It's another December here on the blog. You know what that means? Yep! Another round of my bikes I used in 2024. This round-up will not include some of the bikes I did not use this year much, or at all. I focus only on the bikes that played a big role in my riding during this year. As always, any changes or future plans for any bike I feature will also be detailed. I hope that you enjoy this year's round-up.
This bike is a special rig for me. In case you did not know, my good friend Matt Gersib basically 'crowd-funded' this for me back in 2019. I did pay a very small amount for the bike, so it was not 'totally' free, but yeah.... Thanks again to everyone that contributed to getting this for me.
I think it is the perfect fat bike, for me at any rate. Your mileage may vary, but this bike, with its titanium main frame, aluminum fork, dynamo hub lighting system, internally geared 14 speed Rohloff hub, and carbon rims with 26 X 4" tires is as good as it gets from an all-arounder fat biking perspective.
I added the Salsa rack on the bike when I got it. I also have had to upgrade the front light since I have had it and put a new drive train on including a bottom bracket. But other than that, it has been really easy to own and it is fun to ride.
Recently I replaced the old rear mud flap with a highly modded Dave's Mud Shovel. I scored some old 45NRTH pogies for my Answer carbon bars and I refreshed the sealant in the Cake Eater tires. I also did a swap of the rear brake caliper to a Tektro Spyre caliper back in November. Now that brake works great! I will have to drain the fluid from the Rohloff hub soon and refresh that again. But it isn't a big deal to do the job.
Of course, many of you will have noted that this is the bike I completed my most recent Turkey Burn ride on. I hope to have a couple more rides on this rig to talk about later here soon. Stay tuned for that!
I had thought about swapping out the Advocate Cycles aluminum fork for a lighter carbon one, and I still think about that yet. The main thing there is I cannot seem to move past the "thinking" part of that idea! So, for now, no other planned changes here on this bike!
1 comment:
I’d do it again if I had to! That bike was meant for you… I’m glad it’s in your stable.
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