Fully Loaded II.

Posted on May 24, 2011

I thought I’d show this off here as I really had fun building it and like the way it came out. One of the things I enjoy about touring bikes is the durability and practicality needed when living off the bike in the middle of nowhere. This means that things need to be simple and stout and easy to use. Fussing around trying to get your tent out as the thunderstorm is coming is low on the list of things to ‘enjoy’.

This is off to JB now to be sprayed a very bright yellow with black accents and then it will come back here to be assembled. I wonder where it will go first?

Thanks for reading.

Dave

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2 responses to “Fully Loaded II.”

  1. Cliff Spiegel says:
    May 26, 2011 at 9:15 am

    Dave, that bike looks rugged! Without paint it looks like WWII military surplus. Are you able to get the rear wheel out with the tire inflated? I was looking at fendering an old frame with Campy dropouts and it looks tight. I was thinking of trimming back the lower edge of the dropout in front of the gear hanger to open it up a little.

    Happy Lotusing, Cliff

    P.S. Would the customer consider olive drab with a coating of cosmoline over top……sorry.

  2. kirks says:
    May 26, 2011 at 9:32 am

    I could see that – stenciled lettering and all.

    There is no issue with getting the wheel out even with the 35 mm tire fully inflated. It’s a common question I guess because lots of folks have put fenders on bikes with horizontal drops and had an issue. I just need to be sure that the chainstay bridge is set the right distance from the dropout slot so that the tire just touches the fender when the axle slips out of the dropout slot. It just takes a few minutes to work it out and it works very well.

    You are showing our ages with a ‘cosmoline’ reference!

    Thanks for writing.

    Dave

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