We had two things to finish up with Hornsby today, after which I figured I’d take a lap around the block as a brief shake-down. First up was to get a proper cable housing on the end of the shifter cable, from the chainstay to the derailleur, fixing my earlier mistake which left me with…

I honestly thought I’d get Hornsby ready to ride today, and I would have if I hadn’t shot myself in the foot first thing. Rewind Yesterday afternoon, following a congratulatory lunch with José at our favorite sushi restaurant, I got a head start on adding the accessories, all carried over from Dionysus (with one exception).…

I’m still not feeling well following yesterday’s ride in the bright sun, but Hornsby is nearing completion. I picked up the brake rotors on my way home from the office Thursday, and then the threaded rings arrived from the US on Friday, so I knew I at least wanted to get those on the bike.…

José paid a visit today and work continued on Hornsby. I’d marked the steerer length previously, so the first order of business today was to take the fork to the office and use the workshop there to cut the steerer to length. Back home again, we hammered the retaining nut into the steerer and got…

Before continuing work on Hornsby today, I paid another visit to the bike store. I’ve found brake calipers I want in purple, and wanted to ask if the store could get them for me, and if I could exchange the brakes I’d bought there. I showed the salesperson the brakes I want and he said…

It’s a rainy day. I’d intended to do the housework, clean up some of the parts we’ll be reusing for Hornsby, and get to the bike store. But it was a bit too rainy and windy in the Workshop in the Sky, so I’ve just lazed about all day. (I got the housework done and…

Once again, in my hurry to build up Hornsby’s rear wheel, I neglected to weigh anything. When I weighed the previous wheel after removing the tire, that came to 1,595g — including the cogs. I haven’t mounted the cogs on the new wheel yet, so some math is in order. With 196g for the inner…

I resumed work today on the rear wheel for Hornsby that I’d started after a big sushi celebration on Monday. Before getting started, though, I took a moment to trial fit the completed front wheel into the fork. It fit with plenty of room to spare. After that, I thought I could get right to…

After wasting a whole day Following a delicious sushi lunch celebrating the birthdays of José and Nana’s mother, I attacked the build for Hornsby’s rear wheel. I thought that it’s just me, experienced wheel building guy, and so all will go smoothly. In truth I dropped two nipples inside the rim (which I’m glad to…