Originally Posted by
1987cp
Ack! It's so ... stock!
The only original parts on mine are the brakes and seatpost! I'm currently running Albatross bars, Suntour barcons, 24/36/46 Deore crank, cartridge BB, Lambda pedals, cheapie springy saddle, 700c wheels with 38mm tires (we have horrid roads in my area) .....
Though, I will say that for me, the Alyeska frame may be pretty nearly perfect. My complaints about the frame are limited to the lack of a kickstand plate, BB being a touch high for convenient stop/go around town, and the old level toptube/low-stack headset combo that makes it harder to get the bars up high.
I like a french fit, and don't need the bars up quite that high, just right around the saddle level feels about right. The bike definitely isn't a stopper&starter round-town bike so much as a long hauler. The day after I unpacked it from ebay I crossed Connecticut twice. It just kept going and going. Love it.
I also dig the original half step + granny gearing of the crankset. Totally works for my style of riding and the generally flat to rolling terrain around here.
I do a lot of kid hauling, too-- but have room to keep cargo/xtracycle/tandems around for that...
