got the go, now I just need the stop
Stopped in to Rhino the other day on the way home from Cannon to pick up some random build parts, among them the additional headset spacers I needed to get the cockpit on the new winter bike dialed. Came together nicely and is actually kinda light!
I think this could be a really fun winter bike with these massive Prowler 2.3's I have on there now. Just got to let some air out and they will be golden on anything but sheer ice I would imagine and I still have my homemade studs I can throw on this bike if needed if I ever pull off a lake ride.
All that is left now is cabling up the brakes and this thing is ready to ride. I am thinking I might try and get it completely finished off at some point soon so I can take it out on its inaugural ride over the Holiday break. There are some flurries in the forecast and I'm pretty sure I would have a blast riding this in 2-3in of fluff
**UPDATE**
Brakes are cabled! This bad boy is ready to go. There is still no snow in Sanbornton so I have the unique capability to shred both Cannon and local trails hard. I have heard local singletrack is still riding great. Rock hard and FAST. I had forgotten how bad the pads were on the brakes I installed on this bike. Took me quite a long time to get things dialed on the stand. Got them workable but they probably won't last long. I have one replacement set in the shop as well as some I could steal from the old monster cross brakes (I think the BB5 road versions pads work in the long pull version...)
**UPDATE**
Brakes are cabled! This bad boy is ready to go. There is still no snow in Sanbornton so I have the unique capability to shred both Cannon and local trails hard. I have heard local singletrack is still riding great. Rock hard and FAST. I had forgotten how bad the pads were on the brakes I installed on this bike. Took me quite a long time to get things dialed on the stand. Got them workable but they probably won't last long. I have one replacement set in the shop as well as some I could steal from the old monster cross brakes (I think the BB5 road versions pads work in the long pull version...)
is that a tensioner? interested to see how it works....
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indeed it is. but don't use this as a benchmark for their function. That is my old Surly Singulator that I used when I originally converted to SS years ago.
ReplyDeleteI have since blown out the spring, hence the zipties. This is a clunky winter setup at best. Tensioners have benefited from several years of SS getting really popular and engineers spending lots more time figuring ways to do that job better and better
looks purdy
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