Upgrade Kestrel CSX

Just put on the Thomson stem and Easton Monkeylite carbon handlebars on today. Thought I'd take a few pictures. This bike is a little small, so Dad will be able to ride this bike nicely; it's REALLY light too!

Next comes the Chris King headset, and someday I'll get the right tools to tension the SPOX rear wheel and I'll sport a sweet set of SPOX wheels!

Next real project is getting a bike set up for a CO-worker - thinking of spraying a frame with Plastic-dip.

PEACE

New Bikes!

Well,

It's been a few days since I posted.............So I've had some time to pick some new bikes!

The first one is a Kestrel CSX, made in Japan (ugh) with Spinergy SPOX wheels (I've taken the back one off to true it) I thought I took pictures when I got it, but here it is after it was ridden in the rain:

the front SPOX wheel

 The rear one (W/O cassette)

 The new seat (note dirt)

And the other new one - a Bianchi Ibex (1993) - I got this at the Salvation Arny for forty bucks - It's got the original tires! Pictures before the cleanup:

 It was sixty, but I got a nice discount for buying a bag of coffee!

I cleaned it up, removed the plastic wheel/spoke protector behind the cassette on the rear wheel, oiled the chain and adjusted the brakes - it works fine! After I re-grease the bearings it will ride like new!

So that's it. Biking as usual, close calls almost every day, rainy season already here, same as it ever was.

Bliss!

Bliss!

My new(ish) white industries black single speed crankarms came in yesterday - YEAH!

(Wish I could turn this around - the picture wasn't taken like this!)

After I get a new carbon fork, I'm going to rebuild the Kestrel mountain bike - photo's soon!

Bike Seats!

Just bought one of these - I wonder if it's comfortable?


 Oh yeah, Orioles win it in the 9th with 2 outs!


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New Kestrel Pictures

It's nice outside, so I finally got around to taking some pictures.

I replaced the wheels I had on this with a set of White Industries black hubs - the back being an Eno Eccentric Hub - thus necessitating the Melvin removal.

 I finally got this the way I wanted it - I had drop bars on, but since I never rode down that way, and I didn't like all the wires hanging around from the bar end shifters, I switched to bullhorns and downtube shifters,

 around the tree,,,,,,,,,

 one at a time

 and the other

Here is the next Kestrel project - very pretty, although maybe a bit too big, but at least it's another one made in the USA.

It's been a few days since I posted last................

HA!

Looking at taking a brutal ride up to Timberline lodge this week.................Hope I can make it!

Now for something completely different  - http://vimeo.com/59404063

Will take some pictures of the bikes - some are different!

It finally happened.............

Not a lot to post lately,the winter riding is pretty routine. Something came up this week though.............I got hit last Wednesday (Jan 16th), at the Glisan crosswalk. Here is the aftermath:

Kind of hard to see, but I got hit on the left pedal and it bent the crank arm at least a half inch - enough to make it "difficult" to pedal. I'm going to take it off and try to pound it out this weekend and ride it next week.

On a good note - I bought a Kestrel road frame! Pictures when I get around to it.

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