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[perpetual dan]

We got n+1 today. It is a "bit of a project".

 

So far I've ridden it home, solo. I had to walk up two steep sections due to 6 speed gears and a very slack timing chain. It feels very different, but quite fun. It needs a fair bit of work, but that's OK - we can enjoy doing that too.

I'm amazed that riding from Hove to Rottingdean, on the cycle path, past the pier, on Saturday afternoon, that no one saw fit to shout anything "witty".

If anyone can identify the remains of the badge, I'd be interested to know more about it.

[interzen]

Due to the retirement of my faithful Marin Point Reyes (frame has started to crack again - not good on aluminium ...) I've switched most of the bits, notably the Alfine wheelset, onto the lovely OrangeGina. Here's the result:


P1000340 by interzen, on Flickr

Sadly, no orange bar tape as the LBS didn't have any and I *really* needed to get the bars fully taped before tomorrow's flatlanders ride. Hence, black. Doesn't feel nearly as nippy as it did when I was running it as a fixed, but it's still immense fun to ride.

EDIT: and thus far I've had absolutely no inclination to sully THE ORANGE by wrapping reflective tape around the frame tubes

[Doosh]

You know what that needs to finish it off? 

[interzen]

You know what that needs to finish it off? 

More orange bits ... unfortunately, that's not easy to do without the bike looking like a hipster's reject.

[Doosh]

I was thinking more along the lines of "Gay barber pole" 

[interzen]

I was thinking more along the lines of "Gay barber pole" 

Noooooooo!

[Frere]

That Orange Gina bike is very interesting - as it happens, I have a Globe 3.1 hybrid with Nexus 8, dynamo and shimano wheelset. Looks very similiar to yours. Was my first reasonably okay bike when I returned to cycling 4 years ago, but the wheelset didnt give me much confidence - in fact the back wheel buckled and was able to be trued again fortunately. Just wasn't build for the JOGLE trip I planned and did on another bike.

Still have got it. Mmm. Ponders....No, still don't feel confident that the wheelset is up to much, have gotten used to the peace of mind hand build 36 spoke wheels gives. How is your wheelset holding up for you? Better than my experience?

[interzen]

That OranGina bike is very interesting - as it happens, I have a Global hybrid with Nexus 8, dynamo and shimano wheelset. Looks very similiar to yours. Was my first reasonably okay bike when I returned to cycling 4 years ago, but the wheelset didnt give me much confidence - in fact the back wheel buckled and was able to be trued again fortunately. Just wasn't build for the JOGLE trip I planned and did on another bike.

Still have got it. Mmm. Ponders....No, still don't feel confident that the wheelset is up to much, have gotten used to the peace of mind hand build 36 spoke wheels gives.

I was a bit skeptical, but after several thousand miles with 20 stone of me (plus luggage) on board the wheelset is holding up fine. In fact, today is the only time I've had to take a spoke key to them in anger and that was a result of lead-arsing through too many potholes and whatnot on the off-road sections of last Thursday's pub ride.

For preference, though, I build my own wheels - the only reason I bought the Alfine wheelset in the first place was because I was made the proverbial offer I couldn't refuse.

I should also point out that, despite being rather pricy, the JTek bar-end shifter is very, very nice indeed.

[Frere]

Thanks for the reply, good to hear that you have had better experiences than mine, am only slightly lighter than you.

Mmmm. Ponders again, winter commuter build incoming? *maybe* Mmm.

Frere

[Frere]

The dynamo on your wheelset is a WH - 3N71 perchance or ?

Frere

[interzen]

The dynamo on your wheelset is a WH - 3N71 perchance or ?

Frere

Yep. Nice bit of kit - on a par with the old Schmidt SON on my Dave Yates fixed (not sure what the newer SONs are like, and I can't afford to find out yet either). Rear hub is the 'red band' 8-speed Nexus¹ - I have taken it off-road, on multiple occasions, and really can't fault the durability and mud resistance.

I gear it rather lower than Shimano suggest (the Genesis is running 42x23) but have had no problems other than those associated with suboptimal cable tension. When it eventually gives up the ghost I'll likely replace it with an Alfine 11.

¹ - I use Nexus and Alfine more-or-less interchangeably where the 8-speed hub is concerned.

[Frere]

The dynamo on your wheelset is a WH - 3N71 perchance or ?

Frere

Yep. Nice bit of kit - on a par with the old Schmidt SON on my Dave Yates fixed (not sure what the newer SONs are like, and I can't afford to find out yet either). Rear hub is the 'red band' 8-speed Nexus¹ - I have taken it off-road, on multiple occasions, and really can't fault the durability and mud resistance.

I gear it rather lower than Shimano suggest (the Genesis is running 42x23) but have had no problems other than those associated with suboptimal cable tension. When it eventually gives up the ghost I'll likely replace it with an Alfine 11.

¹ - I use Nexus and Alfine more-or-less interchangeably where the 8-speed hub is concerned.

the red band being the continuous red line on right side of hub? mmmm...more pondering...

Many thanks Interzen for your answers, they have given food for thought.

Frere

[interzen]

the red band being the continuous red line on right side of hub? mmmm...more pondering...

Yep - Shimano used the red band on the hubs that were rated for off-road use; earlier Nexus 7 and 8-speed hubs had a nasty tendency to self-destruct.

[TOBY]

While ChrisN and PaulD have been off building Clown bikes I've been readying myself for the Mersey Roads.

My 'dale with new wheels:


(yes the steerer still needs trimming)

[Ray 6701]

TCR2 in audax mode: South then North 600k.

[Rhys W]

While ChrisN and PaulD have been off building Clown bikes I've been readying myself for the Mersey Roads.

My 'dale with new wheels:

If you'd had those wheels in the Port Talbot Wheelers 4-up you might have been able to pull your weight 

[Dinamo]

Love the Barley on the Road bike 

[TOBY]

While ChrisN and PaulD have been off building Clown bikes I've been readying myself for the Mersey Roads.

My 'dale with new wheels:

If you'd had those wheels in the Port Talbot Wheelers 4-up you might have been able to pull your weight 

Some of us are cursed with a larger frontal area 

[cyclone]

While ChrisN and PaulD have been off building Clown bikes I've been readying myself for the Mersey Roads.

My 'dale with new wheels:

If you'd had those wheels in the Port Talbot Wheelers 4-up you might have been able to pull your weight 

Some of us are cursed with a larger frontal area 

Mmm fast wheels and beard?

[Tewdric]

While ChrisN and PaulD have been off building Clown bikes I've been readying myself for the Mersey Roads.

My 'dale with new wheels:


(yes the steerer still needs trimming)

That's ace.

I'm toying with a return to triathlon next season, which will mean deep section wheels and tribars on the Giant.   Hmm...

This is my last tri bike and I'm going to have to outbling it...

[TOBY]

While ChrisN and PaulD have been off building Clown bikes I've been readying myself for the Mersey Roads.

My 'dale with new wheels:
(yes the steerer still needs trimming)

That's ace.

I'm toying with a return to triathlon next season, which will mean deep section wheels and tribars on the Giant.   Hmm...

This is my last tri bike and I'm going to have to outbling it...

I'm trying not to take offence that you've mentioned triathalon

[Tewdric]

I'm trying not to take offence that you've mentioned triathalon

I'm accusing you of no more than being a deep section rim user! 

[TOBY]

I'm trying not to take offence that you've mentioned triathalon

I'm accusing you of no more than being a deep section rim user! 

It's the train of thought I find offensive 

[Ham]

Due to the retirement of my faithful Marin Point Reyes (frame has started to crack again - not good on aluminium ...)

Just curious as I have a Point Reyes also .... how & where is it cracking?

[Tewdric]

I'm trying not to take offence that you've mentioned triathalon

I'm accusing you of no more than being a deep section rim user! 

It's the train of thought I find offensive 

I don't understand the aversion to triathlon.  What's not to like?