Our Calfee is one year old today
05-26-12, 01:23 PM
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Our Calfee is one year old today
Time sure flies when you are having fun! One year ago today the Calfee frame and Fork arrived, I actually went to the Fed Ex facility to pick it up. It was ready to test ride by around 4:00 that afternoon.
We now have 4,765 miles on the bike and are totally satisfied with it. We have ridden it in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Alabama and Florida.
I have changed out some components but the only items that have been replaced are two rear tires, one front tire and both chains.
Wayne
We now have 4,765 miles on the bike and are totally satisfied with it. We have ridden it in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Alabama and Florida.
I have changed out some components but the only items that have been replaced are two rear tires, one front tire and both chains.
Wayne
05-26-12, 02:50 PM
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Happy Birthday to your Calfee . . .
Now go do a special birthday ride TWOgether!
Pedal on!
Rudy and Kay/zonatandem
Now go do a special birthday ride TWOgether!
Pedal on!
Rudy and Kay/zonatandem
05-26-12, 06:02 PM
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Happy Birthday too! I hope (know) we will be as happy with ours. Congrats 
05-26-12, 07:37 PM
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We did get out for a 20 mile ride this morning, we drove home from Daytona Beach yesterday (17 hours) so that was all we wanted. We plan to go further tomorrow.
Thanks,
Wayne
05-26-12, 07:44 PM
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I did have your and Tandemgeeks build sheets and I read everything I could on this board so I went into the build fairly well prepared.
If the finances allowed I would start out with the Calfee Dragonfly and would also look carefully at the Lightning cranks with the new Ultegra chainrings. The Ultegra triple shifts extremely well.
I am going to replace the primary chain with the CDX belt when it is available but other than that I would probably keep things like they are now.
What about you, would you do anything different?
If the finances allowed I would start out with the Calfee Dragonfly and would also look carefully at the Lightning cranks with the new Ultegra chainrings. The Ultegra triple shifts extremely well.
I am going to replace the primary chain with the CDX belt when it is available but other than that I would probably keep things like they are now.
What about you, would you do anything different?
05-26-12, 07:45 PM
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05-26-12, 09:24 PM
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We picked it up April 13th. 
05-27-12, 05:00 AM
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