{"id":3028,"date":"2014-04-20T20:11:52","date_gmt":"2014-04-21T03:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/?p=3028"},"modified":"2015-09-02T09:45:17","modified_gmt":"2015-09-02T16:45:17","slug":"seven-cycles-bicycle-build","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/seven-cycles-bicycle-build\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven Cycles Bicycle Build"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130924_002-Copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3079\" src=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130924_002-Copy-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Rue - built out\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130924_002-Copy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130924_002-Copy-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130924_002-Copy-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130924_002-Copy-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last year I set about replacing my well-traveled Kona Sutra. Having decided to sell off our extra vehicles (we went from 2 cars and a motorcycle down to a single car), M and figured that we should celebrate with new bicycles.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>The search.<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3078\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3078\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130913_002-Copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3078 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130913_002-Copy-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Meet Rue\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130913_002-Copy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130913_002-Copy-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130913_002-Copy-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130913_002-Copy-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meet Rue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There was much I loved about my current bike, so I had a good place to start from. The geometry was mostly-right for my body, but not quite-right enough (few sore body parts and numb hands told me that that there were things to fix). I put together a quick list of must-haves in my new ride&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Perfect fit from the start<\/strong> &#8211; I want to love spending hours in the saddle without consequence to my body.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zippy, more aggressive yet confident and stable <\/strong>&#8211; my older bike was a beastly thing which serves well for touring, but not as well for daily driving. My goal was good enough for loaded touring, great for light touring, awesome for the commute\/fun weekend ride.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Durable<\/strong> &#8211; at the end of the day, I don&#8217;t want to have to worry about what will go wrong when I&#8217;m out and about.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I looked and test drove at a lot of bikes (the newer Kona Sutras, the Long Haul \/ Disc Truckers, Salsa Vaya&#8217;s, etc.) and soon figured out that it was worth the wait and cost to have a custom frame built. Living in Seattle, there were some great options at my disposal having both Davidson (<a href=\"http:\/\/davidsonbicycles.com\/\">http:\/\/davidsonbicycles.com\/<\/a>) and R+E\/Rodriguez (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rodbikes.com\/\">http:\/\/www.rodbikes.com\/<\/a>) in my back yard. I spent some time talking to the folks at R+E and just didn&#8217;t get a good vibe from them. In my search, I started to hear about Seven Cycles (<a href=\"http:\/\/sevencycles.com\/home.php\">http:\/\/sevencycles.com\/home.php<\/a>) and my curiosity got piqued. When I called Zach at Cascade Bicycle Studio in Fremont (<a href=\"http:\/\/cascadebicyclestudio.com\/\">http:\/\/cascadebicyclestudio.com\/<\/a>) I immediately got a good feeling when I let him know what I was looking for. Walking into the shop and meeting with Zach and Terry for the first time convinced me that I had made the right choice by choosing Seven and CBS.<\/p>\n<h2>Custom all the things!<\/h2>\n<p>The Seven process for building out a frame is pretty slick. They knew how to ask the right questions to get at what type of frame would be perfect for my riding. Starting from the bike that I was riding, we talked about what I wanted to be different and what I didn&#8217;t want to change. They took my body measurements, measurements from the bike I&#8217;m currently riding, and the data about the details I wanted (right down to how I wanted my cables routed and where did I want my water bottles) and created a plan. They build in a few steps to double-check that they get things right (like the folks at the Seven Cycles calling to confirm details with you before they build) which is good &#8211; because we caught a couple pretty major issues before they made it to production. I made their lives more complicated by planning to build out the bike myself instead of having CBS build it for me. I think this caused us all more trouble than if I had just had them source the parts and build out the bike myself, but I really wanted to do the build myself to learn how to do it &amp; also save a few bucks on the parts. In the end, I ended up basing my build off of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sevencycles.com\/bikes\/expat-sl.php\">Seven Mudhoney\/Expat <\/a>basic titanium frame and adding my own flair.<\/p>\n<h2>Parting it out.<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;ve never built a bike before. I&#8217;ve never bought all the parts for a bike before. It was an adventure that covered Amazon, Nashbar, EBay, Universal Cycles, and Greggs Cycles. I won&#8217;t bore you with the process&#8230; here&#8217;s what I ended up with for the initial build.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3053\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3053\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_001-Copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3053 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_001-Copy-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Parts Pile\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_001-Copy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_001-Copy-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_001-Copy-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_001-Copy-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parts Pile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<table style=\"width: 522px; border-collapse: collapse;\" border=\"1\" width=\"128\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Part Type<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Selected Component<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Frame<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Seven Cycles Expat Ti<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Cables<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Jagwire Hyper Brake, Derailluer Kits<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Rear\u00a0Rack<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Used from Kona Sutra<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Bar Tape<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Planet Bike<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Brakes\/Rotors<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Avid BB7-S Road 160mm<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Crankset<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Shimano Ultegra 6703<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Derailleur Front<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Shimano Ultegra FD-6703 Front Derailleur Triple<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Derailleur Rear<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Shimano SGS 772 Shadow Rear Derailleur<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Shifters<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Microshift Barend 10 speed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Bottom Bracket<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Shimano Ultegra<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Fork<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">CoMotion Carbon Touring<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Handlebars<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Salsa Cowbell 2 (46cm)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Headset<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Chris King (Sotto Voce Navy)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Wheel Hubs\/Rims<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Mavics (reused from Kona Sutra)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Brake Levers<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">TRP RRL<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Cassette<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Shimano DX 11-34T 10 speed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Chain<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Shimano DX 10-speed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Stem<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Salsa<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Tires<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Schwalbe Marathons (700c-28mm)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Pedals<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Shimano PD-A540 (platform on one side, clipless on the other)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Saddle<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Well-worn Brooks B-17<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Seatpost<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Thompson<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Putting it all together.<\/h2>\n<p>Once I got everything in hand, the build out actually went better than I thought it would. I have to give a lot of credit to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parktool.com\/blog\/repair-help\/new-bike-assembly\">Park Tool Blog&#8217;s &#8220;New Bike Assembly&#8221;\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0instructions. In particular, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parktool.com\/blog\/calvins-corner\/how-to-build-a-bike\">this video series in &#8220;Calvin&#8217;s Corner&#8221; on How to Build a Bike <\/a>was a one of the best guides for me (as someone familiar with bike mechanics, but not with the details of a new assembly).<\/p>\n<p>I started with the cockpit&#8230; I was nervous about wrapping the handlebar tape, having never done it, but it turned out pretty easy to do.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3067\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3067\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_003-Copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3067 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_003-Copy-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Cockpit Assembly - brakes and shiftrs in place.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_003-Copy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_003-Copy-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_003-Copy-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_003-Copy-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cockpit Assembly &#8211; brakes and shifters\u00a0in place, ready to wrap<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3069\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3069\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_005-Copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3069 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_005-Copy-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Cockpit Assembly - all wrapped up, nowhere to go (yet)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_005-Copy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_005-Copy-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_005-Copy-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_005-Copy-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cockpit Assembly &#8211; all wrapped up, nowhere to go (yet)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There were things I had to hack, like\u00a0&#8220;How to install a star fangled nut into a bike\u00a0stem without the right tools&#8221; &#8211; turns out that bolting the star nut to a 11\/16&#8243; socket, and using a rubber mallet to tap it in (very, very carefully) can get the job done in a pinch. Of course, I&#8217;d recommend using <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parktool.com\/blog\/repair-help\/star-fangled-nut-installation\">the right tool for the job just in case<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3066\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3066\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_010-Copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3066 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_010-Copy-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Makeshift star nut installation - All the tools you need.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_010-Copy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_010-Copy-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_010-Copy-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_010-Copy-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3066\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Makeshift star nut installation &#8211; All the tools you need.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3062\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3062\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_007-Copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3062 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_007-Copy-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Makeshift Installation\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_007-Copy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_007-Copy-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_007-Copy-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_007-Copy-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3062\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Makeshift star nut installation &#8211; the star nut bolted to the socket. Just make sure you can get the bolt unscrewed after the star nut is in the stem!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3065\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3065\" style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_008-Copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3065 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_008-Copy-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Makeshift star nut installation - tap tap tap it in very carefully.\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_008-Copy-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_008-Copy-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_008-Copy-84x150.jpg 84w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_008-Copy-400x710.jpg 400w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_008-Copy.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3065\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Makeshift star nut installation &#8211; tap tap tap it in very carefully.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The rest of the build went pretty smoothly&#8230; one step at a time&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3071\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3071\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_009-Copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3071 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_009-Copy-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Handlebars installed!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_009-Copy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_009-Copy-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_009-Copy-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_009-Copy-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Handlebars installed!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3072\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3072\" style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_017-Copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3072 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_017-Copy-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Brakes installed - my only problem with my Seven is how they place the rear brake. It's a challenge to get to the bolt and actually screw it in.\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_017-Copy-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_017-Copy-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_017-Copy-84x150.jpg 84w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_017-Copy-400x710.jpg 400w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_017-Copy.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3072\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brakes installed &#8211; my only problem with my Seven is how they place the rear brake. It&#8217;s a challenge to get to the bolt and actually screw it in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3073\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3073\" style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_018-Copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3073 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_018-Copy-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Brakes installed - a different angle on the hard-to-reach bolt for the rear caliper.\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_018-Copy-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_018-Copy-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_018-Copy-84x150.jpg 84w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_018-Copy-400x710.jpg 400w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_018-Copy.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3073\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brakes installed &#8211; a different angle on the hard-to-reach bolt for the rear caliper.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3074\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3074\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_020-Copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3074 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_020-Copy-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"It can roll and stop, now it just needs to be able to go.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_020-Copy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_020-Copy-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_020-Copy-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130914_020-Copy-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3074\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It can roll and stop, now it just needs to be able to go.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3075\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3075\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130915_001-Copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3075 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130915_001-Copy-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Ready to roll!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130915_001-Copy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130915_001-Copy-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130915_001-Copy-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130915_001-Copy-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3075\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ready to roll!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3076\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3076\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130915_002-Copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3076 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130915_002-Copy-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"All newborn babes need to be weighed - 11.9kg (26.2lbs) with heavy tires\/tubes and a leather Brooks saddle.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130915_002-Copy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130915_002-Copy-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130915_002-Copy-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130915_002-Copy-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3076\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All newborn babes need to be weighed &#8211; 11.9kg (26.2lbs) with heavy tires\/tubes and a leather Brooks saddle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Mistakes were made.<\/h2>\n<p>I only made two major mistakes. Thankfully one of them was not cutting the steering tube on the fork to the right length! \u00a0The first mistake was that I wasn&#8217;t paying attention when cutting some of the shifting housing and accidentally cut the shifting cable while trimming off the end of the housing! That was a pretty cheap mistake to fix. The second mistake I made was more critical &#8211; I originally had the wrong chain from Shimano and it didn&#8217;t shift\/work well with my cassette. I road on it for a while until it broke (prematurely) &#8211; thankfully it didn&#8217;t leave me stranded somewhere out in the middle nowhere!<\/p>\n<h2>So, how&#8217;s the ride?<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3077\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3077\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130924_004-Copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3077 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130924_004-Copy-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Rue on Puget Sound\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130924_004-Copy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130924_004-Copy-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130924_004-Copy-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20130924_004-Copy-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3077\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rue on Puget Sound<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Love it.\u00a0Rue rides better than her predecessor, is smoother, and just feels right. It&#8217;s been 7 months of riding, including one international lightly-loaded bike tour, and I&#8217;m still a big fan.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m happy I made the transition from steel to titanium &#8211; the comfort of the ride has improved and it certainly gave the feeling I was looking for. But, most importantly, CBS\/Seven Cycles did a great job fitting the frame to my body which makes it even better than I expected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last year I set about replacing my well-traveled Kona Sutra. Having decided to sell off our extra vehicles (we went from 2 cars and a motorcycle down to a single car), M and figured that we should celebrate with new bicycles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[295,244,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycle-touring","category-pedal-wheels","category-personal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3028"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3092,"href":"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3028\/revisions\/3092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}