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slothy
In classic t0-ster fashion, im gonna go ahead and not finish my Ti adventure project right now, and instead work on one of the other many projects i have :D
My better half is turning 30 in a couple of weeks, so im prioritizing a present for her. She likes bikes and all, but mostly riding them and especially when its combined with camping and me/ friends. So instead of me slowly acquiring bits one at a time and trying to share my stoke with her about some little bike part, im just gonna present the finished bike all at once on her birthday. This way it will be more of a symbol for "check out all the cool adventures we'll have on this thing" instead of check out how rad this wheelset/headset/saddle is..
That being said, she continues to surprise me with the amount of bike knowledge she has absorbed through my blabbering, so dont worry, she does infact value things like a chris king headset and a brooks cambium saddle. (she's actually crazy about how good C17s works for her)
Anyhoo, i gave her a Velo Orange Piolet frameset a few months back. Its a size Small, and fits 26x2.75 tires, or 27.5x2.25. Coincidentally i can use all the components ive been buying for my Ti adv. build for her bike as well, so hopefully shes still under the impression that all the packages coming through the door these days is for my own build.. haha.
So here we go. #allthemounts
Uninstalled the CK headset from my frame, serviced it, and installed it on hers
27.5" wheelset from superstar (thanks @slothy acetone worked a charm) with 102 engagement points and 36mm wide rims and 2.1 thunderbutts. holy fuck wide rims blew my mind. Im currently trying to figure out how to rebuild all the wheels i own with wider rims..
Alpkit bars and brooks saddle ready to go. Not too happy with the thomson x4, seems too chunky for this bike somehow. Any recommendations for a slimmer mtb stem that'd fit this build better?
Components iv already got but not pictured
-rotor 110bcd mtb crankset
-sram x9 type 2 medium cage
-x5 trigger
-m396 brakes front and rear
Gear ive got but not pictured
-Velo Orange Mojave (nalgene sized bottle cage)
-PDW bindle rack
-Specialized pizza rack
-Porcelain rocket frame bag (this is from my parents)
On its way in the mail
-sunrace 11-42 10speed cassette
-chain
Need to buy
-grips (possibly ESI)
-more suitable stem
-36t narrow wide