Category: Hornsby
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Frustrating brake maintenance
When I built Hornsby, I was happy to find the Equal cable-operated disc brakes in purple. At the time they were only available from the US, even though they’re manufactured in Japan. (They’ve subsequently become available locally, and yes, they’re cheaper here.) Installation was straightforward, and they’ve mostly worked well with little adjustment needed. Well,…
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The Snail is Back, B’s!
I had other plans on Saturday that kept me off the bike, but it was all to the good as there was quite a wind, and today was milder. I’ve been eager to get Hornsby out for a test ride following the drivetrain replacement (see Part I and Part II), and it was only a…
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Matched Set II
I took a pause in the Deore drivetrain swap for Hornsby when I had some alignment and clearance issues with the new derailleur. In addition to sleeping on the issue for a couple of nights, I consulted the shop manual several times to make sure I had done everything by the book. While I was…
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Matched Set I
With the memory of the shifting issues on last week’s ride fresh in mind, and with a belly full of the appropriate beverage, I decided it was time to change Hornsby from the SRAM drivetrain inherited from Dionysus and go instead for a roughly equivalent Shimano set-up. To be honest I’ve been contemplating this for…
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Catch-up potpourri
I’ve been quiet over the past couple of weeks as I’ve struggled with the aftermath of a self-inflicted mechanical, something that I really should know better than to have allowed to have happened. I was able to get home with no trouble, but when I hit a roadblock in sorting out the problem, I got…
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Sunday I’m In Love
Following last week’s debut and my realization that the Corner Bar wasn’t working for me, and then yesterday’s trip to the bike shop for a replacement, today was the day for Hornsby’s second debut ride. And it went wonderfully. Dailing in After reaching the Tama River, I stopped at the first opportunity to dial in…
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Hornsby Take 2
Following Hornsby’s debut earlier this week, I said the jury is still out on the Salsa Corner Bar. It took less than a day for me to realize I wasn’t going to be happy with it, even wrapped in nice, padded tape. It puts the hands too far forward and too far down. Hornsby is…
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Hornsby Debut
After months of preparation, Hornsby finally made her debut today. There was some last-minute preparation: aligning the rear wheel and pumping up the tires. And then the Garmin mount was oriented wrong, so the unit was sitting crosswise atop the stem. I fixed that only to find the Garmin wouldn’t fit, with the stem cap…
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She’s ready
Following the failure to get the SRAM shifter working for Hornsby (although it had never been a problem with Dionysus), I took a couple of days to track down a replacement at a reasonable price. Since then I’ve been compulsively reloading the package tracking site and drumming my fingers on the desk loudly enough to…