ChrisF Posted May 15, 2019 Author Posted May 15, 2019 (edited) A few outside pics ... Never knew just how difficult it is to photograph a "metalic finish" ... Edited May 15, 2019 by ChrisF Moolz, Hairy, Prince Albert Cycles and 5 others 8
ChrisF Posted May 15, 2019 Author Posted May 15, 2019 July 2018 - Over the last 11 months this saddle has been raised 10cm ! At this rate it is about 3 to 4 months before he can stand over the Mongoose Already cycled around our cul-de-sac, with me walking next to him. IH8MUD, DJR and Mongoose! 3
DJR Posted May 15, 2019 Posted May 15, 2019 Great stuff Chris! Something that you have done together will always be worth much more than something you just bought for him! You showed him that one can take an old thing, give it new life, make something unique out of it, do it right and be proud of it. That is a valuable life lesson, if you ask me! Wayne pudding Mol and ChrisF 2
ABrooks Posted May 15, 2019 Posted May 15, 2019 This is a truly awesome build and would be a very unique experience for anyone his age. I do have one question though. How long is that stem and have you considered going with a shorter one to make the reach less?
ChrisF Posted May 15, 2019 Author Posted May 15, 2019 This is a truly awesome build and would be a very unique experience for anyone his age. I do have one question though. How long is that stem and have you considered going with a shorter one to make the reach less? It is a 100mm stem. Thanks for asking the question. Today was the first time he properly sat on the bike, and YES the reach was the first thing I noted .... I am not sure what the effect would be on the handling of the bike, I went shorter on the stem .... 80mm ? or maybe even 50mm ? I would hate to change the behaviour of the bike, and make it "twitchy" .... HOPING the experienced riders can assist with advise on this one
Grease_Monkey Posted May 15, 2019 Posted May 15, 2019 It is a 100mm stem. Thanks for asking the question. Today was the first time he properly sat on the bike, and YES the reach was the first thing I noted .... I am not sure what the effect would be on the handling of the bike, I went shorter on the stem .... 80mm ? or maybe even 50mm ? I would hate to change the behaviour of the bike, and make it "twitchy" .... HOPING the experienced riders can assist with advise on this oneChris, in my experience it is not the night and day difference you think it will be, it does make handling more snappy but not twitchy as you'd expect. My wife rides a 29er with a 680mm handlebar and 45mm stem, I used to ride a 26er with a 580mm bar and 60mm stem - no handling issues whatsoever. I would say cut that length right down to 50mm or 60mm... BuffsVintageBikes and ChrisF 2
Pieter1 Posted May 16, 2019 Posted May 16, 2019 Jis Chris dis regtig awesome! Mag Maritz duisende lekker uitstappies op die fiets hê! Het die thread baie geniet, dankie.
ChrisF Posted May 17, 2019 Author Posted May 17, 2019 Chris, in my experience it is not the night and day difference you think it will be, it does make handling more snappy but not twitchy as you'd expect. My wife rides a 29er with a 680mm handlebar and 45mm stem, I used to ride a 26er with a 580mm bar and 60mm stem - no handling issues whatsoever. I would say cut that length right down to 50mm or 60mm... THANX Had a lekker chat with Mark. 50mm stem bought, and to be fitted soon. and then to check and adjust cable lengths But FIRST, time to get some fresh trail dust on the TITAN Garage time is nice, trail time so much better. Grease_Monkey and BuffsVintageBikes 2
Me rida my bicycle Posted May 17, 2019 Posted May 17, 2019 Lekker to have watched this from the start. Well done both of you the bike looks awesome!Happy trails Maritz!
FDP Posted May 18, 2019 Posted May 18, 2019 Excellent end result. Thanks for taking the time to share this with us.
ChrisF Posted May 20, 2019 Author Posted May 20, 2019 Had nice rides on Saturday and Sunday (on his Titan). Did manage to do this little tweak though - BEFORE : The standard settings for brake levers are for adult hands, with nice long reach fingers Measuring a LOOONG 50mm between the grips and the levers !! HOWEVER, thankfully there are ajustment screws that allows you bring the levers closer to the grip. MUCH coser Now Maritz CAN have his hands properly on the grips, extend two fingers and pull the brakes. PS - also fitted the shorter stem .... will first shorten the cables before posting pics. Maritz sits a LOT better with the shorter reach !!! THANKS for the input Hubbers !! DJR, ABrooks, Grease_Monkey and 3 others 6
Leon O Posted May 21, 2019 Posted May 21, 2019 Yislaaik, this is one helluva thread! Looks like the both of you enjoyed this project!Just shows what can be done if you "TEAM-UP" ChrisF 1
ChrisF Posted June 23, 2019 Author Posted June 23, 2019 BSG, Pieter1, Prince Albert Cycles and 1 other 4
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