8 Responses to “Club Racer Progress”

• cafn8 says:
  

  Looks lovely. It’s nice to see a racy bike with a 36 spoke wheel too.

  Posted on 7.29.09 at 2:23 pm
• Alan says:
  

  Thanks! I’m a big fan of beefy wheels…

  Posted on 7.29.09 at 2:52 pm
• Tamia Nelson says:
  

  I really like those wheels, too. What are they? Lovely bike!

  Posted on 7.29.09 at 5:39 pm
• Alan says:
  

  “I really like those wheels, too. What are they? Lovely bike!”

  Hey Tamia,

  The rear hub is a Shimano Ultegra, the front hub is a Shimano Alfine dynamo, the rims are Mavic A719s, and the tires are Schwalbe Marathon Supremes.

  Alan

  Posted on 7.29.09 at 6:20 pm
• John Climaldi says:
  

  Looks like it’s coming together well! Can’t wait to see it finished.

  Posted on 7.30.09 at 9:33 am
• Simon N says:
  

  Fantastic looking build so far. It’s going to be really interesting to compare this to what I’m having made – although I have to say mine’s a couple of months behind!

  So similar, and yet, so different. What is it the Vulcans* say? “Infinite diversity in infinite combinations”.

  *Yes, I am a big nerd.

  Posted on 8.11.09 at 6:57 pm
• Alan says:
  

  @Simon

  Thanks! It’s almost done; I’m currently waiting on some parts for mounting the Honjo fenders. I’m hoping to have it completed this coming weekend. What are you having built?

  Posted on 8.11.09 at 9:22 pm
• Simon N says:
  

  @Alan

  I’m having a commuter designed and built from scratch by Thylacine Cycles. Columbus Zona, Ultegra SL, Marathon Supremes, Chris King headset, rack, fenders – familiar sounding, no?

  However…

  Commuting in Melbourne is a wet, grimy, windy, curb-dropping-off-of, stop-start affair – so where your bike looks to be a light and precise instrument with more than a touch of class, mine is going to end up more of a utilitarian draught-horse. BB7 discs, 2 prong rigid fork, etc. The only specs less ‘beefy’ than yours is that I’ve gone for 36 spokes on the rear but only 32 up front, and I’ve opted for a Fizik saddle rather than Brooks as I’m vegan and unfortunately for me that lifestyle choice extends beyond what I eat.

  Looking at your build is like looking at the bike I would build in a parallel universe. Absolutely fascinating.

  Again, beautiful bike you have there.

  Posted on 8.11.09 at 10:42 pm