This week was a week of building a fairing...a total disaster...and working indoors on bike stuff. This morning, as I write this, it's Christmas time :)
What arrived?
Double kickstand
New seat foam
New Ultegra front brake...really, really nice.
New Alex 451mm rim to be paired up w/Dura Ace front hub and Sapim CX-Ray spokes...18 count
Two new Lithium Cree headlight systems
Notes:
Kickstand will make flat repairs easy as rear wheel is lifted off the ground. Negative? It's almost two lbs so will build a CF version for the race.Think I can get it down to under 75 grams :)
Seat foam? Need to trim but otherwise looks good.
Brake! Beautiful piece of craftsmanship!
Light systems? Mark T said he has a wiring trick to make the system really reliable.
Both complete li-ion systems complete w/charger, headband, handlebar rings, cree led...$17each delivered.
Fairing Issues!
Was going w/rotator fairing and actually pulled it out of the mold and didn't bad until you looked at it closer. Best way to describe it is 1/2 nose cone is flatter shorter on one side tiving a twist to the nose. Because on side appears shorter and torqued "in", it's impossible for this guy to get the symmetry right. I tried. Will just go w/carbon fiber version of standard Zipper fairing an add a speed bump at the top.
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