Commuter

I just bought a pair of full on Planet Bike fenders for the Univega this weekend at Momentum. The front fender went on like a breeze, only to be followed by cursing during the attempted installation of the rear. Turns out that Univega wasn't satisfied using wimpy 4 mm tapped holes for their rear fender mounts, but preferred beefy 6 mm units to keep the fender rock solid. After some digging, I finally came up with some relatively short bolts, added some washers, and bolted up the rear fender. Here it is in all of its fendered glory. Cyclocross tires are on their way........

Bike Rack Complete

I finally got around to building my bike rack tonight. Here are a few pics, more to follow.......

Bike Rack

Well, I've been saying for quite a while now that I need to build a bike rack in my garage. The bikes are stacking up and I need to get them up and out of the way to free up some work space and allow easier access to the bikes. Tonight I finally went down in the garage and started measuring things up. And being the fine engineer I am, I began to lay everything out in AutoCAD. I think I have a solid plan to work from now, and I'll hopefully be getting some lumber on Wednesday.

Upgrade

Well, I went to a wedding of some high school friends this weekend, and I must say it was pretty fun. Nic tore it up as the best man with the hottest Michael Jackson dance moves I've ever witnessed. We stayed in the hotel connected to the reception hall and it delivered one of the best free breakfasts I've had. Between the wedding and the reception, I managed to stop into Wheel & Sprocket in Oshkosh and picked up two sets of Avid Shorty cantis. So tonight I threw them on along with some grips and a different seat I had lying around. The commute should be fun tomorrow.

Project X

I'm finally back on the blog a month later. I'm sure you've all been anxiously awaiting my next post. Well, I saved it up for something good. I present to you Project X. Now, I know what some of you are thinking, and no, it's not a dishwasher. It is none other than the Univega Gran Turismo touring frame I got free from the swap in Madison a few years ago. I finally rounded up a deserving fork for it earlier this year at the Recyclist in Kaukauna. I also traded one of my very own hand built wheels to the bro in exchange for the Shimano road wheel you see here. Everything else is a hodge podge of parts I had laying around. It's currently operating in true dirt jumping style with a single speed drivetrain and a single rear brake because let's face it, this thing has some nice relaxed geometry for ripping up the local jumps. I'm planning to get some nicer canti's and some cross tires for it as well as a different seat and post in the near future.