After a winter of walking we had a few 50* days (and 6in of snow yesterday, but whatever) and I decided to actually take care of all the maintenance I’ve been avoiding since the fall.
CDale mtb got a brand new 10spd Sensah group (how (good) can a RD, shifter, cassette, chain, and chainring be $70?), still need a shock pump, grips, more zip ties, and a rotor truing, but inching closer to being rideable, probably by the time the trails are dry post snow melt.
It’s the shared basement in my parents condo, who are my next door neighbors, and graciously let me keep all my bikes there because the basement in my apartment is furnished and not useable.
Most likely an Allez from the early 90s. Geometry is right…it clears 32mm tires pretty easily which I didn’t assume would be the case for an Allez but I don’t know much about such things.
Finally took off the yellowing spoke protector on the Sam and discovered that the circa 2017 Silver branded rear hub has an 11 speed freehub body on it. I did not expect that.
Have your framebuildeur stick some dick breaks on the rear triangle and then get it very nicely repainted and then send them photos gushing about how great it is now you have put on a carbon fork and disc brakes.
Yes I know it’s a lot of money for trolling but then you’ll have a disc brake riv…
A fellow who came to one of Ronnie’s nutmeg bike camping extravaganzas added discs to a riv. Somewhere deep in the archive I have photos, though they likely also exist elsewhere.
Not only do I reject the Heineien doctrine that states “plastic fenders are fragile” I actively tempt its wrath by intentionally buying 700c fenders for my 26” bike and force-fit them to get a bit of extra length. Let’s see how dangerous these inbuilt stresses really are, motherfucker
