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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4UtfBiWIfw
What you gonna go for?
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^ fair play like
Do they not come loose or start to tear after a while?
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Oooooooh fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu
Thanks
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FWIW DIBS on the beach cruiser pending surveyor's report
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Is the beach cruiser structurally sound or is that duck tape holding the tubes together :)?
Serious question
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Geared?
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That was fine in the olden days when the cables came out of the top of the brake levers and stems were great lumps of solid metal. The modern equivalent is a cable hanger hung off the lower bar clamp bolts of a typical 4-bolt stem
Big dredge here but I stumbled upon this while looking to see if there were any hangers for sale in classifieds. Does this solution not mean that the brake cable is tightened slightly when you turn the wheel? I would think it inhibits free steering a bit, no?
It seems good because you're not adding stack height which is why I'm interested.
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On One just got back to me saying you can scrape off paint (just gonna use a new Stanley knife blade) but they wouldn't recommend sanding it.
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I just got email confirmation from On One that their frames are faced. There's paint on the ends though and judging by this article on Surly's website, you could carefully scrape that paint off the faces before fitting to save money. On One didn't seem to mention that.
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My groupset is a combination of Shimano 105, Tiagra and Sora BTW. Sora gets a bit of a bad rep for clunky shifting. The rims on the wheels are Mavic A719 which are, I believe OK.
Another bit of advice I've absorbed is to get the best components you can afford and then upgrade when you feel necessary. That's why I feel comfortable with Sora. It's not as if it's gonna cost me any races.
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Recently been through exactly the same thing and due to a bargain I snapped up a groupset off here.
Commence essay:
I checked out some sites explaining how touring bikes were typically specced, also checking some well known OTP tourers like Dawes. I initially thought groupsets had to be the same manufacturer and "level" but they don't. I come to the conclusion that I wanted a touring triple chainset, a 9 or 10 speed rear cassette, integrated STI/Ergo/"brifter" combined brakes and shifters and reasonably decent wheels. Many OTP tourers come with bar end shifters but I wanted STIs because I've never had them and they seem cool. The extra speed they afford you in shifting is, I think, overkill for touring bikes. I had the good fortune to pick up a lowish end touring gruppo and wheels as a package of the classifieds on here. Shimano Deore is an MTB groupset which lots of people online recommend for touring builds. I also heard Rigida Sputnik rims are considered good. 36 spoke wheel configurations are pretty much standard for strength.
Looking forward to hearing how you get on. Let me know if you have any more questions, although I'm learning myself.
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Bugger. Hope my LBS has the tools. Thanks for the straight answer. This thread was pretty contradictory.
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I was gonna guess America as the location! Super example of lightweight touring setup.
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I'm just looking at headsets and crown races and facing and headset presses and all that mess.
Do people happen to know if On One face the headtube out of the factory?
Quick bump on this.
Did people face their headtubes before fitting a headset? I've never fitted one before and don't want to muck it up.
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Nice in both iterations. I'm building mine with drops, which do you personally prefer?
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Hot! Where is that?
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found while looking for some other stuff for another Cottonduckenger
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And nicer examples can often be found on there. I have some second-hand Carradice Kendals bought for a bargain off some kind fellow on here and they're ace.
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Karrimor/Carradice off the bay?
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Wow. A quick search yielded nothing but it looks like you can unscrew those stays at least.
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Touring bikes can look nice...
I can't provide any visual evidence of that at this specific moment in time, but I assure you they can.
They can!
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I forgot to cancel a direct debit so I paid an extra month's rent once but the landlord kindly refunded it. Then I forgot to cancel it again and did the same the next month. He also refunded that.
CSB!
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Well done. DIY headset press and hub teardown on your first ever build!
You've kind of butchered it IMO but you'll have learnt a tonne and if it's a fun and decent ride then why not?
LFGSS
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of fixed gear and single-speed cyclists.
Pretty solid set of touring wheels you'll have there! This is gonna be an expensive bike but you get what you pay for. Nice to see you're doing it properly anyway.
What's your luggage carrying solution gonna be?