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my 28er, the Rowing Machine
i finally got this built up! i had it together as a 26er for the last 2 months but always wanted to jam a 28" (700c) wheel in there. ive riddin 700c wheels before but only with a fat WTB tyre making it a 29er. the 700x38 Michelin tyre i have rolls out to 86.5 inches. its not that much bigger than my 26" but the weight loss is incredible! it takes nothing to get this wheel going and i can hop/roll up curbs no handed with just a little groin grab between the 38c tyre, the larger diameter rim, double butted spokes, reziliant frame made by Joe Rowing and the thick foam of a Torker DX seat its not nearly as harsh a ride as some have posted it would be. you certainly *dont* "feel every bump" you do feel more sharp hits but im never surprised by them. i keep my tyre pumped to 85psi. you would never want to go below 65 since cornering can fold the tyre really easy under 65. at 85 its really solid for having all my weight on it with all the (Harper knows the real words) forces of nature adding to it. cornering and stuff. i have never liked 22.2 seat tubes but Joe made the seat tube really long and the seat post doesnt twist at all since the bolts are high up, just under the seat. also the skinner seat tube acually looks really good with a skinny tyre complmenting it. im useing an FMF Alloy seatpost that goes all the way down to the crown. its one of the few light seat posts available in 22.2 but it was $45 plus ship. the CF version is $80 ouch! 127mm cranks Salsa Delgato-X rim UDC hub (the new ones are black and slightly less quality, the paint is cheap. the chome ones looked better) i decided to go with stainless spokes this time since the hub came black. i saved some cash there, the stainless 14/15's are 60cents and the black are a dollar a piece. i also hunted down some longer spoke nipples instead of the small DT ones. i like them better. its 12 pounds maybe less, i need to get to a better scale than my spring loaded 50 year old brass fish scale from late grandad. 'Pictures are here' (http://gallery.unicyclist.com/album155) +----------------------------------------------------------------+ | Attachment filename: tosh.jpg | |Download attachment: http://www.unicyclist.com/attachment/279093| +----------------------------------------------------------------+ -- jagur - Random Unicyclist Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast. --------------------------------------------------- -forget_your_life- -------------------------------------- -------*muni militia *------- *one wheeled death squad* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jagur's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/502 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/38294 |
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Awesome! It looks really good. This one seemed to last a little longer then some of the other unis you've made. So when does it go for sale? Because I know it will. -- Tim - Jelly Bean Eater Tim 'Braun' (http://www.tim.com.mk/izdanija/1/189.jpg) Fresh! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tim's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/4671 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/38294 |
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That's one nice looking ride! Do you have a closeup of the longer nipples? I like looking at them -- daino149 - On Vacation - till i find a job Check out my 'pics ' (http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/daino) 'My X-a-n-g-a' (http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=fingerpies) I need to find a job ------------------------------------------------------------------------ daino149's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/933 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/38294 |
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daino149 wrote: *That's one nice looking ride! Do you have a closeup of the longer nipples? I like looking at them * Yeah the one with his son in the picture. -- Tim - Jelly Bean Eater Tim 'Braun' (http://www.tim.com.mk/izdanija/1/189.jpg) Fresh! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tim's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/4671 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/38294 |
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Tim wrote: * This one seemed to last a little longer then some of the other unis you've made. * yeah, well the frame has at least. the original 26" wheel is long gone and now in hurricane country. -- jagur - Random Unicyclist Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast. --------------------------------------------------- -forget_your_life- -------------------------------------- -------*muni militia *------- *one wheeled death squad* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jagur's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/502 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/38294 |
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That came out nice. The Delgado X's are pretty tough. I've got them on my Hunter 29er (two wheeler ) I tried but I can't figure out what you have on your head in the pics??? - Frank -- Frank A. "Man's maturity: to have regained the seriousness that he had as a child at play." - FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE, Beyond Good and Evil ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Frank A.'s Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/1710 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/38294 |
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Frank A. wrote: *I tried but I can't figure out what you have on your head in the pics???* finaly, i was starting to think no one noticed which would be strange since ive been shaving my head for the last 5 years. im wearing a wig. -- jagur - Random Unicyclist Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast. --------------------------------------------------- -forget_your_life- -------------------------------------- -------*muni militia *------- *one wheeled death squad* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jagur's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/502 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/38294 |
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I have been shaving my head for...almost a year I beleive. -- darkp0is3n - Sucks At Unicycling ------------------------------------------------------------------------ darkp0is3n's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/8905 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/38294 |
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Tim wrote: *Awesome! It looks really good. This one seemed to last a little longer then some of the other unis you've made. So when does it go for sale? Because I know it will. * I can't believe someone beat me to it. So Jag, what's it selling for, or is it going to be auctioned. -- bugman - Survivor 2004 Wolfman Duathalon "The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." Albert Einstein ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bugman's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3812 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/38294 |
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It's good to see the uni you are currrently providing a temporary foster home for. Please don't dismember the poor thing like you did the last one. That's just wrong. It looks interesting, and I am sure it does feel quick and nimble. Scott -- S_Wallis - MUni Motivated "I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it." Pablo Picasso ------------------------------------------------------------------------ S_Wallis's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/1520 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/38294 |
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