Category: Cycling

  • Maintenance

    Maintenance

    Biking has been slow since the move, and the cold weather isn’t helping. I’ve been trying to use the trainer, but it is quite boring. Anyway, I was bored, so I took the Gunnar and M2 apart for some winter maintenance. Neither bike had anything wrong, just routine disassembly, cleaning, lube and reassembly. The M2…

  • Random Photos

    Random Photos

    My old ’61 bus and a bike Eric and I built from spare parts and a frame found in the trash. If I remember correctly, it had a mix of Deore LX and XT with a Manitou Mach 5 fork, the wheels that originally came with my StumpJumper M2, and Tioga Psycho K tires. The…

  • Wheel Building

    Wheel Building

    I built my first wheel, and it rolls. The rear wheel on the single speed was getting a little bent, and I wanted to give the fixed gear a try. I wanted a cheap durable wheel, so here is what I built: A Suzue flip-flop 36 hole hub, Shimano Dura-Ace 16t track sprocket and lock…