Dirty Rando, aka the first Crust in Poland
I’m not exaggerating when I say this bike is magic. It’s got the fun and the comfy, and of course handsome.
I was all hyped up on Jan Heine in the beginning, so set it up with narrow rando drops and was ripping around on it like a bat out of hell. But we all know what this bike wants is a nice wide bar, and now it’s really in the sweet spot.
Garrett said it’s up to me to figure out how to set it up 2x, so I did. Side-pull is the answer. It might not pass the beauty inspection, but it works for me!
I like to ride long distance “gravel” type routes, which in Poland can mean anything from pot-holed asphalt to forest singletrack, to field tracks, and this thing glides through all of that.
I even did a race on it one time, 600km in 45 hours, and won the “best looking bike” award :D
Frame:
Nor'Easter
Details:
Headset: Stronglight
Stem: Nitto Technomic 60mm
Handlebar: Rune Hilt bar 580mm
Brake Levers: TRP RRL
Brakes: Juin Tech R1
Pedals: Some nameless sealed bearing ones off Amazon - real good actually
Saddle: Berthoud
Seat Post: Pelago
Crankset: Spa Cycles 2x, 165mm
Chainring: 42/26
Bottom Bracket: Shimano??
Shifter: Microshift for the rear, Shimano Dura Ace for front
Derailleur: Shimano XT in rear, Shimano SLX side pull in front
Cassette: Shimano 11-36
Wheels: WTB KOM-Light i29 with DT-Swiss 350 in the back, SP dynamo hub in front
Tires: Continental Race King 27.5x2.2
Bag&rack: TimTasRek custom - worth every Euro cent