February 27, 2007 by Ceolwulf.

Cog is drilled and mounted on the Project Curbside wheel.  This was a bit of a task.  I started with a very small bit, then had to drill the holes up one size at a time.  I tried going straight to the finished size but the steel just hardened up immediately.  A better cutting fluid than WD-40 might’ve helped.

Notes to self: 1) gloves are a very very good idea when holding a cog down while drilling 2) if you ever have to replace a cassette, Miche makes theirs from some extremely hard stuff.

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February 24, 2007 by Ceolwulf.

Well today I picked up the Cervelo Eyre Tri frame up from the shop. They have prepared the frame, and installed the bottom bracket and headset. Of course I had to start bolting on a few parts. Pix attached. The seat will be lower, I hope. That seat-to-bar drop makes my neck ache just to look at it!

If you want all the gory details you can see the Google Notebook I made for this project here.

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February 11, 2007 by Ceolwulf.

OK well progress has been painfully slow not least because it’s been way way too cold to work in the garage. I do have both wheels built now. Attached are a couple detail shots of the rear hub. It’s a Shimano HB-M475 disc hub, converted with a solid axle and two custom-made spacers into a rear fixed hub for a bolt-on cog. The wheel is completely dishless. It should work very well; however, with track hubs available from Harris for $35 there is absolutely no good reason to do this other than the playing-with-man-toys factor. Which is a fine reason by the way. Pardon the wretched mess in the garage but the overall shot shows that I have: cleaned off the junk parts, installed the seatpost (Kalloy) and seat (my old Rolls), installed the bar (Dimension ergo - not quite what I ordered but I couldn’t be bothered exchanging it), installed the brake lever (Tektro) (there’s a dummy lever coming for the other side but that’s another post (only cos the dummy at the hardware store sold the dummy doing this project the wrong size nut for the fixing bolt)), and finished the wheels. Once the tires are on, the brake is on, and the chain, and the bar wrapped, this will be finished. It seems like it’ll never get done but in reality I am almost there. Stuff I need yet is the chain and brake cable, and, I think, that’s it.
Oh and winter is being a real pain.

Oh and also tri training is going okay, getting some running in, riding on the rollers, hitting the gym, each twice a week in weeks when the plan is followed. Spinervals “On the Road” is really good.

And winter is still a pain.

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