Sorry...I have been a bit lax in keeping up with my blog(s) Work; both day job and night job have gotten in the way of real fun!
I bought this bike back in May to use as a runabout. It still has a ways to go before I am done with the accessorizing. It is a Redline R530 in the XL size. It is nice to have a bike to fit and not have to mess with seat posts, stems and the like and hope it will be okay to ride. And as is typical it was not equipped the way I wished off the rack...are they ever? So far I have switched out the seat post for a non suspension, added a Brooks B-67 saddle, ordered a generator hub for the front, added a Vectra Xb tailight and a Spannigia LED battery headlight for interim use. I will get the Lumotec IQ Fly when the generator hub gets here. I also have a sweet set of Basil Karavan Panniers on order for it. Still trying to decide which front basket I want to use, probably a mesh metal one.
I will post more as I ride the bike more and the rest of the parts straggle in.
Aaron
4 comments:
It's nice to have you back. What type of generator hub did you order?
Myles
Hi Myles it is a Shimano DH-2R30-E with the BR-IM70-F Roller brake. The bike came with roller brakes, but the front one is on the small side for that bike and my mass (215# :-0 ) So the IM70 is an upgrade. I had to order if direct from the EU.
Aaron
is the front tire small the the back. nice bike
and does it have a schlumpf crank set?
oh, and what happened to hankandme?
Hi william,
No Schlumpf drive, that is just the way the crankset looks. The wheels are both the same size; 700c.
Not sure about HankandMe, someone posted she was tied up with school and work?
Aaron
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