A bike for sunny days

Well, my commuter bike frame [1] getting broken inspired me to get my
Sunny day bike fixed up last week. I've been stockpiling parts for it
for a while, so it was relatively quick to build up.

http://members.arstechnica.com/x/zuvembi/ni****ki_1.jpg
http://members.arstechnica.com/x/zuvembi/ni****ki_2.jpg

I've already swapped out the seatpost and seat since I took these
pictures.

Parts list:

 - Ni****ki frame (the whole bike was $5 at a garage sale)
 - Campagnolo Chorus 10 speed carbon ****fters ($75 used from a friend)
 - 9 speed 12-25 ****mano cassette
 - 105 rear hub/Alex Adventurer rim/ 14/15/14 DB spokes
 - Schwalbe Marathon Plus tire
 - Ultegra front hub / used Nici (Italian) rim
 - Continental Top Touring 2000
 - Sora rear derailleur (hubbub alternate routing)
 - Front D + cranks, whatever was on the bike
 - Centerpull brakes
 - Modolo t-poc bars (whatever I had lying around)
 - Threaded->Threadless stem adapter ($10)
 - Threadless stem (spare from parts drawer)
 - Nashbar bar tape ($4)
 - New seatpost ($15)
 - SPD pedals

Total cost: About $110

Pretty much everything on the bike was discards or things I had lying
around.  It actually rides nicely, the only thing that I'm really still
fiddling with is the rear ****fter.  I've been futzing around with the
mount, and now I have to adjust the ****fting again.

The fender has been taken off, it was only on there tem****arily.

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I talked to the shop that has my old frame (Recycled Cycles  in the
University District).  They've left some messages with Surly, but they
haven't actually talked to them about it.  So my bike is still
langui****ng in their shop.  And I've got this bag sitting on my desk at
home full of all the parts I took off the frame.

I'm just glad it broke during the summer so I'm not missing my dedicated
all weather/bad weather bike in the rainy season.  Well, and that I
didn't bother overhauling the headset and bottom bracket right before
the frame broke.  Procrastination saves the day again!       

[1] Last month I had wheel problems [2], this month it looks like frame
problems are on the agenda.

I broke my Crosscheck frame again in pretty much the exact same location
(on my way home from work). I didn't have time to finish putting my
sunny day bike together from pieces, so I dragged my fixed gear out of
the shed to ride to work that morning.

I really should just shell out for a sturdier frame.

[2] Broken rear axle.

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Dane Buson - sigdane@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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