AlexThe winter project has begun. #BikeTooter #ChiBike
Made a little progress this week. Waiting on the stem. I already have the dynamo hub for the front and an Alfine 8 IGH for the rear. Might be a month before I can ride it.
Bars, cranks, pedals and brakes arrived. Wheel parts, brake levers, and shifter still to come.
I laced the wheels. Seeing them now I'm kinda thinking I should have laced the rear wheel with 2-cross, but it's still fine, I think. We'll find out!
The only thing left that I'm waiting for connects the shifter cable to the IGH linkage. So close. #BikeTooter
I know these wheels won't last in the city, but I had to do it because they look nice. Pretty sure I'll have Marathons on there at some point.
I haven't been hanging around here much over the winter but that will change as the weather warms and new adventures start. The lights are working. I might still add some hexlox keys to secure a few things. But I'm happy with how it turned out. #BikeTooter
nils_lundgren@alex_and_thee
Do you have a close-up on the chain tensioner/derailleur?
Do you have a close-up on the chain tensioner/derailleur?
@nils_lundgren It's a Shimano Alfine 8. The piece I was missing is in the pic. It comes with the shifter rather than the hub and small parts kit, but I bought a shifter from Microshift that doesn't have it.
@nils_lundgren Oh, sorry. You meant the chain tensioner. That's a Surly Singleator. I originally bought a different one for mtb single-speed conversions, but it didn't work with a 3/8" rear axle.
@nils_lundgren The Singleator is fairly easy to adjust, but it does require an 18mm cone wrench to make the adjustment. It seems well-built, but time will tell.
@nils_lundgren You won't need this if you can do your project with a frame with horizontal dropouts.