Tag: HabaneroBuild
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Bike Build, Day 5 (or, say “Hello” to Sexy Beast)
This was a good weekend. I swung by Freewheel Bike and had them install the crown race. Terribly expensive ($4) relative to the cost of just buying the tool ($80). Also picked-up a brake and rim tape. The rim tape allowed me to mount tires, which in turn allowed me to sort out the height…
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Bike Build, Day 4
Today is a low-net-outcome build day. I still don’t have the crown race installed, so I clamped-in the fork and spent some time “dry fitting” the various cable housing bis to see how they would all go together. I’m generally very pleased with everything, although the line from the shift lever to the normal shift…
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Bike Build, Day 3
The fork arrived today but, because I’m home sick and really am convalescing, I didn’t get the crown race installed. It’s an IRD steel fork, and it seems fine, it did come in a newspaper with chinese all over it, so there’s not a lot of obfuscation of country of origin … 😉 It did…
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Bike Build, Day 2
Some more parts arrived today. Wheels, brakes, and some sundrys. I installed the cassette on the rear wheel, and installed the rear brake rotor and caliper. Cables have to wait for a fork … It’s starting to look bicycle-ish. Oooohhhh! Shiny. I also installed the front rotor. I got the “big” rotor for the front.…
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Bike Build, Day 1
The frame arrived today. I gleefully unpacked it and took some pictures. Not much to do until the other parts arrive later this week, but you can see that I installed the BB, cranks, and derailer. And, yes, a brushed titanium finish is simply stunning. Bikes