FINALLY!!!!
I finally got my dynamo hub all laced up with a 32 hole version of the OEM rim.
I thought I was never going to get the damn thing. A week after my LBS finally got around to ordering the hub (two weeks after I asked them to), they ordered the rim, the whole time thinking they had the right spokes but when those finally came in (almost a month later) they realized that they weren’t right and so ordered another set a week after the mistake. Then the spokes were supposed to be in last week but they didn’t come in. Then the spokes were suppose to be in yesterday but not to be. Today, almost a week later they finally came in.
TG I won’t have to deal with that again until start building up a single speed wheel set for the Sakai. Eventually I will also be ordering a Schmidt hub for the LHT and swap the Shimano to a commuter bike I plan to eventually build up.
Until then I am a very happy camper!
I received a B & M Lumotec N Plus from Peter White in the mail yesterday and mounted it soon after. Hadn’t realized it was already coming with a mount so had ordered a mount I thought would work with my canties. The included one wouldn’t have worked anyhow and I even had to modify the added one. The problem was the crown was too short so I got out the Dremel and started cutting.
Light mount modification:
And here’s the finished result:
NOW, I can’t wait until my LBS finishes the front wheel I ordered weeks and weeks ago. They already have the rim and Shimano dynamo hub but realized after they were delivered that they didn’t have the right spokes. So I’ve got to wait another week!
I’m a bit late keeping this up to date and the new old news is that I finally received my replacement frameset… almost three weeks back.
The buildup is going slow because I’m switching out some of the parts for upgraded parts including a Chris King headset and Thomson stem and seatpost. Part of the holdup is that getting some of the parts has been a real hassle. As much as I love my two bike part sources they can be kind of slow being responsive to me and getting the parts I want.
Clarity and communication are important traits in a business… that’s all I’m going to say as I appreciate my LBS a lot.
Another holdup is that I decided that the WTB bars and Ritchie stem I bought for the blue LHT, weren’t very Feng Shui and to top it off (making this bike build expensive) is that including the stock set of bars and stem, I’m now on my fourth set, finally settling on the Thomson stem and a 45cm Nitto Randonneur bar which I think I really like. I would have liked a 46 or 48cm bar (I’ve got broad shoulders) but this is as wide and they make it (I think) and I can live with it. It also matches the “theme” I’ve settled on… Yes that’s right, I’ve got caught up in the aesthetics of my bike, or rather bicycle Feng Shui. I’m decided to go with the Olive Green frame set, silver accessories, and honey brown Brooks saddle and bar tape. I think very classic. There’s still some black on it such as the wheel set, cable housing, and cable hanger but my plan is to
change those out as well. In fact a silver Problem Solver front cable hanger and matching braided brake and gear housing are on order at this moment and I should have them by next week. I’ll work on the wheel set later. I think the Shimano DH-3N71 dynamo hub (in silver of course) and a set of silver Velocity Dyad rims will go well together. I’m still thinking about going with a Schmidt SON28 dynamo hub but unless my bike friend can get me a ripping deal, I’ll settle for the Shimano… For now. That said I’ve heard very good things about the Shimano.
Hopefully next week, I’ll get to post pictures of the finished bike and a list of lessons I’ve learned.
