Jim sounds like your long distance adaptation is really coming along. Sub 5hour 100 mile is good chit.
Thanks. I'm actually starting to feel like this stuff is paying off, but I still have a long way to go to compete with the big guys.
Tuesday.
First I'll start with a bike project that I did last week but never posted.
Custom made a fat trailer for the Peerless Beverage Co. They're going to mount a keg to it and use it at events. That guy is a mechanic from the repair shop across the street. I was out testing it and he just jumped on.
Glenn's Hand Cycle.
I'm not sure how many of you know Glenn. He is one of the strongest athletes anyone could ever meet, insanely strong guy, destroyed people, was in magazines, etc, etc, etc...Last year he was hit by a car and is now paralyzed from the chest down. This was something that hit really close to home and watching his recovery and progress has been very hard and extremely motivational.
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/04/22/glenn-hartrick-spine-injury-ironman-triathlon/
So now that Glenn is back racing, I got my hands on his hand cycle to make it a lot better than what it is. First thing was to build a PowerTap wheel for it so he can train better. I cut his old Zipp808 apart and rebuilt it with a new G3 hub with black spokes and red nipples just to make it look a little meaner.
I did many laps around the shop to figure out where and how I could modify the components and locations to make it easier to use.
For this application, Di2 makes a ton of sense. Given the low gearing of the cycle I made a groupset using XTR and Ultegra Di2.
Mounted the battery and will run the junction boxes under the seat so it's hidden. I ran a Ultegra Di2 rear lever up top with a climbing shifter and XTR front shifter down below so there's 2 spots to shift the rear so he can use either hand to shift each derailleur. I'm still waiting on some wires and such so I've not yet been able to test any of my ideas. Glenn is racing this weekend so it may be down to the wire to button this up.