Hot Rod 'Liner, a couple more ride pics

[pick]

Diggin those rims! May have to steal that idea on my next build. Spaceliner of course!

[deorman]

Switching to the smaller tire out back would probably drop more weight than drilling the rims.

[MplsCoaster]

Hey Guys,

lookin good bro! I have to admit I'm a little jealous!

+ 1!

Hey Guys, I'm having a tough time choosing between riding and build now.

I can completely understand why!

Great bike!

Thanks a lot, Skipton! Glad you like it and understand my awesome dilemma

Diggin those rims! May have to steal that idea on my next build. Spaceliner of course!

Hey Pick, I feel honored that you'd "steal" my idea. I weighed both the wheels together (without tires) and they were about 6lbs. That makes them about .5 lbs lighter than the 26" aluminum wheels I had on first (which was a pleasant surprise). The wheels definitely give it a different look. Spaceliner, Of Course! Is there any other?

Switching to the smaller tire out back would probably drop more weight than drilling the rims.

Hey Deorman, You're right that swapping tires would bring down the weight. I really like the Conti Contacts (28mm up front) but they are heavy (550g). Surprisingly the Resist Nomad 45mm is only 590g. I could put on a set of serious road bike tires front and rear and drop about a pound. The Contacts are so bulletproof that I will keep them on, especially if I want to SPEED. A 32mm Conti would probably roll much easier than the Resist. The Resist is a bike polo tire so it's not design for low rolling resistance. Saying that, it does roll pretty good though.

I'll have to start out slower to not blow out my knees but once at speed, rolling resistance and air resistance is key. The rolling resistance of the Contis are excellent. I have 28mm on the front and back of my road bike and have had them up to 44mph downhill with a large measure of confidence. I guess I'll have to lose some weight for the air resistance criteria

I been thinking that I could try the 13 gear in the back...

Thanks for the support guys. It helps a lot.

Now I have to use the new tool I bought to pull off the cranks and tighten up everything.
I'm taking off work Friday so hopefully I'll have some speed pics by this weekend.

[MplsCoaster]

This is driving me nuts!

I'm just sitting here and looking at everybody else's stuff.

I just loctited the whole BB assembly after it worked it's way loose.
Directions say cure time is 24 hours!!!
I've had Loctite not work very well in the past if you rush it though.

I guess I'll have to take one of my other bikes to the beach and relax.
The heat index is 107F today.
Almost too hot to do much else.

I can't complain though, I can't ride my bike to the beach AND go swimming when it's -20F

[Rockit!]

the heat index is 107 in minneapolis?!?! HOLY COW

[pick]

the heat index is 107 in minneapolis?!?! HOLY COW

Actual temp here was 103 here, don't even want to know what the heat index is. Humidity must be at least 80%. Lookin Great!

[MplsCoaster]

Hey Rockit and Pick,

I'm sorry it's so hot in KS. You've been hit with that stuff for a while now.
That's must not be very fun to ride in

A big storm came through and it dropped from 99 to 72 in about 3 hours.
Unfortunately the storm came in too fast to go biking/swimming today.
Just a A little rain and lightning now. Relief!

The loctite should be set up by tomorrow and the new seat post will go on.
It's supposed to be sunny, mid80s and less humid with a light breeze.
Perfect for some speed runs then off to the beach to cool down.

I hope you guys get to enjoy your holiday weekend!

[MplsCoaster]

Today was a much nicer than yesterday.
85F and Sunny. Low humidity too.

I got my new aluminum stem and clamp installed.
I'm trying to make it more bullet proof than the old style seat clamps.



In the pic, the most left is the mtn bike aluminum kind you can find for cheap in the used parts section.
It's 2 pieces, a cast piece pressed into a tube.
I cut one out of the tube and had it welded to some aluminum bar stock.
The middle one is the new one.
The most right one is the old style seat clamp on some aluminum bar stock.
The new one is a little heavier but I plan to cut it to length and rifle drill it with a 1/2" drill.
I hope it lightens up because overall I'm about 1.5 heavier than it was originally (29 lbs).
I replaced the seat post clamp bolt too.

I've been wanting to find out how fast I could ride the 'Liner.
So I shook it out a bit and headed to a stretch of bike path that goes NW-SE.
The wind was coming out of the Northwest at ~15mph.
I could sure tell the difference.
Max speeds:
Run1(into the wind) => 23.4 mph
Run2(with the wind) => 27.2 mph
Run3(into the wind) => 22.9 mph (with camera in hand)
Run4(with the wind) => 26.3mph (with camera in hand)

Run4




So averaged, it was 25.3 to 24.7 mph max.
Not too bad.

I haven't felt my best lately so I'm hoping there's room for improvement.
I not sure when, but I want to change the back tire out for the 32mm Conti, 13 gear in the back, and trim/drill the seat post.
With some better health, improved strength,a slight better rolling and lighter bike, I'll shoot for 27mph average.
We'll see...

I guess my own (but not only) idea of a Hot Rod was to make an old chassis go fast so I hope it can be considered that now.



Now I'm going to take a nice relaxing ride to the beach.

[JoKeR63]

I'm reay diggin' the minimalist approach here, looks fast just sitting still.

[MplsCoaster]

Hey JokeR63,

Thanks for your opinion. It's helping me decide what to do yet.
Maybe not much.

I've been thinking about putting the other shiny dress-up bits on my other Spaceliner.
I'm kinda looking forward to building that one the way I had this one earlier.

HRLiner needs at least a bit more, maybe a cool head badge or some pinstriping.


Well,
I was going to go on first long ride on it today.
Didn't get very far.
I stopped to take a picture on this really cool suspension bridge (Martin Sabo) that was made only for peds and bikes.
I kept looking up to get a shot so I set it up on the single suspension beam.




As I was trying to get a pic, I stepped in broken glass from a beer bottle.
It was right on the west lane of the bike path.
I've got nothing against people drinking beer out of a bottle but I wish they wouldn't enjoy
busting them on bike paths
After a few pics I took the "Liner off the beam and set it down carefully only to hear "Pfffffft".
Instant Walk Mode Front tire dead.
Luckily I wasn't too far away so I walked home in shame.


So sad to see my bike this way.



This one was how I felt when I took a shade break.



I had to make the best of the situation and snap one at the Mosiac of the Americas.



Luckily I have more long stem tubes but I didn't go back out.
I was supposed to be meeting colleague so I took the GTO.

I'm surprised the Conti let me down (first flat in several hundred miles with these type of tires)
I'll check it good for shards and get it back on the road.

I only have to work 4 days next week then I'm off again for 9 days.
I'll plan my next trip then.
And concentrate more on the road than the perfect angle

[SCHWINNRAY69]

Clean, cool, and SNAZZY Cool bike for sure

[kingfish254]

That is such a sweet clean lean ride!

[deorman]

I'm guessing double the weight and half the elasticity of most frames you'd find attached to that tire. Don't forget to check the rim itself, rim strip and spoke nipples for burrs or what have you.

[socratesjpt]

one of these spaceliners better place

[yoothgeye]

one of these spaceliners better place

De Ja Vu...