Basic build: surly new hub/deep V rear; deore/bontrager front; old Sugino cranks; 42/18 gearing; mostly dead Brooks, Noodles.
I'm pondering fenders for the spring.
If I put them on, I'll definitely for sure have them off for summer trail riding. I really like this bike stripped down, but I have to fight my urge to put fenders and lights on it.
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And on some dark rainy night I'll regret the "stripped down" approach for sure.
I'm also pondering, again, the SA 3speed fix hub. And I have dyno hub in the garage. Maybe I'll dial that all in for next winter.
John, how do you like those noodle bars? I have tried the moustache bars and don't quite know that they work for me. I have had my eye on the noodle bars for a while now.
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ReplyDeleteI love Noodle bars. That's the bar that converted me to drop bars about 6 years ago.
I've got them on 5 bikes -- we're about the same size, no? If you want to borrow a bike for a week or so and see what you think, you're welcome to.
I want so much to like moustache bars and I've tried over the years - and I like them for tooling around, but for anything over 30 or 40 miles I just can't get thenm to work for me.
I would love to borrow a bike and check them out. I feel the exact way about the moustache bars. I love the way they make my CB-1 look but, like you, I find them uncomfortable on longer rides. My wrists get so mad. Besides, I think a monster cross CB-1 would look pretty rad.
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