Originally Posted by
gt eunuch
Snowpocalypse is brewing outdoors, so here are some pics of the work completed tonight indoors. Pics show a mostly assembled bike on my workbench, including my new-to-me black Brooks saddle with Copper rivets. Still left to go: chain, cables, housings, bar tape, hubs/bearings cleaned/re-greased and Pasela TGs mounted. Still have a few parts coming in the mail, including a 7 speed freewheel so I can make the most out of my indexing bar-ends.
It's coming along nicely!
You probably should trim the hoods to allow the lever to pull. Just snip about a half cm on each side and across. It'll keep the hood from tearing.