New bike(frame) time ;Ridley Kanzo Adventure custom

[Gunk]

Lovely build, not sure about the Hope stickers.

 

[tom73]

nice work

 

[Elybazza61]

Same front light and hub I have on my commuter, still impressed with the light output! Out of interest why did you bar mount it rather than through the fork crown? No hole?

Fork does have a mount on the crown but it's threaded and at the back.

Actually waiting on a neater Garmin/light mount;know someone who's involved with 3-d printed kit who make various mounts but they sre re-designing the one I'm after.

 

[Grant Fondo]

I like it, now you just need to get it muddy! My adventure bike is white, so you should fare better. Might try some G Ones they look cool

 

[Elybazza61]

I like it, now you just need to get it muddy! My adventure bike is white, so you should fare better. Might try some G Ones they look cool

It's going to be a jack of all trades; winter road bike, tourer,gravel bike and summer commuter.

So yes it will get dirty

 

[Elybazza61]

Some more pics.

Problem Solvers 'bow-ties' fitted to forks and frame, just need some 'voile' straps to use with them.Got these as they are a bit more minimal looking than the usual cages.

Also had a play with some Miss Grape backpacking kit at work;

Bought the top tube pack but will get the others later when funds allow(bar bag will be the smaller version).

And basically how it is at the moment;

Still on the list;

Miss Grape (bags as above),Brooks Cambium saddle and bar tape,Absolute Black oval chainrings,drybags for the fork legs, different Garmin(or Wahoo if I change)/light mount and possibly one of those posh Tailfinn rear rack/bag combos.

Also might be some carbon 650b rims available at an advantageous price so a second set of wheels might be on the cards(Hope/SP dynamo hubs) which would be shod with some Vittoria Terrano Zero tyres for road duties;keeping the Vapour/G-One combo for off-road duties.

Oh also looking at 650b mudguard options; so far Velo Orange and PDW offerings are favourites although there are some carbon ones available at a price that makes the others seem a bargain.

Oh and might actually get to ride the thing properly ; although do have at least one weekend tour semi-planned for next year.

 

[Elybazza61]

Well things not going to plan

Absolute black chainrings not workee with the Hope crank/spider combo. Ok on big ring but won't drop down on to the inner so reckon spacing is too wide between chainrings for the Ultegra mech.

Resorted to some old chainrings kicking about so running a 46/36 and shifting happily.

Might look at other crank options like Rotor as the bb is for a 30mm spindle.

 

[Elybazza61]

So a bit of a change with the Kanzo

Now running a 1x11 mullet Shimano set-up;GRX shifters working with an XT rear mech with Hope chainring and SRAM 11-42t cassette.

Had to set-up it all up on e-tube software as an MTB as it would see the mech as 10-speed and incompatible on the road set-up.

Also now sporting Brooks Cambium saddle and bar tape plus Exposure dynamo lights and Vittoria Terreno tubeless tyres.

On a test ride Thursday (with old G-Ones and old bar tape);

Exposure Revo light,76 projects mount(- Garmin Edge 1030) and Miss Grape bar bag.

Cambium bar tape;

Cambium saddle and Exposure red-eye light.

Tyres;

XT Di2 rear mech

GRX Di2 shifter.