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Moulin Muirs in Fife. Super bumpy, with some steep stuff. I think I'd prefer the long climbs?

Too good.

gonna do a fixed 200 with 2400 elevation this Saturday

Do you have the screws tho?

It would probably depend on the details of your setup, my guess would be no. I ordered 50mm GBs, they should arrive tomorrow or day after. I have one of the tektro calipers so can check.

Thank you for saying this I've been feeling very insecure about my gap

So I played with the pair I have on another bike and they are actually way more malleable than I initially thought. I'm planning to jut pinch the sides with pliers and bend slightly. That doesn't seem to mess with the overall curve. Awaiting delivery of a 50mm pair.

Straight stays, but I think I'd hold off on straight selling for now as I can fit it on another bike.

Similar considered, can swap for VO randonneur rack.

If I'm understanding you, are you saying hold the curve stable with some fixing while denting the sides? That would make sense but I don't think I have something like that available.

Maybe hammering the sides rather than bending? That might distort the material more locally?

A measuring caliper is showing 48mm of clearance in the fork, so I'm thinking I should be brave and try to dent the sides. Even if I mess up the curve, it might not be too obvious? Maybe I should get the short version so as not to have to much of a poorly fitting flap over the front wheel if it comes to that...

Rando fixie back in the spotlight. Had a nice strong ride today, I just know this'll be very sick fully built up. Massive kudos to @Ph1ll1p for brazing the posts and crimping the stays <333

Some GB mudguards, nitto m12 rack, VO decaleur, etc. Dunno what's up with the cockpit, I swear bdhu was on point in the workshop. Might find a pair of campy levers for it anyhow.

very chunky, nice

Where else, bruh??

We should all strive to being our own fairings

Lol who is brave enough to bring up Jan Heine's fairing mudguards

I think most of us all either too chunky, or too hipstery for tight jerseys, so aero is moot

Also if you're faster you spend less time outside

hmm didn't actually try, I guess I should find a surrogate before I panic

suspension stems

Sounds like someone needs to let out some air out the front tyre ayy

Credit where credit is due, they appreciate all sorts of bikes, just prefer to ride something they're used to (which is absolutely the correct thing to do).

My motivation for building my (rando-esque) bikes or doing audaxes is very Freudian. The paternal issues go away when a tired MAMIL in a PBP vest leans over to examine my bike from a polite distance and compliments me on the 'job well done eh' while I'm sitting down on the gas station curb eating my ice cream pretending my legs are still fresh after 8h of riding.

IMO 'real world' comparisons for me would also include me coasting, lifting my bum, and holding my breath on every other pothole on 23, vs gently shifting weight and still pedalling on 42.

Were the fat tyres reasonably nice like gravelkings or sth? Or is this comparing gp500 on a road bike with schwalbe marathon on a hybrid?

So I had the same problem on another bike with GBs, and I just squished them in a vice. I was kinda impatient at the time. Worked fine but fucked the curve, and it sits funny over the front wheel now.

I'm not sure cutting them up is an option. I tried drilling through once, and didn't get far. That steel is tough. Had to hammer through to get a brake bridge hole on the rear.

more than 45mm of mudguard won't fit in the fork, which is the whole problem.

I have a conundrum. I have a 42 tyre that I want to wrap up in some pretty mudguard, but the fork only clears around 45cm. GB mudguards come in 40mm and 50mm width at 650b. The former might touch the tyre, the latter won't fit in the fork without bending. I'm very reluctant to bend stainless steel mudguards, is there a safe way to do it without ruining the shape?

Or should I go chromoplastic and file away the bit under the fork?