Wednesday, January 30, 2013

This is the greatest invention in the history of cycling


I don't ride with clipless pedals any longer.  But I'm thinking of putting a pair on my City bike now, thanks to these.  Just super amazing.

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

New Bike For Christmas

This was my latest project.  I managed to put it together in secret for Andrea.  There's a few things left to do to it, but it's more or less finished.

It's meant to be a fixed gear, so the tire clearances are really tight.  I managed to track down a 120mm Sturmey-Archer 8 speed hub.  It was really easy to set up (far easier than an Alfine) but the gearing is a bit weird and will take some work.  Your highest gear is 1 to 1, and then you have a series of overdrive gears above that.  So I need a smaller chainring.