ThomRuns
- Member since Sep 3, 2020
- Male / 41
- Burnaby , British Columbia
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May 14, 2023 at 18:29
May 14, 2023Race Face 151.5mm spindle for 83mm BB
$50 CADBought this on here and then realized it's too long.
$120 new from Race Face. This has never been ridden.
https://www.raceface.ca/products/spindle-kit-cinch-151-5mm-rf151dh?utm_source=Redirect-pop-up-fromRFCOM&variant=40058262061189
Meetups downtown Vancouver or South Burnaby
Will ship at your expense.
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Feb 19, 2021 at 9:24
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Sep 3, 2020 at 8:40
Sep 3, 2020Rocky Mountain Solo CX with recent 1x Upgrade + Extras
$1100 CADI bought this bike a couple months ago to ride on while painting and re-building my normal bike. It's Rocky Mountain's all rounder - with cyclocross geometry, 700 x 35c tires to get you on the gravel (space for wider too), and lots of mounts for fenders and racks if you want to bikepack. The frame is aluminum, so it's pretty light.
Size is XL. I'm 6'2”, and you can see where I've got the saddle.
I couldn't help myself and did the 1x conversion with a 36 tooth Blackspire Snaggletooth narrow-wide chainring with a new bottom bracket and a 10 speed 11-34 tooth cassette. It's taken me up to the top of the local mountains, and had high enough gearing to keep up on flatter group rides. Mostly it's just been awesome for my daily commute. I don't plan on ever having a front derailleur again :-)
Shifters and derailleur are Tiagra, which isn't fancy but I've been really impressed with.
I also added wider 440mm handlebars and cyclocross brake levers, and in the process just replaced all the cables and housing. Added the new Selle Italia saddle and some nicer bar tape too. Also the double sided Shimano clipless/platform pedals.
I'm not a pro mechanic, I just like riding and fixing bikes. I replaced the disk brake pads but they still make noise sometimes. Apparently this is common, but I'm still a fan of rim brakes.
It's a really cool bike, it's just been taking up space since I finished the other one. I spend enough time fixing family and friend's bikes that taking care of another does not 'spark joy'.
This is what I paid for the bike before I did all the upgrades. I got a couple months of fun riding out of it, so I figure that's pretty even. It's also not easy to find these good quality intro cyclocross/gravel/bikepacking rides these days.
Trades for bicycle frame building things. It's a stretch, but worth asking.
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