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Unfortunately yes. The chainstay suffered a crack.

I replaced it with a Salsa Bucksaw, which was a super fun bike, but a massive overkill for the kind of terrain I ride. It was replaced by a Salsa Deadwood, which was the best bike I ever rode. But got bored of that.

I am a sucker for weird handlebars. This one has been on my handelbar wish list for some time now. It is a German built Haero weighing in at just 160 grams. Width is rather conservative at 68 cm.

Weight weenie mountainbike is starting to take shape.

You are probably right. I did consider tan sidewalls, but wasn’t sure if they would be a good match with the red ano rims.

It has been ages since I updated this thread. In the meantime my bike inventory has gone all over the place.

At one point I decided I wanted to spend more time riding bikes, instead of building and hoarding them. To make that happen, I got out of road biking and focussed solely on mountain biking. I also ditched all my 'just for the fun of it' bikes. As a consequence I sold all off all the bikes from the previous pages. Somewhere along the line my passion for everything odd and unusual got the better of me though: I once again have too many bikes and not enough time to ride them.

My main bike right now is a rather funky Koga Y-tec Superwinner. I bought the frame for next to nothing and spent way too much time hunting down period correct Ultegra parts. It rides surprisingly well, but hasn't really grown on me just yet. For some reason it just doesn't feel retro enough, which I was expecting.

Other bike projects currently in my shed are a weight weenie mountain bike, a sort of vintage weight weenie road bike and a Bike Friday triple tandem. More on those when I make more progress on them.

I love seeing this DIY weightweenism. Keep up the great work!

I think most guys just ride with a seat pack on a fully. I rode with one on a trip a while back, but I got really frustated by the constant swaying. Also, packing one sucks.

The puck and tierap solution works really well. Tieraps are supposedly industrial grade (not sure what that means though). I did a couple of test runs packed over some local mountainbike courses and it stayed in place nicely even with jumps and all.

Tailfin is a nicer solution, but even more pricey. Also, I use this bike for commuting and with this rack I can fit a normal pannier which isn't possible on the Tailfin.

Tires are Teravail Coronado 29 x 2,8 Light and Supple. They were on the bike when I bought it. They are definitely not the fastest around, but they ride very nice otherwise. Loads of grip in most conditions, smooth sailing on pretty much every surface and so for they are proving to be very durable.

And some more pictures.

Lovely pair of retro SIDI flat pedal mountainbike shoes.

I bought these NOS (new old stock) and used them only one time in a dry weather road ride. Selling them because they a too big for me unfortunately.

Size is EU 45, but fits smaller. Inside length is approx. 29,3 cm. Sole length is 30,5 cm. No inner sole included.

Price is GPB 50 including shipping from the Netherlands to the UK or any other EU country.

Final setup, bar the ride wrap.

Made quite a few changes over the last couple of weeks.

Changed saddles (a couple of times actually)
Got a crankset width a wider axle so I can now run a 36T chainring
Fitted a 36T chainring
Reverted back to regular GX instead of AXS, because of batteries
Changed bars to Ritchey Kyote
Ditched the dropper
Added a frame bag and front bag
Fitted bottle cages to the fork
Added front mud guard to prevent tire spray when on the aero bars
Changed pedals to SPD

Still some work to be done, like fit ride wrap protection, but I feel like I am almost ready for the big race.

Sure

I owned a Big Dummy for some time and it was hands down the most versatile and fun bike I ever owned. So highly recommed this one!

Rear suspensions allows me to stay seated most off the time. This helps me to keep my power output much more stable, compared to a rigid rear end.

It isn't exactly cheap. Not many choices though for racks that works on a fully and take regular panniers.

Changed the setup ones again. Now running Syntace C3 clip ons. Also fitted a rear rack, so I can run panniers.

Managed to dig up some information on the track in an aftermovie: https://www.act5.be/act3-3-aftermovie-by-jefte-de-br).

On the website it says it is a 'pure MTB' race. Judging by the aftermovie it is mostly gravel though. May need to reconsider removing the aero bar setup.

Changed the aero clip on setup to a more 'conventional' Surly Moloko handlebar. It was on my commuter before I have really grown to love it. Obviously it doesn't have the aero advantage of the clip on bars, but there are two diffirent riding positions plus loads of space for bags, light, etc. I have handlebar tape incoming to wrap the top parts for added comfort.

The dropper came off a my previous bike. At the time I was really into the weight weenie vibe, hence the short dropper. So far I have yet to connect the cable and haven't missed it at all. Might just switch it for a regular post in the future.

To be honoust I don't know very much about it, other than the distance and vertical meters: 500 km and 10.000 meters.

I chose it mainly because it was close to home (I live in The Netherlands). Also, I liked the fact that this is a proper mountainbike race and not the more common gravel'ish track. Other than that I am pretty much in the blind on what to expect. Which is part of the fun I guess.

500k mountainbike ride across Belgium, Germany and Luxemburg.

ACT3 will be my first bikepacking race/ride and the is what I will be racing/riding.

Bought this as a complete bike a couple of months ago. Since then I changed the groupset from GX to XTR Di2. Unfortunately Di2 died on me, so back came GX. Couldn't get used to manual shifting, so added GX AXS to the mix. The frame can run plus tires and I have wheels for that. But seeing as plus tires don't have much traction in mud I am riding different wheels right now. Still working on the cockpit. The clip ons are great on the road, but aren't so much offroad.

Love what you're doing with all your bikes!