Colored cable housing is one of my pet peeves. If I had been able to do the Rhapsody In Silver color scheme, I would have tried to run stainless hydraulic lines and grey housing, but that is the extent of what I deem allowable in bike decoration. I also get a mean squinty look in my eye when confronted with spoke wrap, excessive brand decals, clashing colors, and any sort of mascot or bling.
As for the sliding drops, after the initial decision to scrap the looptail, I thought long and hard about my own versatility needs and figured that IF I wanted to ss the bike, I could always go the eccentric hub route, but in reality if I wanted to go gearless again I would do it with a dedicated bike. I also don't see the point in being able to swap out rear spacing, since that usually involves also swapping out cranks to get the chainline correct. Basically, I wanted this to be a bike that would prevent me from experimenting.
I'm finishing up a block of time on a Kona with adjustable dropouts right now. I futzed around with them during the first couple weeks, then left them where I liked them the most for the rest of my time on the bike. This probably says more about me than it does about the bike. I am anti-faff.
Sept. 6, 2022, 9:04 a.m. - Mike Ferrentino
Colored cable housing is one of my pet peeves. If I had been able to do the Rhapsody In Silver color scheme, I would have tried to run stainless hydraulic lines and grey housing, but that is the extent of what I deem allowable in bike decoration. I also get a mean squinty look in my eye when confronted with spoke wrap, excessive brand decals, clashing colors, and any sort of mascot or bling. As for the sliding drops, after the initial decision to scrap the looptail, I thought long and hard about my own versatility needs and figured that IF I wanted to ss the bike, I could always go the eccentric hub route, but in reality if I wanted to go gearless again I would do it with a dedicated bike. I also don't see the point in being able to swap out rear spacing, since that usually involves also swapping out cranks to get the chainline correct. Basically, I wanted this to be a bike that would prevent me from experimenting. I'm finishing up a block of time on a Kona with adjustable dropouts right now. I futzed around with them during the first couple weeks, then left them where I liked them the most for the rest of my time on the bike. This probably says more about me than it does about the bike. I am anti-faff.