bought me a pake c'mute frame, now just gotta get the components i dont have and can't reuse. those are:
headset
stem
bottom bracket
zat is all.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Friday, August 29, 2008
another frameset
well now i'm looking at the pake c'mute. cheaper, weird color, but i think i might like it.
pake c'mute frame $300
crankset $100
brooks $100
avid shorty 4 $25
silver shifters $75
front derailler $25
rear shifter $65
stem $25
headset $25
blah blah so much dollars.
pake c'mute frame $300
crankset $100
brooks $100
avid shorty 4 $25
silver shifters $75
front derailler $25
rear shifter $65
stem $25
headset $25
blah blah so much dollars.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
overnight bike camping list
tent
sleeping bag
headlight/flashlight
book
extra clothes
beanie?
lighter fluid (for lazy fire starting)
camera and film
BIKE REPAIR. tube(s), patch kit, tire levers, wrenches, small pump.
FOOD STUFF. stove if needed
sleeping bag
headlight/flashlight
book
extra clothes
beanie?
lighter fluid (for lazy fire starting)
camera and film
BIKE REPAIR. tube(s), patch kit, tire levers, wrenches, small pump.
FOOD STUFF. stove if needed
making my own roll-up panniers
i'm trying to figure out how to make rollup panniers. theres a website im trying to read that is failing to dns resolve -- this link should work.
next post shall be a gear list for next weekend's overnight camping trip!
next post shall be a gear list for next weekend's overnight camping trip!
terribly unreliable on updating, but heres more!
i havent updated this [poor excuse for a] blog in a bit, and this one post shalt not deal in the poor realm of emotion. its more on the crap of bike crap.
i need a new frame; the cannondale R600 or whatever crap 'cross-train' bike that i got for such a good deal doesnt really fit and it both hurts and pisses me off -- so now im drooling over modestly priced, adequate bikes. billy previously suggested a soma double cross for himself and im starting to think he's a genius. it looks like a solid bike, built like a tank, and takes all the crap that i would like to put on it. its either that or the surly cross check but honestly surly makes enough profit as is, so ill give my money elsewhere.
so the next questions is, "what can i salvage, what should i replace?" hefty question.
-- salvage drive train and crankset.
they need replacin' but i dont have the money for it. im going to give the rear cassette a good cleaning today and see if i cant get a new chain. should help a lot.
-- keep same old wheels, throw down on some new tires. $40-50 total. get some continentals.
-- keep handlebars
-- keep brake levers and front brake.
-- new rear brake, avid shorty -- $25.
-- new stem ~$30
-- same shifters and deraillers, as long as they work.
-- new frameset. $400.
summary:
$400 frameset, $25 brake, $30 stem, $50 new tires. total of about $500.
i need a new frame; the cannondale R600 or whatever crap 'cross-train' bike that i got for such a good deal doesnt really fit and it both hurts and pisses me off -- so now im drooling over modestly priced, adequate bikes. billy previously suggested a soma double cross for himself and im starting to think he's a genius. it looks like a solid bike, built like a tank, and takes all the crap that i would like to put on it. its either that or the surly cross check but honestly surly makes enough profit as is, so ill give my money elsewhere.
so the next questions is, "what can i salvage, what should i replace?" hefty question.
-- salvage drive train and crankset.
they need replacin' but i dont have the money for it. im going to give the rear cassette a good cleaning today and see if i cant get a new chain. should help a lot.
-- keep same old wheels, throw down on some new tires. $40-50 total. get some continentals.
-- keep handlebars
-- keep brake levers and front brake.
-- new rear brake, avid shorty -- $25.
-- new stem ~$30
-- same shifters and deraillers, as long as they work.
-- new frameset. $400.
summary:
$400 frameset, $25 brake, $30 stem, $50 new tires. total of about $500.
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