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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘steelwool tweed’
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 »
New parts!
Posted in Bikes, gear, tagged jtek, shifters, shimano alfine, steelwool tweed on February 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My Steelwool Tweed supercommuter is slowly coming together. Yesterday I ordered the Shimano Alfine 8-speed Centerlock disc brake hub, 32h, in silver (naturally). I buy silver components whenever possible. This will be paired with my SONdelux silver dynohub in the front, the bestest dynamo hub ever. Hey! I have a picture of that hub all built [...]
Steelwool Tweed
Posted in Bikes, tagged Bikes, steelwool tweed on April 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Friday I received my new project, a Steelwool Tweed. I ordered the frameset directly from Steelwool Bicyles’ home at Tall Tree Cycles in Ottawa, Canada. Shipping was not cheap at $90, and I had to pay almost $60 in brokerage and duty fees. But now I finally have the frameset and I’m ready to start [...]
