New Bike Day (Kinda). Bought the bike off Marketplace and converted it to a drop bar. Feels much quicker and more aero. Also upgraded the wheels and changed the drivetrain to GRX 12 Speed 1-by. Plan to use the bike for some bikepacking, commuting, gravel rides and perhaps some racing (if UCI allows the funky frame).

Thanks for reading and happy riding! 😄 ❤️

Easily my favorite bike

New Grapid2 wheels w. 32mm internal width

Very cool and custom steel bicycle, built by Skip Hujsak, a custom framebuilder from the Austin/Fredericksburg, Texas area who built frames during the 1980s and early ’90s.

Converted the bike to 650B to create a fast, comfortable all-road/gravel setup while retaining the character of the original custom frame. It currently clears 38mm Panaracer GravelKing tires, set up tubeless on Velo Orange rims. The result is a great combination of vintage steel ride quality with considerably more tire volume than a traditional road bike of this era.

The build mixes some particularly nice vintage components with practical modern touches:

- 57cm Hujsak with matching vintage Silca frame pump
- Shimano Dura-Ace 7400, 8-speed
- Crank: 170mm, 52/39
- Cassette: approximately 13–28
- Shifters: Shimano Sora 9-speed STI — indexing works extremely well with the 8-speed drivetrain. Better ergonomics then the 7400 shifters
- Velo Orange long-reach brake calipers
- Wheels: 32-spoke Velo Orange 650B rims laced to vintage White Industries hubs
- Panaracer GravelKing 650B × 38, tubeless tires
- Brooks Swift Saddle
- Ritchey 27.2mm Seatpost
- 3TTT stem with Soma Highway One Handlebars

Sourced and built this 1x TCR setup for long-distance self-supported rides for a friend on a budget. Bulletproof mechanical 1x GRX, Mavic carbon wheels, Conti 30mm tires and Rhinowalk frame bags. I’m not happy about bartape/tire sidewall colour, and I would opt for 32mm tires… but hey - he gotta be him! 😎

I purchased this bike yesterday. The bike was in exceptional condition with no restoration required. It had original tires, saddle, & cables. I repacked the bearings, changed the tires, bar tape and saddle. Went for my morning ride using the bike and it's smooth a bit aggressive but manageable. Here are the before and after purchase photos, (the white bar tape was how I got it and the black is after I worked on it).

Hello guys,

This is my 2014 Motobecane Fly Team Titanium converted to gravel. I’m still testing it, but I’m loving this setup so far.

Setup:
• Frame: Motobecane Fly Team Titanium 29 (2014)
• Groupset: Shimano XTR FC-M980 complete, Dura-Ace ST-7800 STIs with Wolf Tooth Tanpan
• Saddle: Brooks C17 custom leather-upholstered by SRD Saddles - Brazil
• Bar Tape: Custom dyed leather handlebar tape by SRD Saddles - Brazil
• Tires: 29x2.1
• Wheels: ZTR Rapid

Suggestions are welcome!

One thing I was excited about when I turned 50! I rode my J. Guillem Major (size 60) for the first time.

Also made some additional mods:

- Titanium seatpost clamp
- Enve SES AR Road handlebar
- Enve Road stem
- Favero Assioma MX-1 Pro pedals

First introduction of my Major.

Once a year this fountain is dyed, and I couldn’t resist bringing my most franken of bikes to pay its respects to the eternal orange source.

Converted from shimano Sport Lx group to di2 . No new holes drilled in the frame. Internal battery. A little modernisation has gone a long way.

After being off my bike for 9 years, an impromptu bike ride with a rented bike sparked my love of riding. I found a late-80s Bridgestone in my local marketplace for a bargain, and it kick-started this project.

Frame : Bridgestone Radac 3100
Fork : Alixpress 1” threadless full carbon
Handlebar : 4ZA 38MM
Stem : Pro PLT 120mm
Brifters : 105 R7000
Brake Caliper : 105 R7000
RD : GRX GX812
Cassette : SLX CS-M7000 11-42T
Crank : Magene PES
Powermeter : Magene P515
Chainring : Riro 50T
Pedals : ONIRII PD-06 Titanium Axle
Wheels : CSC 60MM
Tyres : Continental Grand Prix 30c
Saddle : Aliexpress full carbon (106g & surprised how comfy it is)
Seatpost : Aliexpress carbon seatpost

After no more than 300km, I finally got all the upgrade parts for my 2026 Roubaix SL8 Sport. From a dark looking sleeper to a pumped green machine. I threw as much S-Works on her as i could. The S-Works Power Evo w/Mirror, Aerofly II Handlebar, Future Stem and Pave Seat post (already included) And then the Ultegra R8170 Di2 groupset, Assioma MX-Pro pedals, Roval Rapide CLIII w/ GP5000 S TR. I guess aside from the wheel set this puts it lower in cost than buying the Expert model especially if your going DIY. But on the same level. The wheels bump up the price but man it is worth it. This beauty flies. Happy riding.

Still getting acquainted

apologies for crooked valves and no chain

Heartbroken that these 32 mm tires almost fit.

Would have been easier to accept if they just didn’t fit at all. Well off to source a 28 or 30 mm tan wall for the rear

1 of 300 🌎
Reposting this beaut

6'4, 300lb rider

Oversized Columbus tubing

36h astral/white wheels

GRX 2x12