I realized I haven’t posted much news about the Tweed build. The bike is now fully rideable. Hub and brakes are set up and the fenders are installed. I’ve also got the front and rear racks installed. I’m really pleased with how the build has come together. Installing metal fenders was really a pain in [...]
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New Bike Week
Posted in Bikes, setup, tagged avid bb7, build day, disc brakes, shimano alfine, steelwool tweed, tweed on October 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Bike Build Day, Part I
Posted in Bikes, gear, setup, Uncategorized, tagged Bikes, build day, kvlt bike parts, tweed on September 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Build Day! Well, the first part of it, anyway. I didn’t really think we were going to get the entire bike built today, but I was cautiously optimistic. My buddy Layne picked me up on the way to Michael’s house (and, of course, his shop), and we unloaded all my stuff and almost immediately got [...]
Flipped stem on Surly LHT
Posted in setup, tagged lht, long haul trucker, stem, surly on June 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I flipped the stem on my main bike, a 52cm 2009 Surly Long Haul Trucker Complete. I needed a little more reach, and rather than buying a new stem straight away, I’ve decided to flip the stem. This gives a flat, classic-looking stem with a slightly longer reach and no rise. I might yet drop [...]
