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Hmm, still need to find my green-and-yellow Salsa Pepperjack grips and switch out shifters and brake levers but I think this turned out rather good!

Also had to fix up this Basso for the missus so she wouldn't feel left out. Mixed bag of Campy mtb and road bits.

Custom, by me. Was a pretty quick prototype and doesn't really work all too well with the big saddlebag. Made a new one right after that gig but no pics yet.

Overnighter setup from a couple of weeks ago testing out the bigger Super C saddlebag.

Was threadless but slammed all the way.

Tyres are 26x3.0" Rangers. Previously had them on my Surly 1x1 and even though I sold that frame I liked the tyres so much I wanted to build something new around them.

The stem was really fun to make! 120mm stack, 66,6mm reach and zero deg. Had to lengthen the steerer about 80mm give or take.

The V-brakes are surprisingly good paired with 5700 brifters. Better than the JuinTechs paired to 5800 brifters that I have on my Pelago Sibbo that's for sure. I have some cheapo Shimano mech disc brakes but it'd still be a 300€ wheelset (26" semi wide rim, tubeless, DT Comps, SP dynamo) which is a bit too much right now considering all my other projects and the fact that the current brakes work great. Brazing on the disc tabs is the easy part and just a couple of hours of work.

New rd and shiftmate. Drilled more holes for threaded inserts. Still debating on brazing on some disc tabs. Would give me an excuse to build a new set of wheels :)

Bought my first Pompino in 2009 or 2010, sold it. Pompetamine in 2014, sold it.
Third time's a charm eh?

Finally understood I need a XL frame for my 183cm. Cheap Easton fork from eBay (that started this project), the rest is pretty much partsbin. Fixed but brakes f&r. Definately on the heavy side but feels good to be riding fixed again!

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Forks are cheap and cheerful PX London Road with a coat of black spraypaint. Quite decent piece of kit for the £50 I payed.

Dynamo routing is internal by yours truly. The aluminium crown is very thick so no worries drilling a hole there but the hole by the dropout is going to bother me for a while until I get enough km's on the fork to forget about it. Should be ok though. Tried taking some pics but the installation is just too damn stealthy ;)

Thought I'd post my 26er commuter too.
Had a Pelago fork kicking about so I brazed on some canti studs and switched the steerer tube to a threaded one. I really like the biplane crown and I finally got rid of that old unicrown fork.

Cheers!

@Heldring Bars are Ritchey Evomax, 46cm. Stem is a Manila-connection thing but you'll find the same model from Satori called Stealth 6.

Wasn't sure if I'd get away with posting this in the gravel thread, this feels like a safer place ;)

Finally got around to building a new wheelset for the Sibbo. Also dialed in the fenders and some other things. Should be pretty much done for now.
Originally built it up because my roadbike was just too racey and I couldn't see myself doing brevets on it. This will do just fine on the occasional road ride but being quite the comfy ride it's just stellar even when pushing centuries in a row.

More pics at Flickr as usual.

Pelago Stavanger!

https://www.lfgss.com/comments/14349942/

Details on PedalRoom

4L capacity just in case. Longest stretch without any services or known habitation should be atleast 100km so better safe than sorry. Might even chuck a 5L tank in the basket ;)

My Stavanger loaded up once again

All this has been changed after the most recent pic as I switched to a Shimano/riser setup.

Guess I have really have to buy that new frame now eh

Would it blow your mind if I said the UK ;) Snagged it off eBay 2-3 years ago for peanuts basically. Badly listed and only bidder. Even turned out to be a S-Works which was a complete surprise!

Didn't think Pedalroom specs could be misinterpreted but alas.
I changed the handlebars from some wimpy 420mm Procrafts to 460mm Deda Piegas, stem remained the same Cannondale TIG welded steel. Can be seen in catalogues in the mid 90's but oh so elusive. Took me one year to find one eBay as pickins are rather slim up in Scandiland. Lucky for me it was a 110mm so pretty useful, could do with a bit more reach in the handlebars though...
Those old GT stems @andyBmore mentioned are a personal fav, must have like 10 of those in use/in the parts bin.

Seatpost was a American Classic, switched it to a Alpina to match the fork but wasn't a huge success in my mind. All this has been changed after the most recent pic as I switched to a Shimano/riser setup.

Guessing postage from Finland would be about the same as from R2bike from where I bought mine ;)

Cheers! That oh so lovely M550 der handles the 11-42 great! Old B-screw had stripped its threads so I had to switch it out. But even the new B-screw isn't threaded in some wonky fashion, plain Jane middle of the threads.

I was a bit worried about the two smallest cogs but shifts into those too just fine. Even bought a WolfTooth RoadLink in haste but never needed to use it, go figure.

Since those pics I've changed to a M738 rear der. Having a bit more difficulties setting it up, seem to have bent the der hanger...

Yes, correct. Was actually looking to sell the Rangers after I sold my Surly 1x1 but I put them to good use in the Marin. Turned out to be quite a lucky dumpsterfind eventhough the 620mm toptube put me off at first.

Getting enough clearance for the link wire did cause some headache. I'm not sure if I'm a good mechanic or a stubborn one but either way the brakes work great, wrong pull ratio and all. Good modulation and stopping power. Beats many TRP Spyres and other mechanical disc brakes for example.

The Marin also features some bits I made myself, stem and anythingcages most prominently. Looking to make a new fork for it as I dislike 99% of all unicrown forks. Maybe a wide Pacenti crown and some sturdy fork legs. Already got some disc mounts from Konga and have a few cable actuated disc brake sets kicking about.

Oh, and that 3.0" Ranger did definitely not fit in the rear if anyone's wondering. Does come up a bit narrow at about 72mm but I made a poorman's yoke out of some 76mm ID steel pipe which I opened up a bit and brazed in there. Seatstays also crimped for ease of mind but that's my bread and butter these days hah.

Proper pics for your viewing pleasure:

More pics in my Flickr and specs can be found at Pedalroom.

@Hulsroy
Cheers! Coming from you, that means alot!

@spotter
Cantis everytime! I just like the lever feel better. Can be a pain to setup but as one of my friends said: canti's have a sensitive soul but are friend for life when properly maintained ;)
The 'Dale is kitted out with quite alot of classic Ritchey bits so cantis are also Logic.

The bag support on the Stavanger is a Minoura SBH-300 that I've flipped upside down.

Then I just secured the drybag with a 1m strap doublelooped. No sway whatsoever!
Carradice Super-C bags are on the shopping list so I'm probably replacing it with a Audax saddlebag and Bagman. The tent that was in the drybag can go back into one of the panniers.

I've gone from touring with 28mm->35mm->40mm->45mm->50mm tyres and this is where I'll stay. And those Clements are a dream! 51mm and then some wide, didn't have the easiest time fitting it in the rear but nothing a little chainstay crimping can't fix ;)

@Tijs
The Cannondales last setup as my tourer was great, it had been evolving for so many years so it had better be good.
It just got so crowded and had so many custom solutions it was a pain to fix anything. Felt good starting with a clean slate. The 'Dale was also starting to give up, both chainstays were cracked so it's had an appointment with a local welder but don't really want to risk it anymore. Too good a frame to completely destroy!

P.S. Click the pics to get to the respective galleries!

A few of my latest builds.

Cannondale did it's last run as my touring bike and moved on to full commuter duty.

Got myself a Pelago Stavanger to take over as my main touring bike. I really like the more allround aspect of it compared to the 'Dale, wants and can go pretty much anywhere apart from bikepacking stuff.

And something I threw together just for fun. Should come in handy once things shift over to something more... icy up here in Finland.