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Came across this 2011 article today.

More pics and the full details:

https://www.thespoken.cc/road-kandy-twinbar

Hoping it gains some traction and we see more vintage categories for us tinkerers with classic taste 😋

2023 frame with various parts from the past 45 years. Dream bike. Can't believe I finally own a true randonneur, let alone a boutique frame. Buy once, cry once, ride off into the sunset 🤙

Parts list, cuz I'm geeked:

2023 Crust Lightning Bolt, canti version

650b budget wheels - Weinmann hoops on Wheel Master hubs I converted to QR

38 mm Gravelking SS tires

11-36 freewheel

46-32-20 Sugino crankset (Dimension big ring)

Velo Orange Neauveau Randonneur bars

Twkteo RL340 levers

VO removable faceplate quill stem

Velo Orange microfiber saddle

Fluted seatpost from an early 80s Huffy Aerowind (look them up, they're cool!)

Sram X-4 rear derailleur

Shimano something or other front derailleur

Dia-Compe canti brakes from my dad's mid-80s Nishiki

SunRace friction bar end left

Sante hacked to another front bar end on the right for wider range shifting

Rene Herse.front cable hanger

Nitto rear hanger

Honjo Smooth fenders

Cheapass titanium bottle cages I heat-anodized

Serfas woven bar tape

Two left downtube stops because they only had a matching lefty to the one I already had

Cheapo two-way pedals because I got Velo Sambas for cheap so I wanted to try out clipless

Rogue Panda Alamo top tube bag

Limited run colorway Swift Industries Randonneur bag

Visto rear reflector

And last but not least, the Rak-Lok front rack that I'm currently honeymooning in this mount orientation, full review on that soon!

That's the name locals have called this bit of state forest since before I was born. It has been a 'secret' party spot for generations.

This was my first time there. The trails are all loose sand, miserable to try to bike on. Lots of fishtailing and oversteering to try to stay upright. ATV heaven though. Set up camp and hiked most of the day instead.

Big beautiful nature ftw. Go out and get some!

New to me 2016 Patriot. Noticed this loose bit, I assume it's a ground wire that wasn't reconnected when someone worked on it(?) Where is it meant to go?

2.4L, 6 speed auto, 97,000 mi

Any alternative to pavement ups the adventure factor!

This footbridge is beyond a dead-end, behind a small town gas station/McD's. Cross the stream, climb the path, over some RR tracks and you're at the 'beginning' of another dead-end gravel road. Love the 'secret access' experience into a wide open gravel adventure.

God made Dirt, and Dirt bust your ass.

Rode these wheels a bare minimum of 750 miles from new. Went to change the tires and realized I'd never installed rim tape. How did I not get a single flat tube in almost two years?!