Re: Ally O Resto first attempts
So its been a busy time for the postie at demer towers
First off, a nice gentleman from the Bikestation in Perth - great source of parts BTW! - dropped off this loverly saddle...
which means the orange one has got to go. No problem for me that...
then the international postie came along with this, which has been pretty key to my idea of the whole build
which leads very nicely into these
A bit on the short side, but the colour match is too good to pass up
Plus these!
Also coming along with the DX parts:
then we come to the wheels
its a bit of a saga
I thought I had ordered 32 H rims, but just before I stripped the old hub off the rim, I thought I'd double check - 36H!! Nooooooo
I have got both the DX hubs, which were going to be ideal, but I decided to hunt around and see what was available in 36H hubs, and these nice XT numbers popped up
so I set about ordering the spokes, and hadnt really checked them over too well - note, dont be in a rush when you are sorting out parts for a wheel build!
The rear hub has a 126mm axle set up, and an unusual freehub, that I didnt recognise, probably just being ignorant but can anyone help me out with that one?
Anyway, the original hub from the bike has been robbed in order to get it to fit, which is annoying as I can't use the original seals from the rear drive side.
Also, I seem to have some spokes that are slightly too long, so I'm going to need to revisit the non drive side
But here is how the building went
So, still a work in progress on the wheels, but I'm well pleased with how they look, just need those tweaks and should be good to roll
Still on the hunt for the DX thumbshifters - if anyone has a pair that would fit the bill
Next up, the brakes, the tyres and the fitting it all together!!