Legolas Rackless Dirt Rando build

[Nikko Mendoza]

Hey y’all,

Got this Legolas from a list member here. I had it built very similarly to the previous owner initially, but made some small changes recently to differentiate it and I’m really happy with it. 

I plan for this to be my gravel bike (loose segments are hard still). But I can throw the matching 38mm Barlow Pass tire on the front and have a plush rackless road rando rig. I have a bag coming in for that exact purpose. 

Here it is.

Album here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/M7EahK87ixkGdN1D7

[Collin A]

Ah man, I am jealous! I had to resort to a modern Ritchey Outback to get my rackless-drit-rando-bike fix, but luckily that works well for my trips to Salt Lake city.

I hope you enjoy the bike, from my time in the Oakland hills, there isn't anything you can't do on 38 slicks.

Collin in Sactown

[RichS]

Nikko,

Thanks for sharing the images of your Legolas. Really nice all the way around! Bike, parts, landscape and photography. The water bottles say it. Cool! 

Best,

Rich in ATL

[Nikko in Oakland]

Thanks y'all. 
I almost got a Ritchey Outback last year, but ended up with an Evasion Lite initially. I sold that once I got the Legolas. They're all very different bikes, but I'm super happy with where I landed. 

[Joe Mullins]

I like what you did with the tires Nikko! 

Joe

On Feb 13, 2022, at 10:12 AM, Nikko in Oakland <nikkog...@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks y'all. 

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[Eric Marth]

Excellent pics! Nice bicycle :) 

[Philip Williamson]

Really well done on the build! What a beautiful bike.

Philip

Sonoma County, Calif

On Saturday, February 12, 2022 at 9:48:51 PM UTC-8 Nikko in Oakland wrote:

[MoVelo]

Nikko

Excellent photography and a very nice build.

Couple of questions.

Is the finish of the bike sort of matte, because it looks that way to me in a couple of the shots. Perhaps it is the way you have the lighting set.

Also, I'm curious about what the rear hub is/

Thanks

JP

[Andrew Letton]

A stunner!

I'm curious about your chainring clocking... Is there a reason the big ring is oriented the way it is? Isn't the peg on the outside of the ring supposed to be at the crankarm, to prevent a dropped chain from getting wedged down in between the arm and ring?

cheers,

Andrew in Sydney

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[Greg J]

Looks great, Nikko!  A perfect, sensible build - and the wheel set looks familiar :)

See you up in the hills!

Greg

[Nikko in Oakland]

Thanks all 

MoVelo, it's a pearl paint job, not matte. Probably just the light hitting it funny. The hub... I don't know. It's the Crust wheelset. 

Andrew, good call. I actually should rotate that chain ring 😅

Greg, thanks. It's serving me well. I just gotta get it trued after 200 or so hard miles, but that was expected.