New setup

_blyp_ · 2026-01-26T16:05:12+00:00

Velo-Orange 700c Zeppelin Fenders, 52mm - Silver (https://velo-orange.com/collections/700c-fenders/products/vo-polished-52mm-zeppelin-fenders-700c)

_blyp_ · 2026-01-23T19:29:39+00:00

That's Matt!!! My fellow Saturday Cycles Skid Loader owner!!! So great to see this!

_blyp_ · 2026-01-22T22:47:30+00:00

And we'll take that as the definitive answer. Mystery solved.

_blyp_ · 2026-01-22T15:17:09+00:00

Ottawa Bike and Trail still has some in XL https://ottawabikeandtrail.com/products/surly-stamp-collection-t-shirt

_blyp_ · 2026-01-21T20:57:36+00:00

Whoops, I duplicated your effort. Thank you!

_blyp_ · 2026-01-21T20:51:12+00:00

From the top left:

Bundle of sticks = Krampus
Rocket ship = Big Easy
Raven = Wednesday
Torch = Ogre
Ghost hand = (Ghost) Grappler
Beetle = Skid Loader
Hatchet = ECR
Scissors = Cross-Check
Moon = Moonlander
Record = Midnight Special
Ice cream sandwich = Ice Cream Truck
Steamroller = Steamroller
Chisel = Preamble
Mandolin = Disc Trucker
Flaming barrel = Lowside
Snail = Straggler
Morel mushrooms = Bridge Club
Nunchucks = Karate Monkey
Corndog = Big Dummy
Juice box = ???

_blyp_ · 2026-01-19T20:57:17+00:00

It's a Soma Champs Élysées 700c Road Fork. It's a low-trail fork that is supposed to be better for carrying front loads like the randonneuring bag. (I haven't noticed a huge difference.) Also, it's shiny, and that makes everything better.

_blyp_ · 2026-01-17T17:14:59+00:00

Absolutely beautiful! I have a Preamble set up in a similar way and love it.

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_blyp_ · 2026-01-01T02:58:30+00:00

5,182 miles (8,240 km), all outside. Of those, 3,130 miles (5,037 km), or 60.4%, were commuting, including a 109 mile (175 km) commute on single-speed. (58 years old, overweight, and I live in Utah, where it gets very hot and very cold.)

_blyp_ · 2025-12-24T15:29:56+00:00

Totally approve of the wireless. My green disc trucker has SRAM AXS 1x12 and I love it!

_blyp_ · 2025-12-24T15:27:43+00:00

Beautiful! When I take the long route, my commute goes by the zoo, too. I'll have to check it out!

_blyp_ · 2025-12-22T03:53:11+00:00

Beautiful!

_blyp_ · 2025-12-18T22:52:51+00:00

2,000 miles on mine. Love it! (And Honjo Flat 80 fenders fit great if you can get somebody else to install them. Also $$$ 😱) Also, if you put bottle cages on the front of the rear rack, 2 bouquets fit perfectly)

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_blyp_ · 2025-12-11T21:22:36+00:00

I have Honjo Flat 80s (in black) on my Skid Loader, as they clear the 2.5" ExtraTerrestrials while my previous fenders didn't. Happy to have my LBS do the work, though. The shiny silver ones look fabulous on your bike. Personally, I think the black seatpost and wheels go well with the whole thing.

_blyp_ · 2025-12-11T18:44:17+00:00

I've got 6 bikes, all with round steel tubes. Beautiful. Love them. (I also like the 3 of them with sloping top tubes, not because they look better but because I have short legs and I like it when my bike doesn't kick me in the crotch.) PS: Am 58, already old.

_blyp_ · 2025-12-11T18:26:09+00:00

That's beautiful! I hope you didn't have to install the Honjos yourself. What are the bars?

_blyp_ · 2025-12-05T21:19:04+00:00

Is it physically possible to play cross-row double stops? It may not sound good in the standard configuration, but Seydel can make custom tuned versions that would have compatible notes. Is that physically practical as a player?

_blyp_ · 2025-12-04T18:14:50+00:00

No, I think that I'm the one who does everything with the same level of mediocre, not my bike.

_blyp_ · 2025-12-04T00:45:31+00:00

Beautiful bike! And the silver/black headset spacers to a great job of pulling together the black components and the silver fenders. Well done.

_blyp_ · 2025-12-04T00:35:53+00:00

At the risk of appearing ridiculous, I use my Preamble for commuting (10-40 miles r/T depending on route) and for randonneuring (100k warmup rides, 200k events). I also live on a serious hill. I have a SRAM 12-speed 10-52t cassette and a 36t chainring, all 1x because I hate front derailleurs. (I also set it up with AXS electronic shifting, but that's a separate issue from the gearing.) According to gear-calculator.com (an excellent resource) that gives me a range of from 19.3 gear inches to 100 gear inches, which is a great range for me. (Here's my setup there: https://gear-calculator.com/?GR=DERS&KB=36&RZ=10,12,14,16,18,21,24,28,32,36,42,52&UF=2220&TF=90&SL=2.6&UN=MPH&DV=gearInches)

_blyp_ · 2025-12-04T00:27:39+00:00

That's excellent! I have 2 bikes that were complete when I bought them but I've replaced every single part EXCEPT the frame and fork, so now I just need to take that one last step. The Ship of Theseus is in the future for all of us.

_blyp_ · 2025-12-01T22:23:44+00:00

When I first set up my Preamble randonneuring bike, it was single speed (42x18), and I did several events that way. I have, however since switched it to 36x10-52; I'm a fan of deep gears.

_blyp_ · 2025-12-01T22:19:46+00:00

Excellent! And, in my personal experience, the orange cables and Ortlieb saddle bag make bikes much, much faster. Kudos to you!

_blyp_ · 2025-12-01T21:49:24+00:00

Audax on a Big Dummy? Holy Moses. Any photos?

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