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[dcv]

I’m better at spotting bikes than riders on the trails. Riding glasses and helmets are like superhero disguises, they befuddle me. What do you ride?

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[DrVoidberg]

@ShawnoftheDread 147697 wrote:

What’s the second stem for?

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That was simply a parts-bin number for testing the fit. The final stem will be a velo orange cigne.

[peterw_diy]

Where can I read more about that fork?

[DrVoidberg]

@peterw_diy 147702 wrote:

Where can I read more about that fork?

The fork is made by Crust Bikes and they call it the Clydesdale. 1 & 1/8 steerer, disc-only, and it’s built for a 20″ wheel with (I believe) a 9mm QR axle.

[cvcalhoun]

So, I’m dealing with the “Granny Weatherwax’s broom” issue: How many parts can I replace on my bike before it’s not the same bike?

Here’s what it looked like when I got it:

[ATTACH=CONFIG]12726[/ATTACH]

Since then, I’ve replaced:

* Saddle
* Right derailleur
* Both wheels, inner tubes, and tires
* Bottom bracket
* Chain
* Cassette
* Crank
* Rear reflector (replaced with a Fly6 tail light/video camera combination)
* Brake pads
* Front caliper
* Kickstand
* Handlebar grips
* Miscellaneous cables of various types

I’ve also added:

* Two headlights (one a Fly12, which is also a video camera)
* Two more tail lights in addition to the Fly6
* Panniers
* Bar Mitts
* Horn
* Cell phone cradle
* Part to raise the handlebars (don’t even know what it’s called)
* Wheel lights
* Reflective triangle for the back
* Fenders
* Bike computer

So tell me, is this the same bike?

[ATTACH=CONFIG]12727[/ATTACH]

[KLizotte]

It’s way cooler now!

[cvcalhoun]

@KLizotte 148884 wrote:

It’s way cooler now!

Well, I don’t know that it will ever be “cool,” exactly. It is, after all, a five-year-old Trek 7300 underneath all that. But it’s perfectly adapted to what I want to do with it–commute 25 miles a day, and keep doing that through Freezing Saddles.

[DrVoidberg]

@cvcalhoun 148887 wrote:

Well, I don’t know that it will ever be “cool,” exactly. It is, after all, a five-year-old Trek 7300 underneath all that. But it’s perfectly adapted to what I want to do with it–commute 25 miles a day, and keep doing that through Freezing Saddles.

Sounds cool to me 😎

[Vicegrip]

@DrVoidberg 147696 wrote:

Waiting on a few parts and I haven’t decided what to call this one yet.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]12602[/ATTACH]

“Moped”? Fun to ride but don’t want to be seen on it…..

Kidding aside, Interesting build.

[huskerdont]

I think of it as the same bike as long as it’s the same frame. Going the other way though, where I took all the parts off a broken Felt and put them on an $80 Nashbar frame, I’m a bit confused.

My favorite part of your bike is the blue spoke lights. Want.

[cvcalhoun]

@huskerdont 148893 wrote:

My favorite part of your bike is the blue spoke lights. Want.

Those are easy. Here’s a link to it on Amazon.

They come with red, green, and blue lights initially. However, the red ones seem to go first. So I’ve just saved the green and blue ones, and use those to replace the red one when it burns out. The one in the picture is two blues and a green.

[Tania]

I use these lights – mostly because they’re (a) cheap and (b) lightweight because I’m a weight weenie.

https://www.niteize.com/product/See-Em.asp

I have them in purple, blue, pink and green. 😎

[huskerdont]

@Tania 148899 wrote:

I use these lights – mostly because they’re (a) cheap and (b) lightweight because I’m a weight weenie.

https://www.niteize.com/product/See-Em.asp

I have them in purple, blue, pink and green. 😎

I think I like those better. Would probably only put them on the rain bike, though the CX on a snowy day would prolly be okay too.

[DrVoidberg]

@Vicegrip 148891 wrote:

“Moped”? Fun to ride but don’t want to be seen on it…..

Kidding aside, Interesting build.

Ha! I was going for funky / weird. With that in mind I present the Cargodale:

[ATTACH=CONFIG]12777[/ATTACH]

[huskerdont]

@Tania 148899 wrote:

I use these lights – mostly because they’re (a) cheap and (b) lightweight because I’m a weight weenie.

https://www.niteize.com/product/See-Em.asp

I have them in purple, blue, pink and green. 😎

Ordered a green and a blue yesterday. Have a like. (Thanks also to cvcalhoon for the idea.)

[jrenaut]

Bike, early 1950's by Jon, on Flickr

Found this is a box labeled “Old England”. Might be my grandfather’s bike.

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