26 IN BIKE TIRES

Thanks to Pavel for buying my Centurion, enabling me to finally build up the Kogswell P/R frame I bought from Malcolm (via James Stacher, thanks guys!) though I’m still dialing it in a little, and hadn’t yet trimmed/capped off wires as of this shot.

Thus far it rides really comfy around town, and I can’t wait to see how it feels fully loaded. The risers won’t be ideal for long distance, so I may look for an alternative that won’t cut into the cetma’s space too much.

build list:
- 59cm Kogswell P/R w/ low-trail fork
- 26? Mavic M117 to Deore LX hubs w/
- 1.4? Michelin City tires
- Bike Planet Hardcore Freddy fenders
- Sugino XP triple cranks, currently running as double
- Brooks Team Pro saddle
- IRD cafam cantilevers (with longer link cables to come)
- Cetma 5-rail rack
- MKS-GR9 pedals w/ MKS clips
- Dia-Compe downtube shifters
- Thomson zero-rise stem
- Kalloy risers (to be swapped out for other bars at some point)
- Kalloy seatpost
- Tektro brake levers
- Deore rear derailleur / Deore LX front derailleur
- Incredibell brass duet (haha)

Worked on my bike some more today.

This bike, however is not mine.
This bike, however, is interesting.
It's called a penny-weird-thing.
And basically it's a penny farthing with a small front tire. . .how anyone will ride this i don't know, but it truly is a work of art.

OK, so why this picture for today you ask?
Well, today felt kinda backwards... kinda topsy turvey . . .

And well, that's kinda how this bike is.

Today wasn't bad, I just felt slightly off kilter--but in a good way.

So cheers to you, penny-weird-thing!