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yeah, i love this thread

splendid...also curious about the ride.

I'm on the fence as well. I just put these black race king on. I had the browns on before.

Oh also it's got XTR 12 now

ok so a few updates…
i have put about 3k km on this thing since i built it
i absolutely love it
one misstep i had with the initial build was i went with 175 cranks
i pre-ordered raketa cranks in 170 with a custom ano chainring back in december…they just came last week. long story short-not the best customer service but the product is incredible. so far, worth the wait. we’ll see how they hold up.
onto some pics:

This looks awesome. The quick disconnect will come in handy, so worth the extra fuss IMO. Don’t forget a grommet where it runs through the fender! I have the Rene Herse tool and it is amazing. BTW, what saddle is that?

simple answer…no

https://clip.bike/

what in the world? look at the size of those batteries!

i’m with you..i think aero rings are hh but i hate sram and i hate their rainbow chains and i hate gravel groups on road bikes

gareth winter’s factor O2 vam
i can’t find a pic of it in the big ring, unfortunately

best part is the wheels…hyperon hubs and lb rims
https://www.instagram.com/p/C3ibi4eMF33/?igsh=bXc2cTl3anM5cjln

Splendid. I love the gunmetal nips to match.

I’ve got one of these too…

no “mudguards” on this one

the front def wasn’t as effective as the rear but my ass was thankful. mud butt is less than ideal.

Love the raleigh experiments. You should make a BMX F1 tribute. Would be so sick. https://blog.sellwoodcycle.com/bikes-we-ride-grams-88-diamondback-f1-bmx/

that’s hott

i’ve got the same rotor ring. looks ace.

Thanks guys. I use oven cleaner as well. The key that I've found, is to fully submerse them in water periodically throughout the process. This helps stop the de-anondozation process in the areas you don't want it. I think I hit these with a bit of scotch-brite, then polished on the bench. I also used a Hozan brake polishing block on the MSW after.

Small update...been running this bike unchanged for the past year. I noticed right away after installing the new forks that the bike lost a little of it's playfulness. The new wheels and forks made the bike a bit heavier and sluggish. I had had the new forks overbuilt to compensate for front portage, so this was to be expected, but I was still a little bummed out by it. I could deal with the weight of the wheels, but the front end felt dead. So, I got to thinking of a solution. The bullmoose bars, while I love the look, are very stiff and quite heavy. I wanted to lighten the cockpit, but also install a little flex. I had an alu control tech quill with a bit a rise in the bin...but it was black.

Couldn't have that so I got to strippin'


And then a quick polishing...the welds really started to pop...not the best pic

I sourced some Crumbworks/Nitto bars to pail with the new stem.
The "KT" bar. Little bit of rise, some nice sweep. Akin to a motobar. Absolutely love them.


Really transformed the bike all over again. It's got it's playfulness back!

9 is looking choice. what size chainring?

I've been building this one in my head for a few years. Owning and operating my own shop past 2 years means I survive off the short stuff, but I've been dreaming of long, epic days on the saddle. Long days to me means all surfaces, any trail. I wanted something that had the gearing-the tire-the bags for long days, but wasn't slow, heavy, and annoying to ride (ew). I carry State at my shop, and I got the dealer email about these Carbon Allroad framesets and my mind wouldn't shut up about it. The frameset is the cheapest part of the build, but man am I impressed with the fit and finish. I have like 8 single speeds so I figured why not go straight to 12 with this one. TRP 12 speed shifter/der and a Leonardi 9-50 cassette. Garbaruk up front. Flat bar because that is what I like. Those are SQlab carbon bars. I am keen on them. Hope XCR PRo X2 jammers. Flat bar/flat mount is hard to find packaged together, these are amazing. Stem is the Paul pulled from my Steamroller. White Industries CLD in the rear and a Son up front. Laced to Light Bicycle carbos. Sim Works peregrine spokes. 650x55 Rennies and carbon fenders from Velo duo. What am I missing? edit: Exposure lamp. Oh and the bags are custom by a buddy of mine. Schraven Needleworks. I think that's it. Here's the pics:




More here

the stratos is lovely

nice work! that red is screaming for tan wall corsas

650x45 + fenders

i love this thread so much. the orbea is mental and i love both pinas.