Much anticipated return of the Blue Line is ONE WEEK AWAY! The replacement bus timing has been such a struggle this summer, but very much appreciate the updates and maintenance to keep the line in good shape.
Let’s gooo!
Built this Miyata up last winter, it is my third 1000 and I wanted this one to be more of a relaxed cruiser bike that could handle anything loaded or unloaded.
Some of my favorite pieces are the Nitto aluminum bull moose bars I found on eBay and the Phil Wood/Mavic touring wheels also found on eBay.
The rear dropouts have been expanded to 135mm to fit the 8spd XTR cassette (12-32) and it has a 44-34-24 Sugino triple up front to give it really wide gearing options.
Other parts:
Paul Brake Levers
Sim Works Housing
Spanks Oozy Pedals
King bottle cages
Rene Herse Barlow Pass Tires (38c)
Shimano M700 cantilever brakes and shifters
NOS Dura Ace headset
Brooks B17 saddle
Phil Wood BB
Kool Stop brake pads
Monday I saw workers installing new screens on the 46th Street A Line stops.
Not sure if the previous ones had dark mode/light mode depending on the time of day but I just noticed that since the replacements went up