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This is actually Thursday's ride. A commute of sorts. 18 mile round trip. Mild and dry. At the office.

Starting to look beautiful!

To start making it I will use the old wheels, making new ones always makes me a bit lazy

It's certainly not very light, but it's beautiful, and it's hard to find a better project than this one. The saddle is a Saevid, the...

And now a surprise for me: the seatpost is 26.8. Oh my God!!! I have a 26.8 Ringle in cherry red!!! Where the hell is it!!! Why isn't it...

I think it's the best definition I've ever heard, very well described. I'll add it to my book of famous quotes. 👍

If i was to go full suspension, it would be with one of these Rocky Mountain designs. I love that it still looks like a bicycle...

And now the fork. All the builds I see on this bike use Marzochi in white. I've always been a Manitou fan, and the R-Seven is a great...

For wheels, my favorite hubs are Hugi 240. Stan's rims came out in the 2000s, so we're leaving the classic Mavics aside for a bit and...

Another thing I want to build is a sub-10 bike with vintage gear. The bike weighed a little over 12 kg with Reba, XT/XTR, and Crossmax...

As I mentioned, the frame took many days to remove the glue, but in the end it turned out beautiful, and with a Wurth cleaner I managed...

Well, some cranks I loved from the 2000s are the Storck Power Arms, although I ended up saving them for another occasion because the...

So, what did 2000 bring us? Well, Octalink/ISIS and its subsequent evolution to integrated axles, the popularization of high-end carbon...

But just as I was starting to talk about the frame, another Element appeared, very far from my house. It was a fabulous cherry color and...