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Are the Castelli overshoes waterproof? If so, dibs.

Advice from a Belgian connoisseur: Rochefort 10.
You're welcome.

I have only put about 100- 150 km on it

Without accidents?

Nice frame though.

Awesome frame.
Do those brakes actually work? .... all of them?

For completeness sake: I believe this is not really a mixte frame. The downtube needs to run all the way to the rear axle for a frame to be called 'mixte'.
I am just noting, this doesn't detract from the value or the prettiness of the bike in any way!

I'm from Ghent so I know the area :)
The canal from Bruges to Ghent is easy and quick, but really not a nice route. You even have to make a little detour around a concrete factory somewhere halfway.
My advice, if you have some time: check fietsnet.be. It's in Dutch only, but basically you can compile your own route by clicking the red numbered waymarks. You can then print your route on a convenient paper strip which you can tape to your toptube. Basically anything but the canal will be supernice.
It's not the quickest way to get from A to B, but I always cycle like this in Flanders. The numbered waymarks are extremely well indicated, at every junction there is a small green signpost indicating where you should go.
The canal will be quicker, but nowhere near as nice.
Good luck and enjoy, feel free to give me a shout if you need any more advice.

Cried laughing (at work)!

Hilarious! The guy who wrote these is my personal hero now.

Really nice! GLWS.

That was me asking about drilling holes in the fork as well. Haven't gotten round to mounting the electrics yet though.
So you stuck those cable guides on the inside of the fork leg?

I've got the Supremes on my Croix de Fer as well. Only a week or so now, but already I am impressed with the low rolling resistance for such a heavier/tougher tire, and at a good price point.

Way outside any price range I would consider, but ve-hery nice!
(not saying it's not correctly priced, mind you)

GLWS

Another issue I thought would be easier on the Croix de Fer.
I already had to improvise a spacer (from an old tent pole in fact) to fit the front sks mudguard, and now the Tara will not just let itself get mounted, the lower curved tubus clash with the quick release handle.

Haven't really taken the time to figure something out, but I sure expected this kind of thing to be easier. I would like to see how you fit yours! Do you have mudguards and QR as well?

Ok, thanks. I am currently finishing my own Croix de Fer. I have the dynamo hub, but still need to install the light and USB connection and connect everything. Running the electrical cable outside the fork with cable ties will work for sure, but is a bit untidy.

I'm a bit weary of drilling holes in my brand new fork as well though...
I'll look into it.

Do you have a picture of that?

(first post here, hope I'm doing this right)
Along the escalators in MAS, the museum in the Antwerp harbour, are pictures and quotes from WWI, when Belgians were on the run from the violence of the war and became refugees in the UK.
A case of history repeating, except now we are not the refugees.
Ironically, one of the quotes said: 'we will remember the Brits because they treated us well in our time of need'.
I am afraid that this time, us Europeans will not be remember that way.
Iphone and Instagram filter.

#a_week_in_pictures

That's what I thought :)
Good tactic!

Comes from non-smoking home.

How does that matter? (Almost) honestly wondering.
Would smoke otherwise soak into the paint and stink up the bike?

Interesting project!
Haven't read the whole thread (yet), but it is slightly amusing that you seem to have the audio/electronics system quite figured out, but that's just the very last step of what'll be a huge undertaking.
You've seen a few episodes of Grand Designs? Perhaps you could even contact them, if this project falls in their scope.
Best of luck!

And undibs that jacket. Won't fit, I'm afraid.

Dibs rain jacket pending questions. Pm coming!

Bummer mate!

Just bumped into this tread. I happen to have a rather nice Woodrup track frame size 58cm I am contemplating to sell. It's not getting built up and I now need the funds for another project.

PM me if you're interested!

Thanks, that looks very interesting, if expensive. But probably still relatively good value for a complete and compact package.
I’ll definitely look into it.

Interested in that SP Dynamo PD-8 hub with USB charging possibilities.
I am looking to go the same way, and I've heard good things about the SP (cheaper and at least as good as the Schmidt Son?), but I have no clue how exactly things get mounted on the bike and I'm no electronic wizard. Where does the USB connection go?
Do you consider the access to electrical power important enough to spend the extra $$ and fiddling with cables etc...? Again, no experience on the matter here but I am looking to build a proper tourer, so looking for opinions here!
Feel free to drop me a pm, or discuss here @xkittyx

Bloody hell that's nice.
I love how Look just really nailed the color/styling.

Looking forward to seeing this getting built.