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Some Bike Stuff

NC Nailed Narrow Wide Chain Ring: As I posted yesterday this is a very nice looking piece.  Unfortunately when I went to mount it to my Sram X5 crank it did not fit.  The bolt holes lined up, but they would not move in place.  The metal under the bolt holes would not allow the ring to set flush.
Would not fit, what to do?

I took the measuring calipers and found that there was a large size difference.  I did not want to try and return this piece (it came from China).  So I got out the Dremel and started to work.  After about an hour I had the metal down to the size it needed to be. So I now have it mounted up.

Performance Access 29er: I know I talked about having rebuilt this bike.  I took a few pictures yesterday and want to give a run down on the specs.



Here is the build spec:

Performance Access 29er Carbon frame 19"
RockShox Reba Race Fork 80mm
Race Face Ride XC crank
GXP Bottom Bracket
Salsa 34 tooth Chain Ring
Shimano Zee Shifter (rear only)
Shimano SLX Derailleur with Goat Link
eThirteen Chain Guide (will add a Narrow Wide Ring at some time)
Avid BB7 Brakes
Avid FR5 levers
Bontrager 90mm Stem
Bontrager Bar 720mm
Seatpost (unknown aluminum/will get carbon at some time)
Bontrager Race Saddle
DT Swiss 450SL/Specialized wheels
Kenda Karma 2.2 tires
Crank Brothers Candy pedals
Sram Garmin Mount

I really like this bike and hope to put a few miles on it this summer.

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