Bikes Of 2024: Twin Six Standard Rando v2

  It's another late December here on the blog. You know what that means? Yep! Another round of my bikes I used in 2024. This round-up will not include some of the bikes I did not use this year much, or at all. I focus only on the bikes that played a big role in my riding during this year.  As always, any changes or future plans for any bike I feature will also be detailed. I hope that you enjoy this year's round-up. 

This bike barely made this list for 2024! I hadn't used it at all for the year until I did a Delium Tire review mid-Summer which required me to have two or three bikes available to run those tires through their paces. One of those bikes ended up being the Standard Rando v2. 

The tires weren't that great, so when I finished the review I decided to swap a few things out, and the tires were one thing. I had strongly considered removing the WTB Graveleur saddle, but I ended up not doing that. I still am conflicted on whether or not that saddle is 'good' or no. For myself, that is. It hits me 'just' wrong on some rides then on others it is perfect. Weird...

The one major change, other than tires, was the switch out to a Redshift Sports ShockStop Stem. This bike really needs that stem since the fork on the Standard Rando rides like a brick. In fact, I almost put that State Bicycle Co. Monster Fork v2 on this bike to see if that might help, but I didn't go that route. 

So, there were a couple changes, and I still am on the fence regarding the saddle and fork. The fork would radically change how this bike looks and it may still ride the same, so I am hesitant to go that direction. The ShockStop stem should help out, but since I parked the bike again after the swap, I still am not sure. 

I think Twin Six needs a v3 Standard Rando withj50mm tire clearance. Until they do that, this bike is sticking around, although I was looking at a Singular Cycles Peregrine frame just a minute ago that does all the things I need plus some, but is out of stock in my size. Now that could be a wonderful alternative to a Standard Rando, We'll see.....