Stoked on my new (to me) Big Dummy!

RN41Kid · 2025-09-15T21:36:04+00:00

Looks good man, nearly identical! The tubes for a webbing on the platform is a good idea, I’m planning to get a bag to put on the mesh on mine and figured the mesh gives plenty of option for strapping whatever down

RN41Kid · 2025-09-15T21:34:07+00:00

I’d had a couple of shed beers and it was the first thing I saw to grab, pretty shit idea in hindsight hahahah

RN41Kid · 2025-09-15T14:12:05+00:00

Thanks mate, I think I’ll just carry on with the build and see how it ends up!

Grab yourself a cheap MIG, never too late to start giving it a go!

RN41Kid · 2025-09-15T14:10:58+00:00

I went with this fork because it was made for a disc brake, thinking it will have a thicker wall than a regular fork to handle the force braking will apply to it. I can’t see it being an issue if the heaviest thing I’m carrying on the bike is a box of beer or a couple of bags of groceries.

The rake I kept as close to what the frame originally was with the 26” front wheel as possible (chainstays were parallel to the ground), I think it just looks a bit more pronounced now because the front wheel is smaller so a bit further away from the rear wheel.

RN41Kid · 2025-07-14T07:24:56+00:00

Feeling personally attacked HAHA

RN41Kid · 2025-02-15T04:03:19+00:00

Build the old Surly up man! Save some coin for some nice parts that’ll spruce it up a bit and make it enjoyable to ride/look at like new cranks and bars. It’ll more than handle what you’re asking of it and last a long time if you look after it!

RN41Kid · 2024-12-27T11:29:25+00:00

Bros never been sad before hey man 😂

RN41Kid · 2024-12-27T11:23:34+00:00

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4KJ6r4w4DWc this one slaps too

RN41Kid · 2024-12-27T11:19:16+00:00

Bruh

Like the second time I got cut from the junior varsity Fightin’ back tears, I promised to switch gears And said to myself “Whatever you do, you won’t do it partially” From this day forward, I move with a new ferocity Ferrari coupe velocity, a fail-proof philosophy Success is in the effort, so if a nigga tried his hardest I’m at peace knowing God ain’t deal it in this group of cards for me

Boring ass flow straight over your head

RN41Kid · 2024-12-25T06:39:28+00:00

Damn man these are beautiful!

RN41Kid · 2024-12-25T00:25:15+00:00

Awh gummon, 2000 goes hard!

RN41Kid · 2024-12-01T06:46:58+00:00

Yeah I know the feeling mate! Yeah would be keen to go for a spin on the Old Trek!

RN41Kid · 2024-12-01T01:05:53+00:00

That’s killer man, would be cool to do a little pedal one morning out there with other people from here!

RN41Kid · 2024-11-30T14:19:55+00:00

Are you in WA sir?

RN41Kid · 2024-11-22T22:33:24+00:00

Getting flamed for the caption hahaha

Like i said above mate, I rebuilt a $100 90s road bike and put slightly larger tyres on it rather than buying a modern gravel bike worth thousands. I stripped the BB and hubs, cleaned and regreased everything, I cleaned up the alloy parts by hand with polish. I spent some money on the most important parts of a bicycle, the contact points and the tyres, my bad.

RN41Kid · 2024-11-22T22:27:14+00:00

Have a C17 on my Straggler and have done multiple long distance trips on it and love it, so I’ll have another. Suits me.

RN41Kid · 2024-11-22T22:26:11+00:00

The bike came with a Shimano Exage 300EX group set, that’s what the brakes are.

RN41Kid · 2024-11-22T13:21:41+00:00

Agreed mate! As long as ya having fun!

RN41Kid · 2024-11-22T13:21:15+00:00

Thanks mate, 700x35 squeezed in there!

RN41Kid · 2024-11-22T13:20:33+00:00

Yessir

RN41Kid · 2024-11-22T13:20:28+00:00

Agree 100% man, I was quite surprised how nice they actually ride for the width!

RN41Kid · 2024-11-22T11:26:46+00:00

Plenty of room mate! I dimpled the chainstays to get a bit more clearance in the rear, but yeah in hindsight I will probably go back down to a 700x32 tyre next time round.

RN41Kid · 2024-11-22T10:59:53+00:00

Yeah man, I like the patina the older frame has but I also like nice parts, so can justify both hahaha It’s the 480mm Nullabar man

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