Plor to suburbia game update#

* Enjoy the views and sweepers along Uvas * Turn right on Harry and make an immediate left onto McKean Keep going straight (~4 miles) until it ends on Harry Road. * Make the first left at the exit and then an immediate right (onto Almaden). Basically, just get to the Almaden Expressway exit on Hwy 85 in San Jose The loop I like is in the southern Santa Cruz Mountains. It's tough to find dirt roads in the wild in the Bay Area. If you like advice from off-road motorcyclists: Replacing the outer with a TA ring completely solved the problem, however. I experienced the worst chainsuck ever using the rings that came with it, to the extent that I destroyed a Shimano CX70 front mech. Sugino's outer chainring sucks to high heaven, though - literally. Speaking of the crank, I love the concept and execution of the Sugino OX901 crank itself. That said, with the 46x32 crank pictured here, there is definitely room to either increase tyre clearance or shorten the 'stays. I use a relatively steep seat angle (73.5°) and there's not a lot of room to play with betwixt seat tube and fender.Īt the time I spec'd the frame, all I could really ask for was 'clearance for the fattest 650Bs you can squeeze between road cranks, with reasonable chainstay length.' The Switchback Hills and other recently available choices weren't around to use for testing clearance, so I'm delighted with the way the combination has work out. It would be hard to go significantly shorter if you want to be able to use mudguards/fenders over them and have a slack seat angle. If I were to rotate the eccentric to the rear of the shell (just for the sake of argument), the effective chainstay length, in terms of where tubes are joined etc., would be 43cm exactly. The chainstays are a nominal 43.6cm, but that is to the centre of the eccentric shell. How long are the chainstays?The Switchbacks work very nicely on this bike, alright. Switchbacks look just right here, and its a great example of fitting a very large tire on a ti frame with road cranks. What you see here now are my own eclectic choices. :Dĭid you wear out all the original components already? It's showing real personality now.The original components were the result of sponsorship and didn't belong to me. when it comes to taking risks on the bike, I am truly a Nancy. I can't wait to put them on my long haul trucker, it won't look nearly as nice as John pal's SEVEN but at least I am hoping it will encourage me to be a bit more brave riding on the trails.

Plor to suburbia game update#

I just got an update from Harris Cyclery that the Switchback hills tires I ordered over the holidays are being shipped out priority mail today so I should be getting them as early as Wednesday possibly. Sorry Jos, your picture gonna be replaced by this new wallpaper! It's wearing 650B x 48 Switchback Hills in this photo, which I've nicknamed The Irresponsibles, because they encourage you to do things you probably shouldn't! It was prototype #1 of Seven's Evergreen model and, given that they hadn't come up with the name at that point, it proclaims itself to be an Axiom. Following a recent conversation with I thought I should post an updated photo of my well-used steed, which made an appearance much earlier in this thread.