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02-27-08 | 09:31 AM

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-holiday76

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From: Bucks County, Pa

I’m getting close to getting this bike set up how I want. It’s my dedicated commuter. I just ran new shift cables, installed barcons, adjusted the deraillers, put on the fenders and rear rack. I’m still unsure if I’m going to run a front rack or not.

I still need to run a new rear brake cable, as install the front brake! I’m looking for a front brake lever on the cheap that fits on the bars. I stole the rear lever off of an old mixte frame and I had and rigged the clamp to fit.

Here’s a pic.

At some point I want to ditch the cottered crank and get longer crank arms. The bike is pretty heavy, but I mean, I’d expect a commuter with racks to be on the heavier side. I took it for a short 5 mile ride last night and I was happy. This was my first time installing shift cables and adjusting derailers and it shifted flawlessly. The headlight however is a POS. It came off yet another donor bike I have in my basement.

I really like the bullhorn setup for commuting/touring. The only thing I might eventually do is add an aero bar, just to give me another position.

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