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Fall is Here

We had some hot weather the first few days of September.  Was looking more like summer than it had in August.  Then the rain came in and we were treated to a cold front.  It has not been much over 60 degrees for the past several days.  Looks like it will stay this way till next weekend.

I was the second one up Saturday morning.  Brendan was up before me, he had been sick. But that doesn't slow him down much.  I decided to get some work done in the bike shop.  After Ore 2 Shore we made some bike decisions.  Michelle's bike frame was sold.  This was my old race bike a Giant NRS from the mid 90's.  Very nice bike, just getting old.  JJ really wants to do the Soft Rock next year and I will be sticking with Fat Bikes.  So I decided to give him my carbon 29er.  The wheels and tires stay with (Specialized DT Swiss wheels/Kenda Karma 29x2.2 tires).  I moved my drivetrain from the carbon bike to the Fat Bike.  Then disassembled JJ's current bike. 
 
Getting Started
 
I had already put the crank, derailleurs, handlebar, stem, shifters and brake levers on the bike prior to this.
 
Avid BB7's are the brake of choice.
 
A couple hours later the bike was done.  I changed the crank to 2x9 (36/22).  The carbon seat post also stayed with the bike and the last touch was moving JJ's seat to the bike.  Pedals are Crank Brothers Candy C.
 
Completed bike.
 
I decided to get a ride in after finishing the bike.  Fortunately I checked the weather forecast.  We had a wind chill of 43 degrees.  So I got dressed up and took out the single speed for about 18 miles of riding.  I felt really good.
 
So the next project is getting Michelle's bike done.
Work has started.
 
The crank will be staying as well as the wheels and tires.  I have an X7 rear derailleur and I bought X7 trigger shifters.  Brake levers and BB7's have also been installed.  Just really need to put cables on and it will be ready to go.  I will then set it up on a trainer and have Michelle set on it so I can make the final adjustments.
 
I guess that is it for now.  Stay tuned!


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