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This is coming along nicely! Got the same cranks on my Giant and love the fact that they're compatible with cheap N/W rings.

Old but gold: @Breso c40

Thanks! That makes sense, it kind of reminded me of a stripped speedneedle.

Yes! What saddle is that?

Awesome!

There have been quite a few interesting non-period correct carbon 'youngtimer' projects on here lately. I'd rather not keep the entry requirements too strict but I was thinking along the lines of bikes that are roughly 10 years or older and personalized in a way that sets them apart from your average period correct build. I'll start with a few of my favourite ones from the CP section. Feel free to share your own bikes or bikes you like.
@HoKe Look 381

@khalid Trek Madone

@v11boy Trek 5500 USPS

@mattyc Look 381, has this project been abandoned?

And my Time VXRS

Thanks :) Tbh, I initially hated the bulky look of the stem and used an ITM millenium stem instead. But after a while I came to appreciate the time stem from an engineering pov: it has a large and evenly distributed clamping area without any sharp edges and its pretty light. It also makes the bike feel more comfy than the itm stem from what I can tell + it matches the rest of the bike. Still need to tweak the reach a little by either bringing the hoods up a little more or getting some slightly shorter reach bars. What is probably even more important is getting used to a road bike position again after riding almost exclusively with upright 26ers for the last 12 months...

And some details:

V2 with rotor compact cranks; alpha ztr 340 x r45 with shimano freehub and 11 speed 105 casette and chain.

A little robin inspected the front tyre of my kona the other day

For those who haven’t seen it already: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=61W6PG3kbmo
Which is not to say that this is a bad deal for someone who wants a c50. So, GLWS!

Dat facial expression would make a nice headtube badge ;)

That mskes sense. It’s not hard to see why a fat-bike would come in handy in those conditions :)

Nah, orange grips would draw unnecessary attention to the bike when locked up and I’m not planning to spend any money on this. Except for a slightly longer seatpost since the current one is a little too short and already past the min. insertion.

The photo was taken on its first test ride. My commute is alongside but not on the airfield itself though. I do have the original orange stem to counter-balance the rear, but I swapped it for a longer stem because of the sweepy bars and short top tube.

Thanks for the enlightenment. Sounds fun! I’m not familiar with cx racing rules but all the cx race bikes I ever saw had drop bars. Could you enter a cx competition on an xc mtb for instance?

Bad effort at fitting the rear GB mudguard ;)

New parts-bin build for bad-weather commuting and locking up outside without having to worry too much.

I’m curious, what kind of competition is a bike like that intended for? XC, beach racing?

I appreciate the bump! Thanks for solving the mistery and good luck with your project - it already looks promising with its patina and center-pull brakes!

Rare MBK Max for a fair price of 300€:

https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/mbk-record-max-rahmenset-columbus-max-rh-56/1473927516-217-4832

Thanks for the repost. To add to the discussion on front v back-loaded luggage with some more anecdotal evidence: I used a tubus tara and ortlieb sport rollers on a 1inch threaded fork on a tour a while ago. The fork angle was rather steep with little rake and I used drop bars. The whole set-up felt wrong: it was flexy at low speeds, wobbly at anything above 20km/h and the handling felt sluggish. The bike felt great with rear panniers though. After that experience, I had the tubus tara sitting in my parts bin waiting for a more suitable build. I recently put it on the giant with a 1 1/8 ahead fork with big fork blades and mid-blade mounts and with sweeped riser bars. In this set-up, the front loading feels great. Very stable and with a lot of grip on the front which makes climbing, descending and riding out of the saddle a lot more enjoyable. I was touring with a friend who rode a similar 26er with a rear load and it was interesting to see and feel the difference on otherwise similar bikes. On the road it doesn‘t make much of a difference but on twisty paths the front load inspires a lot more confidence. I’m happy with having a rear loaded 28 inch road-type touring bike and a front loaded 26er. At the end of the day the more suitable option depends on the frame and the type of riding intended.

Cheers! The freehub is starting to make some weird sounds though but that‘s okay since the hubs were some lower quality stx 7 speed ones from another bike and I already have an 8 speed shifter on the bike. Basically a welcome justification to build up some 8 speed/ dyno hub wheels.

The Giant in its final form. I’m quite happy with how it turned out :)

That turned out really nice! Pistarmac...