Bikes, builds and gear
Buying a bike is just the beginning of the project, and no bike will survive adventure enduro rides right off the production line. The two main design fundaments of the build were intertwined. One affects the other and vice versa. The final build is a delicate balance of terror between weight and endurance.
The obvious goal was to keep the bike as light as possible, which is easy with parts selection. The hard part is applying the same fundament to everything that goes on the bike.
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Found a friend in Berlin
Last week in Berlin was awesome. Warm, sunny and feeling like spring. Loads of bikes on the streets. Well that [...]
Saturday well spent
Spent a fine Saturday at the garage. The yokes got another layer of primer as well as two coats of [...]
Rattle can yokes
First coat of primer. I wonder if the coat will crack when the clamps are eventually tightened.
Seat plan visualization
So here's a visualization of the side profile. I want the lines to somewhat echo the curves on the tank [...]
Fork oil gap and a wrecked seat
I set up my forks with a 20W Motul fork oil and a whopping 240 mm air gap. It's all [...]
Rims revisited, pipework and what have you nots
When I had the rims powder coated last winter, the rear didn't turn out perfect. The brake side of the [...]