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Steve knight
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Well first I had the burley limbo the frame cracked and I got the
hepcat for a replacement in nice bright yellow. I had already upgraded
the limbo so it had about the same parts as the hepcat but for the
cranks those I never upgraded. (Another story)
Ok about the only different things where the handle bars are more
curved then the limbo. But that's not really an issue. Plus the hepcat
is disc brakes only. So I had to order a new wheelset and buy disc
brakes. I bought the wheels from www.spinlitecycling.com I got aero
heat rims all black with black spokes and velocity disc hubs. I think
they were 320.00 shipping. I spent a bit extra to have him build them
as last time I got them from velocity it took three weeks or more. I
bought avid bb7 brakes from a guy off of eBay. Right after I order
them he starts getting a bunch of negative feedbacks because he is out
of stock and refunds the money. Well I am waiting on the money and I
had to scrounge and order them from price point.
I work on the bike in my shop (work) and since I am there in the
daytime I have everything shipped there. So all day yesterday I am
waiting for my wheels and finally give up only to find them on my
porch at home. So I had to strap them on my backpack and carry them to
work on my back.
My first mistake is waiting till I was almost done to put the chain
on. Well this does not sound like a problem but the thing is I have a
meks suspension fork I had on the limbo. It was a little bit of a
problem as my heels would just touch the top of it. I looked at the
hepcat and see no way my feet are going to hit that's cool. But the
problem showed up when I put the chain on. The chain now hits the top
of the fork. All the time to get the brake on the fork and it all
setup till I put the chain on.
Well they sent me the aluminum fork and it is 2 pounds lighter then
the suspension fork. Well I take the fender and brake off put it on
the new fork screw around with the fender one bolt brakes off and so
forth. I go to put the top plate into the top of the fork and no star
nut installed and none shipped. Well I luck out and a bike shop 5
blocks away is open to 7pm so run over plunk down another 2.00 I had
spent about 20.00 on new cable housing and 17.00 on new tuffies as I
had to replace the rear tire as it had a patch of rubber missing and
this new tire is not a armadillo (wanted to try something else) along
with a couple of new tubes as mine had extra long valve stems (as I
had the deep v in back) ok get the fork on and readjust the disc
brakes. Well this is a first for me (with disc brakes) so extra time
is needed.
Ok time for the shifting. The front was not bad but I forgot to
mention the post for the fd was so large because of the thick paint
burley uses I had to buy a longer screw)
Played aound with the rear after the battle of trying to get the
cable out of the sram x9 shifter. I finally took it apart (second time
I did that) the cable had a kink and that kept it from letting me push
it out. But in doing so the little gear indicator slip is all goofed
up and taking it apart and putting it together several times (after
dropping pieces several times) I could not get the indicator to work
and gave up on it.
Get it shifting ok (sram is sure easy to adjust) (I had a friend hold
the bike so I could check the knee into the brake lever deal and it
seemed fine) well of course on the test rides the bars were too low.
Well all but the front brake housing was long enough. So if I push the
bars forward the cable housing pops out. Part of that is there is
still some slack in the cable I need to take care of. The front is a
bit mushy and I have to fix that tomorrow. Plus the bars are a little
crooked of course I don't notice till I get going on the ride home.
Another fun thing because of thick paint is I have to chaise the
threads for the rack and such. I had to cut the bars that make the
rack fit and redrill them I also installed the speed struts.
Ok bike is together I put it on the floor and the kickstand is too
long. Cut it twice and now it is ok. It is too much of a hassle to
remove so I just use my angle grinder on it.
I hate tires that end up with humps or flat spots in them when you
put them on. My front tire is bad about that and it took several
inflation deflation and tire tugging's to get it on right. Ok onto
the computer time to make the wires longer. They are only about 2" too
short. All I can find is some clear tape to put over them tonight. No
time for the liquid tape to dry. I lost the little nut that is used on
the light bar so I have to put my light on the handlebar right inline
with my eyes. But it will work for tonight's ride home.
I am waiting for the yellow reflective tape but I put some bands of
black reflective tape around the frame to make it look like a bee (G)
Now the backpack problem. My limbo's seat was pretty high so my
backpack hung off the back ok. But now the rack/wheel is high enough
my pack won't hang and has to lay down. Well there is more money for
some other solution.
Well after several short in the dark test rides I get some of the
bugs worked out. Back brakes squeal like a tortured pig so a few
squirts of brake cleaner fix that. Still got to get my knee's clear of
the brake levers only touch them once in awhile but the bar is as high
or a bit higher then I like it. I guess I will tip them more forward.
But that takes a longer bolt of course (G)
Overall I like the ride of this bike. Decent shock absorption too.
It's been about a month since I rode a bent so I have to get used to
it again till I feel comfy on it.
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hepcat for a replacement in nice bright yellow. I had already upgraded
the limbo so it had about the same parts as the hepcat but for the
cranks those I never upgraded. (Another story)
Ok about the only different things where the handle bars are more
curved then the limbo. But that's not really an issue. Plus the hepcat
is disc brakes only. So I had to order a new wheelset and buy disc
brakes. I bought the wheels from www.spinlitecycling.com I got aero
heat rims all black with black spokes and velocity disc hubs. I think
they were 320.00 shipping. I spent a bit extra to have him build them
as last time I got them from velocity it took three weeks or more. I
bought avid bb7 brakes from a guy off of eBay. Right after I order
them he starts getting a bunch of negative feedbacks because he is out
of stock and refunds the money. Well I am waiting on the money and I
had to scrounge and order them from price point.
I work on the bike in my shop (work) and since I am there in the
daytime I have everything shipped there. So all day yesterday I am
waiting for my wheels and finally give up only to find them on my
porch at home. So I had to strap them on my backpack and carry them to
work on my back.
My first mistake is waiting till I was almost done to put the chain
on. Well this does not sound like a problem but the thing is I have a
meks suspension fork I had on the limbo. It was a little bit of a
problem as my heels would just touch the top of it. I looked at the
hepcat and see no way my feet are going to hit that's cool. But the
problem showed up when I put the chain on. The chain now hits the top
of the fork. All the time to get the brake on the fork and it all
setup till I put the chain on.
Well they sent me the aluminum fork and it is 2 pounds lighter then
the suspension fork. Well I take the fender and brake off put it on
the new fork screw around with the fender one bolt brakes off and so
forth. I go to put the top plate into the top of the fork and no star
nut installed and none shipped. Well I luck out and a bike shop 5
blocks away is open to 7pm so run over plunk down another 2.00 I had
spent about 20.00 on new cable housing and 17.00 on new tuffies as I
had to replace the rear tire as it had a patch of rubber missing and
this new tire is not a armadillo (wanted to try something else) along
with a couple of new tubes as mine had extra long valve stems (as I
had the deep v in back) ok get the fork on and readjust the disc
brakes. Well this is a first for me (with disc brakes) so extra time
is needed.
Ok time for the shifting. The front was not bad but I forgot to
mention the post for the fd was so large because of the thick paint
burley uses I had to buy a longer screw)
Played aound with the rear after the battle of trying to get the
cable out of the sram x9 shifter. I finally took it apart (second time
I did that) the cable had a kink and that kept it from letting me push
it out. But in doing so the little gear indicator slip is all goofed
up and taking it apart and putting it together several times (after
dropping pieces several times) I could not get the indicator to work
and gave up on it.
Get it shifting ok (sram is sure easy to adjust) (I had a friend hold
the bike so I could check the knee into the brake lever deal and it
seemed fine) well of course on the test rides the bars were too low.
Well all but the front brake housing was long enough. So if I push the
bars forward the cable housing pops out. Part of that is there is
still some slack in the cable I need to take care of. The front is a
bit mushy and I have to fix that tomorrow. Plus the bars are a little
crooked of course I don't notice till I get going on the ride home.
Another fun thing because of thick paint is I have to chaise the
threads for the rack and such. I had to cut the bars that make the
rack fit and redrill them I also installed the speed struts.
Ok bike is together I put it on the floor and the kickstand is too
long. Cut it twice and now it is ok. It is too much of a hassle to
remove so I just use my angle grinder on it.
I hate tires that end up with humps or flat spots in them when you
put them on. My front tire is bad about that and it took several
inflation deflation and tire tugging's to get it on right. Ok onto
the computer time to make the wires longer. They are only about 2" too
short. All I can find is some clear tape to put over them tonight. No
time for the liquid tape to dry. I lost the little nut that is used on
the light bar so I have to put my light on the handlebar right inline
with my eyes. But it will work for tonight's ride home.
I am waiting for the yellow reflective tape but I put some bands of
black reflective tape around the frame to make it look like a bee (G)
Now the backpack problem. My limbo's seat was pretty high so my
backpack hung off the back ok. But now the rack/wheel is high enough
my pack won't hang and has to lay down. Well there is more money for
some other solution.
Well after several short in the dark test rides I get some of the
bugs worked out. Back brakes squeal like a tortured pig so a few
squirts of brake cleaner fix that. Still got to get my knee's clear of
the brake levers only touch them once in awhile but the bar is as high
or a bit higher then I like it. I guess I will tip them more forward.
But that takes a longer bolt of course (G)
Overall I like the ride of this bike. Decent shock absorption too.
It's been about a month since I rode a bent so I have to get used to
it again till I feel comfy on it.
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http://www.knight-toolworks.com
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