TELL US ABOUT YOUR BICYCLE!!!

I am curious as to what year your bike was made... or what brand.  or any other interesting info, or what you like about it.  Me: (aprox.) 1985 Peugeot.  My reflectors match my paint job (original), I like that. 

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Permalink Reply by Duppie on March 15, 2014 at 5:21pm
It's a Thomson Elite setback seatpost.
http://bikethomson.com/elite-seatpost-series/

Jeff Schneider said:

What kind of seat post is that?  It looks bent to give additional setback.  I've never had one like that.

Duppie said:

My newest project, finished this week. A Rawland Nordavinden. I built up the entire bike myself, save for some help from John and Nora at Uptown.

Took her for a first spin this afternoon and she is a joy to ride, light, snappy, with predictable steering. Except for some adjustment to the handlebars and brake levers, everything seemed to be working fine.

Permalink Reply by Duppie on March 15, 2014 at 5:27pm
The FD indeed needs some work. It needs to be moved forward, and somehow the clamp did not allow that. But it appears to be working well otherwise.

Kelvin Mulcky said:

Great looking build Duppie!

You might want to bring the FD down on the seat tube so it sits a little closer to the chainring. I believe ythe spec is between 1-2mm clearance between the derailleur arm and the outer chainring. (Disregard, if it's just the camera angle making the gap appear larger than it really is)

Permalink Reply by Robert Underwood on March 15, 2014 at 5:41pm

nice!

Duppie said:

My newest project, finished this week. A Rawland Nordavinden. I built up the entire bike myself, save for some help from John and Nora at Uptown.

Took her for a first spin this afternoon and she is a joy to ride, light, snappy, with predictable steering. Except for some adjustment to the handlebars and brake levers, everything seemed to be working fine.

Permalink Reply by The Grizz on March 17, 2014 at 4:09am

Um, yes. Now that's what I call a bicycle. Pretty much everything about it is totally rad. I have those brake levers. Most comfortable for drops I've ever tried. They don't work well for mustache bars though, unfortunately. I love the fork. I like a fork with a rake to it, and this one has lovely lines.

Robert Underwood said:

nice!

Duppie said:

My newest project, finished this week. A Rawland Nordavinden. I built up the entire bike myself, save for some help from John and Nora at Uptown.

Took her for a first spin this afternoon and she is a joy to ride, light, snappy, with predictable steering. Except for some adjustment to the handlebars and brake levers, everything seemed to be working fine.

Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on March 19, 2014 at 11:26am

Here's my Velo Orange Passhunter. My commuter. 

Permalink Reply by Duppie on March 19, 2014 at 11:28am
Very nice! Have you been riding it? How does the frame handle?

Kelvin Mulcky said:

Here's my Velo Orange Passhunter. My commuter. 

Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on March 19, 2014 at 11:41am

The frame rides really nice; lively yet stable. It's a fun, fun ride. This is kind of a road bike in disguise.  I bought a 59cm frame instead of my standard 57cm, in order to offset the reach since this was purpose-built with the swept back bars. So, the curves of the Albatross bars have about the same reach (but with less drop) as the hoods on my cross bike.

Lots of thoughtful touches on the bike make it a great commuter. Fender mounting was a breeze with no need for spacers or adapters. I routed the dyno wire internally through the fork. I'll probably change the crank to a double (or at least buy new chainrings) as I get it dialed in. 

I bought some DaVinci brake cable splitters made for traveling bikes with plans to be able to quickly change between cruiser bars and drops for longer rides - that's an ongoing project. 

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