Thanks Allen...
The high pressure slicks make a world of difference as does the old Deore crank I installed today... I decided to run a single 28 tooth Biopace ring up front with the 11-32 cassette as that is all the gear range the bike or I need. The gear inches are 22 - 66 with the single and a few folks said it looked pretty cool... I still need to fabricate a bash guard although the chain ring clearance is now awesome.
I hope the pics aren't boring y'all but this is the most fun I have had building a bike in a very long time.
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And I cannot forget to thank all of the people who have been building up bikes and posting pictures as what I built here stems from what I've seen in this thread.
Last edited by Sixty Fiver; 10-14-11 at 11:31 AM.