Merry Chrimbus!

(late post; I will eventually catch up)

The wheels on the MTB were troopers for a few years.  Then the rear wheel started to complain by popping spokes.  The day before the 2014 Enchilada Buffet I noticed the first broken spoke.  Correction - it was the night before the event.  Ugh!  I scrambled and was able to modify a road wheel spoke to fit as a replacement.  The 2014 EB was very tough.  It was my first so I road conservatively and worked my way through the route.  I broke another spoke at about mile 50 but really could not bail - so, whatever, I finished.

Here is a good write up about the EB - Tony's TIPAR EB Write Up

Alas, the wife heard my complaints and cry-baby whining and surprised me with a call form the bike shop.  She was single handedly attempting to buy me new wheels but had run into a critical information road block.   Pretty damn cool.  

Boom - new wheels.

The Bronson TCS tire was impossible to get on the Stans Arch EX rim (even says so on the Stans website but I don't believe anything that I read on the web).  Went with my lightly used Maxxis Crossmark for the rear and a new Hutchinson Cougar up front.

Now to negotiate ride time.

Parts is parts

*** forgot to publish this post.  the bike has been back in action for awhile.  this blog is not dead - i swear! ***

Everything ordered is finally in so the reassembly has begun.

Bottom bracket installed.  I have a SL K Light cranks and there very specific bottom brackets that go with certain FSA cranks.  Kinda annoying...

 


New pulleys installed in the rear derailleur.

Shifters were a bit funky.  Degreased them and then spayed lithium grease inside the mechanism.  The grease spray seemed to foam up and fill every little space inside the shifter...

I went with a pimp gold Jagwire kit.  Looks good and seems to work really well.  Many miles later - no problems.  I will update with pics later.