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Thanks for the comments!

@S_b This is in the outskirts of Madrid. Really nice riding around here. What year was your Croix de Fer?

@Marcootsee Hah! Thanks for the joining the ride :D You're absolutely right, I don't think I'll ever sell it now. This was the bike I really learnt about bikes on...it will be a keeper, maybe my kids will ride it some day. I may have it resprayed some day though.

@Alan_tbt I bought the frame second hand, it had a carbon fork at the time. I didn't trust it, so I used changed it for a Thorn fork first and then a Masi one for a while. I've now gone back to the Thorn, which seems really robust.

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I thought I was done with this bike. I had stripped it and was going to sell, but I never got round to it. Since my last update new children, a pandemic, and two moves have happened.

Now I live in a place where my Panaracer Paselas nearly killed me on loose gravel and sand, so WTB Nano's have gone on and I've reverted to a flat bar and wide range cassette. I've also gone back to the Thorn fork I had in an earlier iteration and used a lot of the same components from earlier builds. The new bars are Nitto Jitensha. I love them aesthetically but the jury's still out in terms of comfort. Perhaps wider, proper, MTB bars, are the way to go. The XT mech and wide range cassette are giving me trouble; the cable gets so tight I can't shift into the last three cogs. It's strange because I've used this same combination of mech, cassette and shifter before!

In any case, I think it looks pretty cool and I will work out the niggles in due course. More than anything I'm just happy I kept this bike and I love how adaptable it is.

this is looking great!

...and here's mine. A cheap ebay 'bargain' turned into hassle when I later found out the fork steerer was bent. Took me a while to find a replacement, but I finally did (and I suspect the new fork may have come from a Royale).

In this iteration I went with a massive cassette, 1x10 and jitensha bars for an errand/dad-bike...but I really find these bars very uncomfortable. I'm going to give them one more shot, but this will probably go back to nitto noodles, sugino triple and a normal cassette. [edit: sorry for the half wrapped bar, one guard on and one off etc. this is due to constant fettling!]

Oh! Only just discovered this thread. Love these bikes and great to see so many great builds. I have a bastardized 708 Randonneur I'll put up soon :)

I could also part this out if interest in specific components.

I've got this crazy mish mash of a bike for sale. I built it up for my wife, but it's barely been used. It's a tatty but solid dawes galaxy frame - from the 90s I think - 5ocm, but I need to measure again. Velo Orange Porteur bars, Ultegra chainset, Shimano Deore LX rear mech and cantis (with a wonky set up for the rear brake courtesy of a local bike mechanic - but it works), Liv saddle, 9 speed cassette and bar end shifter, 700x43 Gravel Kings tight clearance...

How's £100 all in?

I'm out in East Lothian, but can bring it in near the meadows on weekdays.

I’m close to turning an 90s raleigh randonneur into a do-it-all dad-tourer-gravel-commuter…or that’s my hope at least

Am just missing a 10 speed shifter for an xt mech…anyone got one?

Even cooler would be a right hand paul thimbie…i used to use one for a front mech and thought it was a great piece of kit
Thanks!

Sorted, thanks

As per the title…any knocking about?

Does anyone have a 1 inch threaded canti fork they don't need? I need at least 20 cm worth of steerer...something reynolds 531 like you'd find on a dawes galaxy or similar would be amazing.

Thanks!

no problem, thanks!

Potentially interested in the forks if MCamb no longer is...would need posting though

very cool! I DO like those pedals

Awesome build, of an awesome bike - glws

Looking forward to seeing what you turn it into! For historiographical completeness, I bought the F&F from @pos when I lived in London. Sales thread here: https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/327826/#comment14572258
I had a not very interesting build thread here: https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/329601/

In terms of fluoro, I always thought the bike deserved some bright coloured pedals. Like yellow DMR's or something.

*edited for updated usernames/links

Hi @BloodyBones, @Brum is coming to take a look this weekend...I'll let you know if he changes his mind.

Just replied, sorry for the delay!

Hi all, thinking of splitting this bike and putting up the frame and wheels for sale, possibly other bits. It's been a faithful and reliable machine and the perfect base for dad-mobile, but now have two kids and need to make some room. If anyone's interested feel free to PM.

Great thread! Following with interest. I actually have a slightly earlier Randonneur that needs a new fork…hadn’t thought of changing the head tube, great idea.

Free bump, because that looks awesome!

that would be wicked, thanks! Will PM

After years of service, my paselas have finally split their sidewalls and retired from duty.
Anyone have some gumwall tyres in the 700x33-38 range? thanks!

Oh - and if anyone has a wide range 10speed cassette for sale, like those sun race ones, please let me know!

No problem, thanks