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On the Giant news!

All got built couple weeks ago, I set it up with tubeless tyres, destickered rims, put on rack -- this is going to be a great commuter & gravel grinder. I may also give it to my brother for bikepacking as he have no other bike than retro roadie.

@vpCogworks @Thrasher thanks a lot!

couple more && some notes

Its almost final form, except couple of things which I would like to get in future -- Stridsland chainring, gas pipe stem, perfect xc 27.5 2.0 tyres

I am bad at keeping thread updated but tonight I had some inspiration to go for a ride and take some picture of cape wrath conversion

here they are

That is fantastic

Update time

So my shoulder have been 8 weeks in a sling, didn't have much to do as I couldn't any work, so I tried slowly progress on the build but kept on getting stuck.

Anyway, that's what happened:

Got my hand on badly nicked DA shifters for cheap, got them to wetsand polish.

Before and after

Mounted salsa cowchippers, short stem, wtb venture. Looks great imo. Unfortunately the brook beige tape doesnt work, needs to go black.

Other than that -- I got myself a pair of cheap novatec hubs & dt swiss rr511 rims -- going to bring them to LBS to build them up. Black spokes, stealthy looks is what I am after. Keep it budget they said. Yeah right

Those cranks looks great on black! I read about kooka developing a crack but it definitely looks gorgeous

Thanks for the good word!

Yeah, I was really struggling to find something decent locally, the crowd is mad about specialized and cubes down here

Maybe I missed but have you looked at XLC or KS e10 or similar?

Edit - I see your struggle, well that's a tough one

While deciding on tyres two things happened.

I broke my scapula while riding outside, got the most silly skid&fall in slippery conditions, so no riding or any major bike fixing for 4 weeks.

And I picked up mid 90s Giant tourer (was clearly designed and has many typical Dutch-functional brazes and mounts) which clears 700x40 easy and maybe even more. Giant is going to go as a gravel grinder with cowchippers, WTB Ventures & Brooks Cambium tape. The rest is going to be parts build as I would like to keep it in budget.

Sorry for the shitty photo from seller, don't have ability to take a nice one with single hand.

Good to know

Definetly rear going to be 650x47 or 2.0 but front can clear 2.1 easy. Ideally I would like a tyre set to match and thats ze struggle

So after fitting the new wheels i discovered that 2.1 is slightly too tight than anticipated.

Have to go down to 27.5 x 2.0 or 1.9 i think.

Any suggestion welcomed, what I found so far is

RaceKing 2.0
Teravail Rutland - 650x47 rear & 2.1 front
WTB Ranger 2.0
Gravelking SK 1.9 rear &2.1 front
Rekon Race 2.0 in the rear, crossmark front.

Also measured the ikon 2.2 i had before and they seems to be the same 55cm as the crossmarks, probably due to narrower rim size.

Brake wise - took a pair of trustworthy avid bb7.

I was thinking & reading a lot on 27.5 conversion. I guess it's sort of love and/or hate situation for many. We measured the clearance at shop and it does clear Aspen 2.1 front and back. I am taking shot at this absurd but seriously exciting conversion.

350 hubs, silvery spokes and more knobbly Crossmarks 2.1 to hit it!

Got too chatty with local mechanics. Ended up like this

Oh yeah, was long waiting for update!

Just did that. Got an ugly conversation with seller, now its off to paypal hands...

This marin is lush and so well kept! Perfect all-rounder, good work man!

So I finally got a seatpost shim for gf GT Talera— sort of done but not really, went for a ride around the town - Brakes are terribly setup. Defo needs recabling.

Ah lovely quarantine times!

I came up with idea I would like to build a neo-retro CX and found retro alan frame. Great! Got the frame shipped within Europe, unpacked it and VUALIA - a crack in the seatpost collar.

Any thoughts on what should I do?

1. Return it. It was advertised as "dirty only".
   
2. Weld it - the crack is in the lug, not the tube - I contacted local LBS and they suggest that it would be safe to ride. Seller pays fees and probably a part of the cost of the frame.
   
   

Which direction I should go?

Road

So 10 speed is on! It changed the feel of the bike, I can't stress how much I recommend it for anyone who is thinking about it.

Also, due to non-bike related wrist injury I couldn't keep regular ODi grips, and decided to get some Ergon GA3 & also - I have been doing some long distance rides and felt that I needed an alternative hand position, therefore, I got some bar ends in the middle of handlebar.

Some pics of recent ride and setup

Hi there,

Was wondering if anybody going to let go their surly cross check or something similar >> f&f, maybe full build.
(V-brakes (yes i know), tyre clearance, classic look)
56 - 58 size
Regards,

J

All the drivetrain became crusty, it was time to change chain and cassette so I decided to go for full 10 speed instead.

You have a pm man!

That is a noice orange you've got there!