surly crosscheck frame out of the box and ready to build
slide hammer and old cartridge bearing used to install crown race to fork crown
crown race installed flush with top of fork crown. otherwise known as crown race seat.
flush
headtube reamer and facer. this tool gets the i.d of the headtube to an appropriate press fit tolerance for the headset cups and faces the ends of the headtube parallel so the headset cups sit parallel and the bearings run true
slowly
reamed and faced
after
before
bottom side
the headset press then fits the headset cups flush with the headtube
cutting the steerer with a guide
gone
star nut installer and guide
star nut installed
wow! star nut installed. this pulls the headset bearings together
these are the deda 215 short drop bars. 46cm wide on this particular set and a nice traditional curve which will also be comfortable for his bar end shifting position.
bottom bracket taps with cutting fluid ready to chase the threads if there is any paint or burrs on teh inside of the bottom bracket shell.
bottom bracket facer lubed and ready to face the bottom bracket shell parallel
mmmmmm. cutting fluid
faced
facing guide
small chips and paint make up the excess material that is usually removed
xt hollowtech 2 crankset 44-32-22 for this commuter/light tourer. on these cranks the bottom bracket spindle is part of the drive side crank arm. the bearings on this type are mounted on the outside of the frame.
shimano tool for external bottom brackets that allows us to use a torque wrench
beam type
greased spindle
installed
spacers are used for the different bottom bracket configurations and desired chainline
warren and brown torque wrench . ze best.
shimano reckon 12-15nm on the crank arm pinch bolts but they also include this caveat about checking the torque of in the first 6 months of use so i go to just under 15nm.
greased mks touring pedals
greased canti bosses
dag 1for dags
new frames don't necessarily have straight derailleur hangers
shimano chain pin ready to install
topeak supertourist rear rack.
brooks b17 standard
assembled, just some toe straps, mud flaps and and bar tape and this baby is ready to roll. what an awesome bike. steel frame, comfy riding position rear rack, fenders, dynamo light system, sensible good quality gears.
some of the build kit. stainless security skewers from germany
ooh yeah
black schmidt hub, it doesn't get much better
