitude toward bikes