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Three years have passed since the last post ... Damn the pandemic.
So something has been going on since last time. The Cross-Check have been through a few more iterations, including a proper powder coat. The CdA is gone. I've bought, built and crashed an On-One Space Chicken, which got replaced with an open mould CFR696.
Current fleet is consisting of the Cross-Check in some kind of touring/dog hauling setup and the CFR696 in an all-road setup. This is obviously not enough, so now I'm in the process of acquiring up to three different "functional bike" projects:
A Kona Pahoehoe 1998, to build up as a beater with a huge rack, 1x8 drivetrain and so on:
A Marin Pine Mountain 2004. Steel 26er with disc tabs. Fitted with a Troll fork it will probably do well as an on-/off-road touring and dog hauling bike. Replacing the CC, which I realize isn't the best choice for such use:
And a Gekko Garrulus 1996, from some local in-house brand. It looks great and have Ritchey dropouts, so might be a cool project:
