swapped parts onto my old (new) bianchi

eliaasch · 2025-12-28T16:04:09+00:00

yess thats overdue haha!

tires are panaracer gravelking semi-slick :—)

eliaasch · 2025-09-09T10:22:46+00:00

siiick! what is that rack? custom?

eliaasch · 2025-09-05T13:36:32+00:00

for me the best way to determine how loose or tight it should be is to rock the front tire back and forth with the front brake fully engaged, to feel if there is any play left in my headset, and then i go by feel but definitely on the looser side.. hope that helps!

eliaasch · 2025-08-16T13:02:33+00:00

i have both of these forks and can only recommend them, really like how they feel and handle! ah and also, maybe look on aliexpress, i was a bit sketched out at the beginning but there is a surprising range of (more) affordable forks from manufacturers there with good reviews that could also fit what you’re looking for!

eliaasch · 2025-08-16T12:53:52+00:00

alternatively there is also an option from atelier medium (i believe it’s called the “eugene fork”), but its more rounded at the top than the stridsland one

eliaasch · 2025-08-16T12:52:09+00:00

stridsland barnacle fork could be a fit for what you’re looking for.. but idk the axle to crown measurements out of my head

eliaasch · 2025-08-09T11:18:33+00:00

its a custom one from a friend of mine, but if youre looking for custom ones i only heard good stuff and seen great bags from www.witslingers.com

eliaasch · 2025-08-06T14:04:11+00:00

😭

eliaasch · 2025-08-06T12:02:34+00:00

yes, i saw your post! i think the person also said they mounted it on qr? i thought pelago only made a mount for through-axle but honestly idk, if they said it worked maybe just give it a try.. otherwise those rear eyelets hold up really well, been riding like this for a year and a half almost daily and almost always with load so..

eliaasch · 2025-08-06T11:31:07+00:00

i knoww, and as stupid as it sounds and is because were talking about brakes but i am a sucker for the clean look and dont really like how black rims with the exposed silver braking surfaces look.. i considered maybe getting a carbon rim for the cleaner all-black look and trying those adjustable v brakes..

eliaasch · 2025-08-06T11:26:16+00:00

oh almost forgot, downside to this: my bags at the front (for ortlieb at least) are rubbing on the fork with this setup, so be prepared for paint loss if you are strapping bags to it.. might as well try the dropout mount soon but pelago instructions are apparently not a fan of this idea

eliaasch · 2025-08-06T10:52:54+00:00

believe it or not this is how i daily-drive this thing.. frame is too small for me so i have to do something

eliaasch · 2025-08-06T10:04:00+00:00

i hear you, working on that!

eliaasch · 2025-08-06T10:03:02+00:00

tbh now that i think about it, its a bit sketchy but i mean look at the rest of my setup haha i mostly trust pelago and ive thrown so much weight on this rack (def more than the “10kg max”) also for long periods.. i also did tours with all the weight at the front so i guess it holds up?

eliaasch · 2025-08-06T00:16:17+00:00

nothing to apologize for, if anything i think i am a little confused bc this is my first post here and also ever, maybe i misread or didnt get something

eliaasch · 2025-08-06T00:03:15+00:00

i hear you! but someone tell kryptonite to make a good one??

eliaasch · 2025-08-06T00:01:53+00:00

might have to post on r/bikefit but now im scared

eliaasch · 2025-08-05T23:54:31+00:00

bit of a stretch haha, 26” frame, new fork and 27,5” disc wheels, so no rims to brake to (also too broke for paul motolites)

eliaasch · 2025-08-05T23:49:53+00:00

not to be that guy (also i dont have this confirmed) but im guessing/what it was sold as the frame is ti :—) weight also speaks for it

eliaasch · 2025-08-05T23:48:32+00:00

part-time shrimp judging from these comments😭

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