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Old 10-12-20 | 07:04 PM
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Petersrock
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Joined: Jun 2020
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From: New England

Bikes: YT Jeffies, Specialized Stumpy, Cannondale Chase, a bunch of oldies but goodies

Thanks so much. The fork is a SOMA. The frame didn’t have a fork when I received it and the head tube is very short so finding one that fit was really tough.The crank is Stronglight. Unfortunately the chainring was originally a double it looks like so the crank to ring connection is loose. I’ll have to figure something out there.

The hubs are both Normandy that were rebuilt. I like the wingnuts too but am a little worried about them loosening. Depending on how much this gets ridden I may switch them out. The rims are from Ghisallo 27 I believe. They came with all of the parts so I’m not sure. It my first experience with wood rims but I can tell I need a bigger tire. Unfortunate I don’t have a ton of clearance on the fork so I’m gonna be threading a needle so that the edge of the rims don’t scrape.

Glad you like. I cant wait to see how it actually rides. Once I sort the brake lever and get some spacers for the rear wheel I can test it out. There’s still grips to be added which I’m making now from leather and the head badge that I have mocked up in tape right now.

Oh and one more question, what’s the best thing to use for a space for the rear wheel, just thick washers? Ive got a rood size gap on the non drive side as you can see in the photo.

Thanks!
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