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• Kuwahara klunker

  in Current Projects • 1 year, 5 months

  

  Adjusted the straddle cable height this morning and really cranked down on the bolts. Probably could’ve gone a touch lower, but the cable doesn’t seem to slip anymore.

• Kuwahara klunker

  in Current Projects • 1 year, 5 months

  

  Blue Lug just posted this on Instagram. Same brakes. The straddle cable is quite low.

• Kuwahara klunker

  in Current Projects • 1 year, 5 months

  

  @ibob Ah thanks!

  I might play around with it. See if I can drop the straddle hanger down a bit, particularly on the front.

  @M_V Yeah, can’t get it much tighter. But I’ll try again.

• Kuwahara klunker

  in Current Projects • 1 year, 5 months

  

  One issue I have is with the brakes. The cable from the lever goes into the straddle hanger and is tightened by a bolt, but if I pull on brake lever too hard, the cable slips up. I tried to do the routing slightly different with the included washers, but the cable can’t fit through the hole it’s supposed to go through.

  Currently it’s bolt > cable > washers.

• Kuwahara klunker

  in Current Projects • 1 year, 5 months

  

  Some “proper” photos.

• Kuwahara klunker

  in Current Projects • 1 year, 5 months

  

  Final piece of the puzzle arrived today.

  Cleaned and degreased the rims and installed these. Such an improvement over the stock Dia Compe pads.

  Also installed a bell. Nothing left to do now except make a sticker for the chainstay (and clean and repack the hubs)

• Kuwahara klunker

  in Current Projects • 1 year, 5 months

  

  I was going to black them out but I think it looks good.

  The pseudo gothic nu metal Holy Roller logos will be blacked out though.

• Kuwahara klunker

  in Current Projects • 1 year, 5 months

  

  Thanks! It’s fun and keeps me occupied.

• Kuwahara klunker

  in Current Projects • 1 year, 5 months

  

  Yes.

  But I don’t have a denim shirt anymore. I can wear a denim jacket?