I built the new frame up. Used all components from the Timby that I could but had to purchase a new stem, 29er rims, spokes and tires. Optionally I went with new Magura MT5 brakes and black Hope 2 piece rotors.
So the weather is really crap here and I have only ridden the bike in the parking garage. It was steering like a gravel bike with the 460mm ATC fork but that also made the seat-tube angle very steep so decided to get a proper 490mm ATC fork which seems to be a good in-between even though I like the steep HTA of the gravel bikes.
So the bike is pretty much done.This whole project was a big lesson in bike geometry for me. I spent a lot of hours researching nearly every frame on the market and comparing them to the 1995 GT Zaskar. In the end I was torn between this one and the Mondraker Podium Carbon RR.
The Timby is hanging beautifully on the wall and is for sale on ebay-kleinanzeigen.de
Happy riding.