BIKE: Almost done
Been chewing on the rebuild and it's almost done.
Put the breaks on today and taped up the handlebars.
It stops and goes now :)
Went for a ride and am noting what needs to be adjusted still.
It's a rebuild of an old hardtail Mongosse mountain bike into something more road friendly. Mostly because I miss being able to go off curbs like I used to with my previous bike. The one I'm riding now is great and fast, but that's not always important really. I tend to feel like she's gonna break or that the many potholes will eat my tires alive. I never used to worry about that with my Van Dessel bike (in my lj icon, omg i miss it so much).
So far it feels sturdy, yep. Going to swap out the chunky knobby tires for something a little slicker down the middle, and put on some fenders. Then to take pictures.
Put the breaks on today and taped up the handlebars.
It stops and goes now :)
Went for a ride and am noting what needs to be adjusted still.
It's a rebuild of an old hardtail Mongosse mountain bike into something more road friendly. Mostly because I miss being able to go off curbs like I used to with my previous bike. The one I'm riding now is great and fast, but that's not always important really. I tend to feel like she's gonna break or that the many potholes will eat my tires alive. I never used to worry about that with my Van Dessel bike (in my lj icon, omg i miss it so much).
So far it feels sturdy, yep. Going to swap out the chunky knobby tires for something a little slicker down the middle, and put on some fenders. Then to take pictures.