Originally Posted by
s-words
My contribution: A Surly Pacer frame with a mix of road and MTB components.
Atlanta riders, take note--my favorite thing about this bike is the gearing (a 39 tooth chainring up front with a 9 speed 11-34 MTB cassette in the back). It's perfect for relaxed-pace riding on the hills around here.
I built one SS and I broke the chain twice (granted it was a old chain) on the hills. It was a 40/18 on the gears. Fun on the flat but ran out of gear on the down hills and had to stand to get it up even the medium grade hills that abound in north GA. I just can't make a SS work for me so I sold it.
I built the "Hipster wannabe" as its replacement. Frame is a 88Giant built 4130 investment cast drop Schwinn Worldsport. The rest of the bike parts are off a 950 Trek mountain except for the wheels. Those are 700c Araya red labels off a old Nashbar road bike with the 950s 14/32 7 speed Suntour freehub. Suntour Acushi(f)t (NOT!) thumb shifters. Rides decent when the shifters decide to work. They show why Suntour ate it.
