:ns_flag: Peter Smith :hfxsoc: · @petersmithca
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Not much visible really, but for the 4.60 it cost including shipping, am happy with this orange cassette locking screw
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:ns_flag: Peter Smith :hfxsoc: · @petersmithca
694 followers · 3064 posts · Server halifaxsocial.caEvery built from scratch bike needs custom coloured disc brake bolts.... And a name..
I present to you... Obsidian Flame.
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:ns_flag: Peter Smith :hfxsoc: · @petersmithca
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There's lots I'd redo, and perhaps I will another time. Many mistakes were made, the rear brake housing should probably have come around the fork, the bar tape is icky, the caps HAVE to be replaced, etc, etc. But you know what? I'm pretty proud. Everything is working. And it's not going to be a daily ride anyway. I may strip it all and install hydraulic next fall, and take what I've learned and do better.
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:ns_flag: Peter Smith :hfxsoc: · @petersmithca
688 followers · 2944 posts · Server halifaxsocial.ca
Orange pedals and jockey wheel to add to the theme.
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:ns_flag: Peter Smith :hfxsoc: · @petersmithca
686 followers · 2930 posts · Server halifaxsocial.ca
An bike, with an chain and an cat!
Final derailleur adjustments, brake adjustments, tightening and bar tape to go!
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:ns_flag: Peter Smith :hfxsoc: · @petersmithca
686 followers · 2925 posts · Server halifaxsocial.ca
Last thing for today. Rear derailleur installed, not torqued down yet, and trying to figure out how to measure a chain. Will cut and install it tomorrow I think.
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:ns_flag: Peter Smith :hfxsoc: · @petersmithca
686 followers · 2924 posts · Server halifaxsocial.ca
Front derailleur, bottom bracket and crankset done.
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:ns_flag: Peter Smith :hfxsoc: · @petersmithca
686 followers · 2923 posts · Server halifaxsocial.caPads are rubbing, need some adjustments, but! I have brakes!
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:ns_flag: Peter Smith :hfxsoc: · @petersmithca
685 followers · 2922 posts · Server halifaxsocial.ca
With a lot of help from my brother, shift housing has been run.
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:ns_flag: Peter Smith :hfxsoc: · @petersmithca
685 followers · 2921 posts · Server halifaxsocial.ca
First vacation day task done. Handlebars "permanently" attached. Later I hope to run the shift housing and maybe install bottom bracket.
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:ns_flag: Peter Smith :hfxsoc: · @petersmithca
686 followers · 2905 posts · Server halifaxsocial.caI had an amazon gift card, so bought a cable housing cutter. Will wait for it to arrive to do much else with the bike build. The one cut I did with a hacksaw was pretty icky. And I need a couple shorter bolts for one brake caliper.
:ns_flag: Peter Smith :hfxsoc: · @petersmithca
686 followers · 2904 posts · Server halifaxsocial.caSo now that I know all that I think I can safely attach the bars more permanently and add a touch of grease around the bearings
:ns_flag: Peter Smith :hfxsoc: · @petersmithca
686 followers · 2903 posts · Server halifaxsocial.caTried running the front brake housing through the handlebars, and got it through, but the cable wont take the angles, and even if it did, not sure it would work.
Perhaps it'd work with hydraulic, but even still not sure how people run gear cables through with those angles?
In any event, I'll go more traditional, and figure out a way to attach the housing to the fork.
:ns_flag: Peter Smith :hfxsoc: · @petersmithca
685 followers · 2899 posts · Server halifaxsocial.ca
Rear brake housing and cable run through.
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:ns_flag: Peter Smith :hfxsoc: · @petersmithca
686 followers · 2894 posts · Server halifaxsocial.ca
Roughly positioning the shifters to start measuring cable housing.
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:ns_flag: Peter Smith :hfxsoc: · @petersmithca
685 followers · 2873 posts · Server halifaxsocial.ca
Wheels. Try to install cable routing this weekend perhaps. Everything is only temporarily in place now. Can't lock the handlebars down till I've run the cables and still undecided if I want to buy the L-twoo hydraulic system.
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:ns_flag: Peter Smith :hfxsoc: · @petersmithca
683 followers · 2848 posts · Server halifaxsocial.ca
Temporary handlebar and fork placement before cutting the head tube. Need to get a hacksaw this week to do that I guess.
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:ns_flag: Peter Smith :hfxsoc: · @petersmithca
683 followers · 2835 posts · Server halifaxsocial.ca
On this bitterly cold day, I decided to finally start assembling the bike parts I've been gathering from AliExpress and Carbonda I'm sure the seat is nowhere near level, but will tweak that when it's on wheels. Don't worry, the carbon isn't clamped, just resting there.
Ashley Computer 🏳️🌈 · @ash
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Ashley Computer 🏳️🌈 · @ash
758 followers · 2399 posts · Server bne.socialThey've finished building the third (of four) buildings in my complex, so now I have access to a smol gym with two (2) rowing machines which I plan to make good use of now that my bike is broken 💪 #BikeBuild