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The rack from Old Man Mountain arrived last week and I finally got an hour free to install it. Had fun taking pictures along the way.
Monthly Archives: April 2012
week one: post decision
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Deciding to go makes everything a bit more real. Celebrated by attacking a job I found weirdly intimidating: re-building a fox float after six years of (joyful) neglect. Turns out that internet videos, patience, and will are all that’s required. Everything looks great.
It feels as if I haven’t bought any bike toys for a decade. That’s what contentment and kids will do. Toys arrived all this week: front rack from Old Man Mountain; cycling tights; and a sleeping bag liner. Now I just have to find the tent and start gathering the rest of stuff I’ve only used in bits and pieces.
Update: backcountry espresso machine ravaged by time. Must find alternate.
post rebuild -- not as scary as I thought
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Here’s the plan
The bike: Trek Fuel 90 from about 2003. Broke the main triangle and cracked a chainstay jumping off rocks. It took a year, but Trek replaced both parts. This is a lot like replacing the whole bike, except that they didn’t have an aluminum rear triangle handy, so this is actually a carbon rear triangle. I still weigh about 225 lbs and I certainly haven’t become more graceful, so I’ve tried to be more careful with the bike.
Here’s the stuff planned:
- rebuild the front shock.
- get a trailer to keep some weight off the back.
- replace the entire chain/cluster/ring system.
- add a nice front rack (to keep more weight off the back).
- add more hand positions.
- add some appropriate tires.
- (pie in the sky) replace levers and shifters (beat up in crashes)
