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06-09-17, 04:03 PM
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06-09-17, 10:09 PM
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First "new" mountain bike in 20 years. bit of an improvement 
I want to get back into it and mix up the road stuff and get better for CX
I want to get back into it and mix up the road stuff and get better for CX
06-10-17, 11:55 PM
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Sugino XD2 triple crankset with 165mm arms. A set of MTB platform pedals. A bottom bracket tool.
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06-11-17, 08:01 AM
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06-11-17, 04:19 PM
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They definitively looks like the pictures in the others thread about Meilenstein wheels...
06-11-17, 05:36 PM
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I just ordered one of these to give it a shot, seems well reviewed. Hoping this works out, the 1-10Nm range on a single tool should be really handy for 99% of my build and repair tasks-will just need to pull out the old beam wrench for big stuff like BBs and Cranks.
06-12-17, 06:07 AM
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finally ordered my first pair of bibs and also an "out front" mount for my garmin. still have more to get though, I need a bar mounted USB chargeable light for my morning commute.
06-12-17, 07:26 AM
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Picked up another pair of Jawbreakers so I could mix and match my sets. Love how they all turned out. Here are a couple of my combinations
06-12-17, 06:37 PM
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I just got a Saris SuperClamp Hitch mount, 2 bike, rack.
I rarely transport a bike anywhere.... I normally just ride. When I have transported my bike I used to just throw it in the back of my pick-up (but I got rid of the truck). I didn't think I'd miss that. But with the heat were having now... I would have really liked to take my bike to the bike path for a ride early this morning. I don't like riding in traffic during the rush hours... and by later this morning... it was already hot.
Tomorrow... I should be able to get in a 20-25 mile ride.... before the temp reaches 80.
I rarely transport a bike anywhere.... I normally just ride. When I have transported my bike I used to just throw it in the back of my pick-up (but I got rid of the truck). I didn't think I'd miss that. But with the heat were having now... I would have really liked to take my bike to the bike path for a ride early this morning. I don't like riding in traffic during the rush hours... and by later this morning... it was already hot.
Tomorrow... I should be able to get in a 20-25 mile ride.... before the temp reaches 80.
06-12-17, 11:50 PM
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Got some replacement rings to tweak the SUGINO Mighty Tour cranks on my '79 Fuji America. Here's the old configuration:
53/44/36, with a 14-16-19-22-26-30 freewheel.
The old setup results in lots of gearing redundancy:
Apparently Sugino still makes silver 110BCD chainrings for their vintage cranks, so... here's the new rings.
Middle ring is being switched from 44 to 42. This should give me decent 1.5-step shifting between the middle and large ring.
And, small ring is being switched from 36 to 34. Mostly just because I can; the wrap of the rear derailleur was being underutilized by a few teeth, I get a slightly lower granny gear, and there are no obvious downsides.
New gearing, 53/42/34, 14-16-19-22-26-30:
53/44/36, with a 14-16-19-22-26-30 freewheel.
The old setup results in lots of gearing redundancy:
Apparently Sugino still makes silver 110BCD chainrings for their vintage cranks, so... here's the new rings.
Middle ring is being switched from 44 to 42. This should give me decent 1.5-step shifting between the middle and large ring.
And, small ring is being switched from 36 to 34. Mostly just because I can; the wrap of the rear derailleur was being underutilized by a few teeth, I get a slightly lower granny gear, and there are no obvious downsides.
New gearing, 53/42/34, 14-16-19-22-26-30:
06-13-17, 07:30 AM
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Yea, a bit sad but it was after my little shake down ride at a local open space area. Took it into real woods twice this weekend and had a blast. I need to update my skills to the new capabilities.
and on topic. ordered new brake pads, shock pump and a rear shock rebuild kit to keep things working nice
and on topic. ordered new brake pads, shock pump and a rear shock rebuild kit to keep things working nice
06-13-17, 07:44 AM
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I think it came out last year with TEAM SKY. I wish SmithOptics had the same or close to the same color in lens.
06-13-17, 09:00 AM
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06-13-17, 09:17 AM
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06-13-17, 09:47 AM
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That is a Sapphire lens. It came out in Feb of 2015.
06-13-17, 11:21 AM
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I wasn't even planning on keeping the new pair of jawbreakers. Was going to take the blue icons out and put in my silver icons and sell them with this black lens. I always prefer an iridium lens and after seeing this combo, I thiught abiut going with a chrome or black iridium lens, but I really love how this looks black on black with the white on white. I feel like the chrome or iridium lens might take away from that. We will see. So far I'm loving this set up, so I'll keep my extra set of jawbreakers for now.
06-14-17, 08:42 PM
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Future purchase - custom chainring bolts. (They aren't made yet. I will pick them up Friday.) You all know the usual chainring bolts; an internally threaded aluminum sleeve with the slots that are best addressed with the little chainring "tools" and the relatively "normal" hex bolt seen on many, many cranksets.
Well, I want to add a third chainring of the same BCD outboard of the normal two, spaced out with washers. This requires considerably longer sleeves. I had a set made. They work, but, starting the 5 sleeves into the outside ring with the spacers barely hung on them is a very patience testing challenge. I've never changed chainrings in under two hours with the bike on a stand and with a concrete floor under it. The whole point of this is to have a triple chainline fix gear setup of this fall's Cycle Oregon, running a 46-42-38 for the all pavement days and 46-42-36 for the gravel days. I would also love to be able to train for the ride on a 44 instead of the 42. (I am using a "dingle" of 17-21. It's pricey enough that I do not want to invest in another!)
Well, the MK I's work just fine riding but changing chainrings "in the field" (quite possibly literally) after 70 miles and a few thousand feet of climbing on day 4? No thanks! Huge risk of losing an irreplaceable part! Either in the grass or from stripping threads.
So Mk II - SS 8mm hex cap bolts with ordinary nuts and washers. The heads have a machined countersink to be close to flush with the chainrings (so they miss the very close chainstay) and outboard will be simple washers and nuts. The sleeve will be literally that, a close fitting sleeve of titanium with a taper at the outboard end. (Titanium because the maker does titanium. It is the stock on hand.) With the long bolts and threads plus the taper on the sleeve, starting them (and keeping those spacer washers in place) should be a piece of cake. Plus the bolts will be big and hard to lose. All the rest is cheap and bringing lots of spares easy.
Kinda geeky I know. But I am looking forward to getting those bolts in hand!
Ben
Well, I want to add a third chainring of the same BCD outboard of the normal two, spaced out with washers. This requires considerably longer sleeves. I had a set made. They work, but, starting the 5 sleeves into the outside ring with the spacers barely hung on them is a very patience testing challenge. I've never changed chainrings in under two hours with the bike on a stand and with a concrete floor under it. The whole point of this is to have a triple chainline fix gear setup of this fall's Cycle Oregon, running a 46-42-38 for the all pavement days and 46-42-36 for the gravel days. I would also love to be able to train for the ride on a 44 instead of the 42. (I am using a "dingle" of 17-21. It's pricey enough that I do not want to invest in another!)
Well, the MK I's work just fine riding but changing chainrings "in the field" (quite possibly literally) after 70 miles and a few thousand feet of climbing on day 4? No thanks! Huge risk of losing an irreplaceable part! Either in the grass or from stripping threads.
So Mk II - SS 8mm hex cap bolts with ordinary nuts and washers. The heads have a machined countersink to be close to flush with the chainrings (so they miss the very close chainstay) and outboard will be simple washers and nuts. The sleeve will be literally that, a close fitting sleeve of titanium with a taper at the outboard end. (Titanium because the maker does titanium. It is the stock on hand.) With the long bolts and threads plus the taper on the sleeve, starting them (and keeping those spacer washers in place) should be a piece of cake. Plus the bolts will be big and hard to lose. All the rest is cheap and bringing lots of spares easy.
Kinda geeky I know. But I am looking forward to getting those bolts in hand!
Ben
06-14-17, 10:22 PM
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In the past month...
Venzo mini torque wrench. I love this little guy. Not that I intend to torque things while I'm out and about, but it would easily fit in my jersey pocket or saddle bag.
Jandd bike bag. For long solo adventures, unsupported centuries, etc. I got the pink kitty design to keep with my whole cat theme and because it matches my bicycle (pink is of course an extremely fast color, as it is a variant of red.)
26" single speed MTB wheel because Wisconsin winters are not kind to derailleurs or wheels.
Shifter cable...because I needed to replace a shifter cable. Boring.
Venzo mini torque wrench. I love this little guy. Not that I intend to torque things while I'm out and about, but it would easily fit in my jersey pocket or saddle bag.
Jandd bike bag. For long solo adventures, unsupported centuries, etc. I got the pink kitty design to keep with my whole cat theme and because it matches my bicycle (pink is of course an extremely fast color, as it is a variant of red.)
26" single speed MTB wheel because Wisconsin winters are not kind to derailleurs or wheels.
Shifter cable...because I needed to replace a shifter cable. Boring.
06-15-17, 04:51 AM
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Clearance sale. 40% off. Think I got the last one in the country.
This *should* replace my seldom used Trek 1.7 training bike and my Cyclocross bike (which gets used all the time because fat tyres) too.
This *should* replace my seldom used Trek 1.7 training bike and my Cyclocross bike (which gets used all the time because fat tyres) too.
06-15-17, 05:03 AM
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