Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Bluesky Threads Hand-dimpled my first chainstay last night in order to run a 42T on a road double on an 80s mtb. …Well, how did I get here? by griecs Adventure biking Adventure on a bike Bicycling Biking Cycling xbiking
gentle_doom on August 16, 2024 6:30 pm Your bike is so clean but the Montour trail is so dusty right now. RIP.
gumption_boy on August 16, 2024 6:40 pm With all due respect, why didn’t you just put the chainring on the outside of the spider? Rear derailleur interference with spokes?
rcyclingisdawae on August 16, 2024 8:41 pm Love these kinds of little mods 🙂 I dimpled the insides of my steel road bike’s chainstays to comfortably fit 28mm tyres.
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You must have strong hands then
Please explain what hand-dimpling is?
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Your bike is so clean but the Montour trail is so dusty right now. RIP.
With all due respect, why didn’t you just put the chainring on the outside of the spider? Rear derailleur interference with spokes?
Needs a front rack.
you may find yourself, behind the bars of a steel mtb
Love these kinds of little mods 🙂 I dimpled the insides of my steel road bike’s chainstays to comfortably fit 28mm tyres.