2008 Shop Road Trip. — Tour de France. BMC Switzerland.

Berne, Switzerland.

France.

Traveling in France.

Hiking to a Glacier in the Swiss Alps.

Switzerland

Yep.  Switzerland was more than fun.

Gurten Festival

Mike treats us to a conert and plays at the Gurten Festival.

Gurten Festival

BMC is great. Our visit in Switzerland.

BMC Rocks

 

We visit the BMC facility in Switzerland.

Floyd's bike

More Tour de France

Waiting at the Tour de France

Tour de France and Swizterland

Alps d'Huez

Alps d'Huez 2008Our spot in the AlpsTour de France

Sram Build Kits Ready

Sram Force

Sram Rival

Sram Red is a favoriteSram Force

Shimano Builds

Dura Ace

Shimano Builds

Shimano Ultegra

Shimano XTR

Shimano XT

Bicycle Building Wall gets things going.

We keep in stock Sram Red, Sram Force, Sram Rival, Shimano Dura Ace, Shimano Ultegra, Shimano 105, Shimano XTR, Shimano XT, Sram XO and Sram X9 inaddation to a lot of Campy and lots of Brooks Saddles, etc.  We thought some pictures were good of our bicycle build components…..

Douglas gets a Lynskey

Douglas gets a titanium Lynskey. 

Mark’s Surly Big Dummy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mark’s Surly Big dummy being built

Building a big dummy.

Luke’s BMC Four Stroke is fantastic.

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Luke should be very happy. very happy.

A couple Pake’s are ready to build

Pake building will begin shortly.

Ken’s Civia

Ken is getting his Civia.  Very very nice commuter.

Ricks ready to travel

 

****HAVE A GREAT TIME****

Look around for tools, quick releases and include them in box.

Final boxing steps for Rick.

 

Put front wheel in front of case.

Boxing continues

Find good spot for stem/ handlebars 

and seatpost around frame above wheel.

Loosen bolts on stem.

Take cables off of brake levers (line up notches).

Rick’s boxing continues

With derailleur DOWN into corner, put second half of frame  into above rear wheel.

Rick’s boxing directions

Put Rear wheel above front fork with cassette facing up.

Remove quick releases from both wheels let let air out of tires

Read Backwards for Traveler’s Check Boxing

Set front half of frame in box with fork facing up.

Take Surly traveler’s check apart at couplers with special Spanner wrench.

Un attach the special cables.

Remove seat post with 5mm allen key.

Put top cap back on steerer tube.

Remove stem bolts with 5mm allen key.

Remove bottom bracket with gental persuasion toward drive side from left side.

Move chain to the frame.

Remove cap with black side of BBT-9 tool.  This allows a gentle tap to remove crank arm.

Remove arm clamping bolt on left side with 5 milimeter allen key.

Removing left pedal (OPPOSITE THREADING)  It is opposite directions. (pedals have L or R)

Remove pedals (right side is (drive side) is normal threading)

Re-attach brakes (so they don’t move around)

Remove front wheel

Remove rear wheel

Drop both shifters to neutral position

Undo Brakes (Cantilever Brakes)

 

Traveler’s Check boxing for Rick

We are putting together this pictorial for Rick and his Surly Traveler’s Check.  While others may benefit from the information, it is not intended as the absolute.   Because all bicycles are different, the information must be manipulated for each bike and boxing need.

And, you have to read this from the last entry backwards.  

We did not take photos all the steps.  but have some build pictures to start.