Back in 2016 I started building myself a new 650b light touring bike to replace the 700c bike I rode in the Oregon Manifest in 2011. What I built ended up getting sent to Bicycle Quarterly to be reviewed in issue 61. And then when I got it back, I continued to ride it as my main go-to/do-all bike…up until very recently. I built myself a bike last year (now 2022 as I type this!) and felt that this one could go to a new home. Well, it found a new home. And it is now a completely different looking bike! No more black components, no more lilac paint, and no more electronic shifting powered off the dynamo. I’m definitely going to have to save that group for my next build and keep the dream alive!
BQ issue 61 test bike redux
October 29, 2024
Back in 2016 I started building myself a new 650b light touring bike to replace the 700c bike I rode in the Oregon Manifest in 2011. What I built ended up getting sent to Bicycle Quarterly to be reviewed in issue 61. And then when I got it back, I continued to ride it as my main go-to/do-all bike…up until very recently. I built myself a bike last year (now 2022 as I type this!) and felt that this one could go to a new home. Well, it found a new home. And it is now a completely different looking bike! No more black components, no more lilac paint, and no more electronic shifting powered off the dynamo. I’m definitely going to have to save that group for my next build and keep the dream alive!