What did you do to your bike today? Fix it, repair it, how do I do it, what's the best part to use, and now: how do I get there?

[lantius]

I put together my <a href="http://point83.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=45710">old Karate Monkey</a>, and then I rode it.


(To be fair, I also <a href="https://nuvgqa.bn1301.livefilestore.com/y2mqI5kJfLEhJTHDyGlDbXTiLPf1tOHwTsWuQfXUhKJoWQu0SnJCm558edUuoTEqHolft-jVzPKTQlrGrvtxqgsLBLiQWaUDr_wFpAqpxTum_tuRLE_egUOYzqGLal2d1Ya/WP_20131124_13_07_57_Pro.jpg?psid=1">walked it</a> quite a bit too.)

[blasdelf]

[Alex]

Jimmy measured them this weekend on my tandem. I think his measurement agreed with yours.

This week I finally got my basement setup for framebuilding and worked on this commuter frame that has been sitting half-built for 2 years. Of interest to .83 folks might be the new chainstay denter for adding tire clearance:


It is a lot easier to use than the old one.

More photos of recent work are on my flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/88336152@N00/

[blasdelf]

[Alex]

[Alex]

I put parts on that frame, then rode it down to a meeting at CWB:


Rode it again yesterday, but skipped today and will keep skipping until the salt is gone from the roads at work. Salt and no paint on a steel bike seems like a bad idea.

[tehschkott]

ILE shipped my modded bag to me. Molle for days.


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[caustic meatloaf]

those straps really remind me of a tactical vest I have in my closet.

[tehschkott]

Don't be a fucking idiot Joe.

[caustic meatloaf]

[Charcharodon Megladon]

I caught my foot on my fender strut the other day and snapped my fender in half.



I got some new, wider fenders, put them on, then dremeled off the excessive portion struts, which was immensely satisfying. Of course now the nubs are sharp as all fuck.

[axel]

I picked up a newly-built up Foundry Auger today, my first experience with a full-carbon frame. The frameset was a hell of a raffle prize from racing the series and the most expensive thing I've ever won. Sent it down to in PDX to have fender eyelets added to the frame. Saddle was also won during a in Oregon this year. The rest of the build is a nice mix of Thomson, FSA, and Shimano.

[caustic meatloaf]

[tehschkott]

[caustic meatloaf]

[tehschkott]

[limpyweta]

I replaced . Now I can skid at higher speeds again, with the same model of lever on the front brake, very different housing routing and socket fits. Was it a combo of the brake cable being a bit loose, not much lube in the housing, the housing routing, the amount of housing, and the broken ring on the bottom of the hand lever ferrule? Or just a soft kind of metal and sizes that didn't really do the trick?

[Ductape]

Most of my projects this winter like my riding, have been at a standstill. Too busy with work and also waiting for some critical parts. Passively polishing (boring) and collecting some bits to get anodized for the 83 Mtn. Goat Deluxe. I visualize this cammo beauty eventually all decked out in black.

Then last week a little gem came my way. Davidson frame/fork. Too small for me but so clean and pristine, I figured I would pick it up for my wife.

Goal was simple, Parts must be in the garage, Must shift and brake perfectly. Era correct to the early 90's. Make that pretty white paint pop. Together by the 25th which is a day of celebration for my sig other.

Finished last night and pretty happy with how it came out. A few things I want to change already because it bugs me. The chainrings are just wrong but I leaned towards new over era correct and that is all I had in black. Need to change the Dean seatpost, and Hyperlite bars out for Ritchey components when I find them. The M730 FD needs to be swapped when I find a M735 that fits. Then I will call it done. Hope she likes it.

For the most part black on white XT/Ritchey build on a white, minty fresh Davidson frame/fork:





More pics showing frame work here. Lets hear it for the home team:

http://s417.photobucket.com/user/Aemmer . tom%20199X

[jeff]

Built up this touring Novara to replace my stolen Cannondale.

Had enough spare parts to trade in that this entire build ended up costing me only $100. Still looking for a smallish front rack for it.



Rear rack not pictured.

Thanks Jimmy for the frame/fork/brakes.

[Ductape]

Well,
After an initial break in ride yesterday along the shores of Puget Sound, we have come to a joint agreement that not everybody gets as excited about restoring a bike to a specific era correct build especially when such build has a cockpit with the bars a few inches lower than the saddle.

We will be changing the stem out for something a little taller and the flat Hyperlites will be coming off while we try a set of Mary's. We also agreed on some tires able to handle the rugged path of the Milwalkee RR grade but smooth enough to be comfortable on the path at Alki. Negotiations were conducted on the addition of rack in the front and even possibly a bell.

Relationships are all about compromise, and she still loves the bike.

[jeff]

Temporary until I get the church key drilled, then it will mount directly to the bottle cage bolts.

[joeball]

[Ductape]

HS/BB

Giddy..:

[blasdelf]

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[caustic meatloaf]

Didn't do too much, but I did install some new fenders on the touring bike from Woody's fenders - wood fenders. I opted for the flat fenders instead of recurve, because the recurve ones are way too expensive.

The width of the flat fenders is 2 inches, and I had to make a couple modifications to make it around a couple stays on my tubus rack on the rear, and to fit between the forks in the front. Fortunately, its very easy to do and takes little time using a dremel with a columnar grinding bit - just burned through the wood, and the heat burnishes the surface so that it has a nice, tight and smooth finish that doesn't require resealing the wood.

I also like these fenders, not only because of the ease in customizing them, but also because with the flat style, it's easier to mount mudflaps (which I did) and when riding, there's much less rattling noise from fenders that may get loose when the leather washers start to dry out. They're more flexible, so if you need to get a bit more clearance, you can more easily bend the fenders a bit, and they also really look nice on the bike.

One other note, when using these fenders with a Tubue aero rack, if you have ARCAM mounting brackets on your panniers, you may want to opt to make a couple indentations where the inner mounting hook for each side hooks onto the tubus rack, but that's kinda optional - I found that just angling the hooks a bit and then letting gravity drop the pannier gets it to lock in OK without modifying the fender. It's about 1/8th of an inch clearance, and it just needs to get *under* the fender.

[jeff]

[caustic meatloaf]

[Bo Ttorff]

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[Rogelio]

[jeff]

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[jimmythefly]

Just checking -did you fold the wires over the insert like so?



I have never had an issue with the wire pulling free of the plug.

[caustic meatloaf]

[Charcharodon Megladon]

[Charcharodon Megladon]

The bottle cage on my downtube broke, so I switched the one on the seat tube to the downtube.



I'm going to turn this into my own maintenance log.

[TorreyK]

[jeff]

[axel]