an updated Gunnar Sport…

Posted: May 11th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: bikes, gunnar sport, photography, projects, road bikes | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

so i felt that the Gunnar Sport was falling a bit behind on component quality so i decided to boost it’s confidence a little new on the bike are the Paul Components Racer M brakes, the Paul Funky Monkey hangers (1″ up front and 30mm in rear). i also decided to swap saddles with the [...]


Kogswell P/R update…

Posted: May 4th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: bikes, haphazard, kogswell p/r, photography, projects | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

so the kogswell is finally nearly there, only front and rear lighting to mount and wire up to that pretty Shimano LX dynamo hub out front there. the Alfine 8 rear hub was a breeze to set up, i wish i could justify the cost of the 11 speed, i’d have a triple on the [...]


more soon, i promise…

Posted: April 16th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: bikes, kogswell p/r, projects | Tags: , , , , , , , | No Comments »

updates coming soon, ish, have three sets of wheels to build, one for a the Kogswell, two for projects that are not mine, and three bikes that are under the scalpel. overkill? maybe, but i’m in bike nirvana -peter


mixte became a Kogswell P/R…

Posted: March 24th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: bikes, haphazard, kogswell p/r, photography, projects, road bikes | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

sooo, that whole Soma Buena Vista mixte thing? um… yeah… just kinda shifted it became a much cooler Kogswell P/R (Porteur/Randonneur), thankfully all of the parts (excluding brakes) were a straight swap. right now it’s kitted out as such (front to back): Minoura King Carrier Front Basket/Rack Large, 2x Schmidt E6 dynamo headlights, Velo Orange [...]


racks for the Trek 750 Multitrack…

Posted: March 1st, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: bikes, haphazard, photography, projects, road bikes, trek 750 multitrack | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

this time around with the touring build i decided to go the Tubus route, with a Logo for the rear and Duo for the front (both imported from the UK in Silver). the logo in the rear is going to a bit to get used to, as it has a MUCH smaller top platform than [...]


dueling treks part II…

Posted: February 19th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: bikes, haphazard, photography, projects, trek 750 multitrack, trek 950 singletrack | Tags: , , | 2 Comments »

decided to take advantage of a lull in work and a break in the rain -peter


dueling treks, an update on both…

Posted: February 18th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: bikes, haphazard, photography, projects, road bikes, trek 750 multitrack, trek 950 singletrack | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments »

got a few more parts in the mail as well as installing fenders on the 750, more pictures of that in the next week or so, as well as some changes from the Bianchi’s kit. the 950 however is all ready to ride, minus a bottle cage, Chain Keeper, rim tape, tubes, tires, and grips. [...]


got the ’92 Trek 750 Multitrack today…

Posted: February 15th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: bikes, haphazard, photography, projects, road bikes, trek 750 multitrack | Tags: , , , , , | 4 Comments »

so here are some quick pics of the Multitrack from today, couldn’t help myself so i put some parts on -peter


getting ready for wheel building…

Posted: February 13th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: bikes, haphazard, photography, projects, trek 950 singletrack | Tags: , , , , | No Comments »

just setting up, should be getting my spokes today and that’s the last link in the chain as far as building up the wheelset… c’mon USPS!!! -peter


random life, the past three days…

Posted: February 10th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: at home, haphazard, photography | Tags: , , , , | No Comments »

just been a couple pretty, foggy days, so i couldn’t help but pick up the camera and enjoy it a bit, in between work… -peter