Originally Posted by
mstateglfr
impressively large chainwhip tool.
Couple questions on setup as it might just be the angle of the pic...
- are your brake levers angled down to where they face the ground?
- does your seatpost have about 80mm of setback?
The chainwhip - 20 oz, 22" long and shop quality to use. My big cogs come off after I've climbed hills like this; so at very reduced levels of mental facility and physical strength!
No magic on the brake hoods. I just kept pushing them down until I didn't have chronic hand issues. What you see serves as excellent weight lifting handles. Seatpost is about 70mm setback. Seattube is 75 degrees so a 25c tire can slide far forward to accommodate a 24 tooth cog yet not be too far back when I'm running the 12 tooth because that's when I want really good handling! Seatpost clamp is around the center of the seat rails because breaking ti seat rails gets old. (If I were to do this bike again, I'd ask about a bent seattube but what I've got is pretty close to heaven.)