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Out of curiosity, what's the use case for that round lens that's riveted to the license plate? Never seen anyting like that

A friend of mine has one. He's not the most mechanically inclined, but everytime he wants to ride it's a gamble if it starts or not.

Lovely bike to look at and ride, nonetheless, but forget keeping it as your only one

Even though this is very sweet, didn't you have the red/blue Talbot up until a few months ago?

Safe to say it's one of the cleanest steamrollers I've seen! Lovely

I love seeing folding bikes set up for tall people! Do you have a photo of this bike folded?

I'm afraid you won't get much more clearance, since the frame and fork are not wide enough where the smaller diameter tire would end up. You could get away with a 35, 38 maybe? And then your pedals would hit the ground every other turn

To his defense, half of the things you mentioned were covered in his next story. Also, the ergostem is there because he shares this bike with his partner (i asked him in the comments)

Regarding the luggage, the bars and the klampers, even if i agree with you and I'd do differently too, those are a personal choice. I'm probably too much caught in "the vibe" to rightfully nitpick like you've done, but I reckon you're absolutely right about the overall potential!

Indeed! His attention to detail is off the charts

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I envy the fact that you have such a quirky and cult-worthy car as a daily driver to work on and to share it with us.

This post was made by the 4th hand grey cheap estate car owner gang

Lovely bike! It's only a crankset away from perfection

A little fleet roundup for the start of the year:

• The Fairlight is staying as it is. It still needs a new chain and a brake bleed, but nothing that would block me from riding it.

• The Synapse, as well, is in tip top shape and there's nothing to be done (except fenders? I'm not in a hurry aswell)

• The Brompton is alive and well. I haven't used it much lately, but mechanically is sound and it's just shy of a couple little add-ons that i already have waiting in a box (easy wheels extender and metal frame patches/levers)

• The Geometron is unchanged, more so after september’s service. I’ll send the EXT in for a service at the start of the season.

• The Bianchi lock up bike just inherited both racks from the La Cabra, since the older rear one started to collapse on itself and the front one proven itself handy more than once. Another “free” but welcome upgrade is a cheap shimano crankset, scored for free from a rotten bike and completely plug&play with the stock bottom bracket (replacing the old and bent no-name crankset). I would love to put a dynamo on this bike, but i’ll wait for a new wheelset up until the current one is completely trashed.

• The BMC La Cabra has seen a couple of small jobs, but it's doing fine. After removing both racks to put them on the daily beater, i just swapped the brakes for some refurbished SLXs, the deore cranks for some e13 Helix ones (i already had the chainring and the needed tools from the Geometron), removed the wheel decals and filled up the tubeless juice. I still would really love to put some dropbars on, but i’m not willing to spend more money on it ATM.

• The road fixed is under surgery right now, because i made the mistake of riding it for a couple years in the false hope that it would not rot away when stashed in a humid garage. Since the seatpost is stuck and the inside of the frame is almost completely covered in rust (thank you completely enclosed bottom bracket shell, really nice of you), i’m taking the olmo road frameset i previously mentioned here and convert it to a 100% road fixed (this means dropbars, F&R brakes and road pedals). I just scored a double sided miche pista rear hub, which will eventually replace the single sided that’s on now. I’ll upload some photos at the end of the month, as soon as i get everything togheter.

• Last but not least, the frameset pictured here (which is also the reason why i’m changing the name of this thread). I’ll write something up about it in the coming days, but the premises are very good.

Happy 2024 LFGSSers!

I don't want to be that guy, but have you thought about painting the stem to match and to remove the anodizing from the seatpost? It could be a nice touch, although maybe a little bit over the top

My honest reaction

Your bikes are a constant source of inspiration. I think you're really nailing the tastefulness/money spent on each and every one. Up to this Marin, every bike is colorful but not overdone, with sensible parts and really nothing that screams "this component costs too much to belong here". Cheers!

Yes indeed! This web serves also as a reinforcement to the external one to keep the bag close to the frame

Well here it is

This frame bag has been made by a local bagmaker here in Turin, called Garu Fa Bags. Aside from being completely waterproof, it's also customized with a couple of smart gizmos.

On the right side, the double zipper makes life easy when loading; on the left side, there's an external pocket to fill with slim stuff like the wallet or the smartphone. Meanwhile, all the inner perimeter of the bag is lined with a mesh net, to strap tools and other things. In the end, the entire bag weighs less than half a kg and it bolts onto the frame with very handy 3d printed quick release clamps.

This is the first time I've ever commissioned something with this kind of customization and i feel spoiled af. I really hope to make the most of it.

This bike makes no sense, but it wouldn't change a thing

I'd say sell the Steamroller and get a second hand Brompton, that's gonna be as (if not more) versatile and it won't take the same space.

I rode the cycleway from Imperia to Ospedaletti, on the Ligurian Coast in Italy! Quite busy on the weekends, but a great infrastructure for some easy miles!

https://italy-cycling-guide.info/traffic-free-cycleways/cycling-riviera/

Deployed the road fixed for a 80k ride yesterday. It's crazy to see how big of a difference newer shimano levers do the ergonomics of the bike. Way way better than any alternative I've tried, including trp and cane creek.

Now the search for a couple of broken di2 levers is officially started.

Also, don't bother with the ungodly bad tape wrap and lunchbox on the handlebars, I've borrowed the last one from a friend to try and promptly removed it after the ride

McDonald's vibes in the best way possible. It's been a while since a yellow saddle and bar tape combo tied the room together so well

The clock is ticking 👀

While I'm waiting for the frame bag to come to life, I started experimenting with the bottle cages on the fork legs. Lo and behold, so far I'm really liking it! The bottles are easy to reach and they look like they get less dirt and grime from not being in the line of fire. I've clocked a couple of 100k rides this month and I can't get enough of this bike (although it's time for new chain and pads)

We're due for an update! :)