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Comment on Pictures from Daves Big Dummy Build by Kenneth C.

Kenneth C. — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 04:03:47 +0000

I am building a 2011 model Big Dummy and I have the same handle bar as you.And I am running a set of Velo-Orange friction bar end shifters.I have two other bicycles and have the same shifters on them too.And running with Avid BB7 brakes 203mm rear and 185mm on front.I have found out you can really spend the money on this bicycle.

Comment on It’s a Company by Paul Avila

Paul Avila — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 03:35:29 +0000

I read you’re recap of Doug Fattic’s class. I am heading to Niles on Saturday to learn learn learn. I can’t wait to get started. My goal is to build custom frames for friends and then work up to a full time gig.

Late,
PA

Comment on Picking parts for my wheels II (spoke length) by Patric

Patric — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:18:40 +0000

Wow.thats cool, I am gonna try it.and thanks for sharing exact measurements.

Comment on Dropout shaping by Shaun

Shaun — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 13:43:44 +0000

Nice work!

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Comment on The next one cometh. by josh

josh — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 02:11:57 +0000

This will be a around town grocery store kid hauler most days. I won’t be using an offset seat post, so in theory the saddle ends up with the same offset from the BB on this bike as it has on my road bike. My hope is the slacker angle gives me a cushier ride, while maintaining the same pedal feel. The other thing I’m looking for is stand over height. My road bike is a bit of a crotch hugger, and I plan to be on and off this a lot more. The top tube is angled so I can have more or less the same bar height. The reach should be similar to what I have on my cross bike, lets me have my head up a bit more in traffic and whatnot. One of my shortcomings with bike cad is that I can’t arbitrarily measure things like I can with a full size drawing (i.e. what is the stand-over height at the BB), so when I do the full size drawing I may adjust the length and angle of the top tube to get the bars where I want them. Reach is the thing that I’m puzzled on right now, the drawing will help me figure out if I’m in the ball park. I’m going to build a stem too, so I’ll be able to play with the reach and drop a bit there too if that makes more sense.

Compared to the road bike I’m 15 mm shorter and 1 degree slacker in seat tube, 20mm shorter and 5 degrees greater in top tube angle, with in theory the same stem length with zero rise (i.e. the stem shoots straight out above the headset with no rise, and right on top of the headset with no stackers).

I’ll update or comment again when I do the full sized drawing. I wonder how much “slightly shorter” the reach will really end up to be.

Comment on The next one cometh. by Clifford

Clifford — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 01:22:30 +0000

Oi, you’re a machine!

I’m interested to hear the rationale behind the 57 ST / 56 TT. That seems a fair bit smaller than the the other bike you built, no? Especially with the slack ST angle.

This is your website: please feel free to totally nerd out about the lengths, angles, and components that have gone into your design!

Comment on Cross bike done, lets start another by clifford

clifford — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:57:02 +0000

josh,
you rock.
clifford.

Comment on Update on the cross bike by Shaun

Shaun — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 20:13:10 +0000

Looks really good so far! Now I’m itchin’ to have a gravel-race-specific bike built up.

Comment on The Westside Dirty Benjamin by Shaun

Shaun — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:35:07 +0000

I’m glad you posted the link on FB because it’s been awhile and I needed to catch up on your blog. I don’t know if I mentioned this to you already or not; but at about the 92 (or so) mile mark, I caught up to and passed that guy on the Specialized Tri-Cross. As you may have already surmised (on account of the fact that I passed him) he was completely cooked and just hoping to finish at that point. And those are his words not mine. I asked him how he was doing when I passed.