07-28-2008, 02:03 PM
Ginger Wrote:Looking at the pic, it's a pretty steep drop from your seat top, to the top of the bars. I don't think I maintain one quite that steep on my race bike right now... you've really got to spend a lot of time in the saddle to get used it. The stem (from the frame, to the handlebars) should have a bolt in the top that you can loosen, and allow you to raise the bar height, which should help until you change bars. Just make sure you don't raise it beyond the max. height.
*edit* You may also want to toss a level on the saddle. It looks like the nose might be tilted slightly up, which can _really_ make things uncomfortable.
Yeah I know about adjusting the stem. There is not a ton of slack to play with. It is kind of short. The seat has already been fixed. It was KILLING my nuts. A slight downward angle has helped a lot. That pic was taken about 4 mins in to the maiden voyage. So I have made some changes even from the time that was taken. I also filed the drop outs a bit more to take out some of the slack in the chain. The chain stretched out a bit over the first ride.
Mike Wrote:looks great! i've put my plans on hold as i instead picked up a second set of wheels for my mountain bike and mounted some slicks on the old ones. it's heavier than a typical commuter, but i can launch off curbs and shit without worrying about anything. my commute is very urban so that's a big plus.
where did you end up getting your parts?
I got the wheels (came with a cog and lockring) from <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.bicyclewheelwarehouse.com/">http://www.bicyclewheelwarehouse.com/</a><!-- m -->
Bar tape from chainlove.com (not on the bike yet)
I got the chain from the LBS.
I stole the tires off a parts bike I picked up for free.
I also found <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://nycbikes.com/">http://nycbikes.com/</a><!-- m --> and <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://bikeisland.com/">http://bikeisland.com/</a><!-- m -->
NYC has some cool cheap stuff and Bike Island has free shipping. Most of the parts were on the original bike. The bearing are still in good shape so I repacked and reused those suckers.