Hi All,
I have to stick up for my platform front rack, that's where my tent goes! It is way heavy though. As for the bike; I made the frame. I have been a framebuilder for quite a while, and have a frame shop in my basement. Not a bad thing. I picked flat black for the powder coat job because you can fix nicks and scratches with a can of flat black spray paint. Shiny paint is really hard to touch up. I already got to put that to use after dropping a wrench on the top tube. Most of the parts are coming off of my old bike. A quick run down:
- 40 hole 145mm Phil Wood symmetrical tandem rear hub, 36 hole Hugi tandem front hub, with triple butted spokes, Sun Rhyno Lite rims, and Swalbe Supreme tires. Accidentally the spoke length ended up being the same for both sides of both wheel.
- Phil Wood bottom bracket, 90's era M900 XTR 24, 36, 48 crankset, 12-34 cassette, rapid rise read derailleur.
- Bar-end friction shifters, V-Brakes
- Nitto Noodle bar, sewn on elk hide bar cover w/gel pad underneath.
I'll add some pictures when I get the bar bag and aero bars on. Thanks for letting me show it off.
Tom