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DeKerf utility bike :-D
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Finally starting to make real progress with the build. Took the bike to fitzrovia cycles to get the headset and bottom bracket/cranks fitted and treated myself to some nice new Easton carbon risers. Also decided to stump up the cash for an oversize Thomson rail clamp so o can run my lovely smud weight weenie saddle instead of the rolls. Next step are the wheels which should be coming on Friday and then I reckon I should be pretty much ready to get it rolling with a fixed setup.
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Why didn't you remove the canti mounts?
Belt and braces.
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@Brameses On a bit of tight budget for now so I've stuck with the trailblade cos I had it lying around and I kind of like it. I think I'll probably upgrade to some rigid carbon forks at some point in the future. Im going to try running it fixed for now with a disc cog and see how I get on.
@kjlem I bought the frame like this, not sure why they left the canti mounts on when it was refurbed. Theres also a distinct lack of routing for the disc cables which bothers me slightly, I could just be being a bit thick but I cant really figure out how to run a cable to the rear disc without having to do something like get clip on cable guides which would look a bit naf.
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Well I seem to have just run into my first snag. I had intended to build this up fixed at first but I had forgotten that the 1x sram chainset I have uses a narrow wide tooth pattern. I cant say Im overly familiar with the narrow-wide concept, does anybody know if its possible to run a regular chain with a narrow-wide chain ring? I have a 1x11 chain that is also narrow-wide but the bolt on cog is standard 1/8th so isn't going to be compatible. Are there any narrow-wide bolt on cogs that anybody knows of?
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all chains are narrow wide, or rather, the chainring is narrow wide, the chain is not. every other link on any chain is wider (see image below). The wide teeth on the chainring fit where the outer links are and the narrow teeth where the inner links are. So you get a better connection between the chainring and chain so in theory you chain doesn't fall off
So just run your narrow wide chainring with a road chain with a 3/32 rear cog and you'll be fine. I'm fairly sure a 1 1/8 chain and rear cog would work too but someone else feel free to discredit that idea.
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Ahh, thank you, very helpful indeed! All these different sizes had me rather confused. I'll order a 3/32 cog from velo solo and hopefully that should do the trick. Would I be right to presume that a standard 11 speed MTB chain would be 3/32? more specifically the Sram PC x1
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Got bored waiting for an email from Evans saying that my wheels are ready for collection so I decided to mount the rack just to see what it'll look like in utility mode.
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@Heldring Not entirely sure to be honest, it was given/loaned to me by TakeEatEasy so I cant imagine its anything super fancy
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it's one of these http://www.bicyclestore.fr/en/rack/10001181-petit-porteur-chalibert-2900100070836.html# (large one)
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The project has now officially reached the so close yet so far stage!
Picked up wheels and tyres yesterday, the good news is that I definitely have clearance for 29er wheels the bad news is that I can't get any of the tyres I have to seat on the rim properly, they all seem to be too narrow! Will go back to Evans today and buy a few more pairs to try out but it looks like I'm going to need at least 700x35 to be in with a chance.
The other issue I've run into is that my fork is made to take a bolt through axle and the wheels came supplied with QRs. The front wheel can take a 15mm thru axle but I have no idea where to get one from!
Other than that it's all good, need to get some spacer washers to space out he disc cog to get a good chain line but that should hopefully be fairly straightforward.
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@grodumar Forks will be upgraded to something nicer when I can afford it but I sorta like them and theyll do for now
@josh Thats option B but I want to see how it rides fixed first cos I reckon it will be loads of fun
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Clockwork Killa's Utility HHSBs
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The time has finally come to build up my Dekerf soft tail! I bought this last year on impulse in a state of weakness/self pity after crashing my victoire but never quite had the funds to get it built. The frame started out life as a 1997 Dekerf ST but was sent back to Dekerf a few years ago to be repainted/refurbished, fitted with disc mounts and converted to ss. It's a mixture of Reynolds 853 with ritchey rear stays.
Now that I've got a bit of spare cash, the plan is to build it on the cheap to get it up and running and upgrade stuff as I go along if need be.
I'm intending to use it as a utility bike for commuting and food delivery duties as well as off road so I'm going with a mix of sensible modern parts and whatever random mtb compatible bits I have in my parts box.
Currently the spec is as follows:
DMR trailblade fork
FSA orbit headset
Ritchey WCS stem
SRAM x1 1400 chainset
Thomson seatpost
San Marco rolls saddle (cos I had it lying around and it sort of almost doesn't look totally awful)
Wheels are tbd but probably either Shimano MT15s or Mavic Crossrides
Still undecided if I want to try running it fixed (I'm not sure how the soft tail would affect chain tension) so I'm holding off on brakes for now but will get some deore discs if I end up running it ss.
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