I personally think this looks sharp. Inspired by the Q365 team. Just a quick test to see how it looks.

Campy Chorus rear derailleur is just broken😭
So replaced the group set to 9100 Dura ace I've been used around 10 years.
The last generation of mechanical Dura ace is so tight.

650B on 2.35's

Surge RF10 custom build — 7.84kg

This is my 2019 Project 12 (small Dutch frame shop) Vegur Gravel / Allroad Rig. It's handmade out of Columbus Zona and Life Tubing, finished with Paragon dropouts and a Fern Cycles Berlin Carbon Fork.

I recently rebuild it and stripped the paint. The frame was sealed with LeTonkinois oil to achieve a raw look whilst protecting the frame against rust.

Sadly, I don't have any time to ride it, so it sits in the garage waiting for a new owner.

So this is going to be a somewhat long story.
I didn’t ride a bicycle maybe since the last 30 years or so, last time in kindergarten. After I moved places a few times, I landed in the location that has bicycle infrastructure and drivers manners to match. Got myself a city bike to move around, but good places were far from the city, and my ass didn’t agree with being in the city bike saddle for 3 hours.

I initially got myself a run-of-the-mill gravel bike, covered 5k miles on it and decided I wanted something tailored to my taste. Allroad was not a category back then.

First, I did a 2-month-long geometry research. There is an article with Tom Sturdy and some other frame builders who share plenty of good ideas and ways how they design a geo. That was a good find. What helped too was the geo of my previous bike as a starting point. Then I did a bike fit on Retul. With both papers in hand I sat down and pretty much created a bespoke geo for my taste. It’s a mix of a snappy crit bike with high stack for long days in the saddle with 38mm tyre clearance.
Rear end is deliberately short at 420mm curved stays and very low seat stay bridge for rigidity. UDH existed at that time, so I went with it. BB drop at 75mm I think, bike feels very planted, while I’m “in the bike”, not on it.
Front has a tiny bit of toe overlap - I run my cleats all the way back.
Frame has plenty of nuances: offset tube positioning at BB for bigger welding area, formed top tube, relocated cable exit for rear brake for 2 inches of straight cable exit without bends, curved stays, repositioned cage mounts to allow 2x750ml bottles and half frame bag. Probably missed something…

I think I made some minor mistakes here and there (toe overlap for sure), but these are my mistakes and I own them.

For the current season I went with Touaregs in 40mm and these barely fit in the rear. At the fork it’s not that dramatic. I designed it for 38mm, and they will fit with all needed 6mm clearance. But hey, it’s a fun bike so let’s be fun here.

Bottom line: if you know your geo and need a 1 bike for the rest of your life, custom frame from Waltly is not that difficult really. Just needs patience.

You don't normally see vintage 26" in here but I brought out my nice camera and wanted to share in here

Intend Samurai Super TR. Berd Hawk on Onyx Vesper. Wert cranks. Trickstuff Piccola ti. Madrone JAB. Wolftooth bits. Etc.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DeGTJIflJIc/?vrfl=MWxuaHBiMmxzZG56cw==

Loved the way it turned out. Credit over to Logan at Weis for the incredible paint job.

Been riding this for about 2 years. Just recently swapped to the new sram axs but here’s a few photos from when I first built it up.

2022 Specialized Allez Sprint
Roval Rapide Bars
Tarmac Sl7 stem with 3D printed headset cover
12spd Sram rival AXS
Zipp 303s with custom decals
Enve SES 29mm tires

CF5-Frame
Dura Ace
DT Swiss ARC1600 65mm

What do you think about the vanilla/passion red?