My new ride, it's a culmination of the last few years of experience with a nod to the history of the french Randonneur but with lots of modern touches. A run down of some of the more critical build bits,
- Velo Orange Polyvalent Disc frame
- White Industries Cranks with VBC rings (46/30)
- Deore XT M8000 SGS 11 Speed rear mech (Clutched)
- Ultegra r8000 front mech
- Dia Compe ENE 11 Speed Downtube Shifters
- TRP Spyre SLC Calipers
- Uberbike floating Rotors (160 Rear and 180 Front)
- 650B Wheels from The Cycle Clinic in Glemsford (Kinlin TL23 Rims on Novatec/ SP PD8)
- Gilles Berthoud GB25 bag on VO Randonneur Rack
The whole idea of this bike was that it would be a long distance ride but capable of handling touring. I can run up to a 40T Cassette (which is on it in the pics) giving plenty of range for loaded climbing and I'll run a 28T for Audax and daily riding.
After one 80km ride and a few shorter test rides I am really happy with it. Not the lightest bike but then that was never the idea of this one. Designed as a low trail front end it carries the weight in the bar bag well with no real noticeable impact on handling. Looking forward to trying it out on something a bit longer.