The Green Machine

So I woke up early this morning and could not fall back to sleep. I got up and started a fire, had a cup of coffee and surged the internet. After an hour I stacked the wood burner and headed for the bike shop. I built up the fat bike named, "Green Machine". It took me all of 23 minutes.

Drive Side.

Brake Side.

I did not do any adjustments on it as this was only to set up and weigh so I could compare weight for the stock bike and after upgrades. The weight was 36.06 lbs.

After this was done I started to tear it down. I ran into a couple issues with over torqued bolts. I stripped the head of one of the crank arm cinch bolts. I will be taking it in to the Stable on Monday. Greg there said he would take a look at it and try to remove the bolt. Hope he can save the arm. If he can not it is not a large expense and a very common part.

Over all the bike is very nice given the price. I have decided to stick with the Tektro brakes that came on the bike for the time being. I did have to shave some paint off the brake mounts as they were not completely faced. The chain rings on the crank are very heavy, I will save a great deal of weight in this area. I changed out the rear cassette from a heavy Shimano 9 speed to a much lighter Sram. I also swapped out the rear tube, still need to do the front. Eventually I may just go to a 1x9 or 1x10. I will be going to 2x9 for now.

I am hoping that I will have it completed by next weekend and be able to test it out. I will update during the week as I make progress

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