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Bike Changes and Birthdays!

During our vacation I had to partially disassemble Brendan's bike and put it in the van so that we could take five bikes with us.  Putting it back together and setting it back up I discovered that his seat post was already at its highest position.  Last year Michelle thought the bike was to big and this year it appears that he is outgrowing it.  He would really like a Fat Bike.  However, it does not make sense to get him one till his growth slows down.  What will we do.
 
Since I got my Fat Bike I have not rode my mountain bike.  JJ has started his training for the Soft Rock and I believe he will do it.  So I am going to give him my carbon bike and Michelle will get his 29er.  So the other day I sold my old NRS frame that Michelle had been riding.  This was the bike that I did my racing on in 2006 and ended up 3rd in the MMBA points series.  The bike served us well.
 
I have already started moving parts from the carbon bike over to my fat bike.  The fat bike will now have a 1x10 drivetrain and hydraulic brakes.  I will move the parts from JJ's 29er to the carbon bike and then build the 29er for Michelle with parts from her old bike and a few new parts.  After the New Year we will see how tall Brendan is and I will pick up a cheap frame and build his bike.  At the rate he is growing he could be on my fat bike in three years and I should have another one by then.  I will post pictures as I progress through this process.  The goal is to get a few mountain bike rides in yet this fall.
 
This weekend is JJ and my birthdays. 17 for JJ and 51 for me.  Hard to believe.  The festivities will start today at Genji and Sunday at Backwoods and then here for cake and ice cream.  Mom will be coming out on Sunday to join us.
 
 Time to change!

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