Like many of you I tend to accumulate old or broken bike parts and struggle to find a use for them. Since they are so expensive to replace but almost impossible to sell I tend to hang on to them. My girlfriend came up with this nifty idea for an old bent disc rotor. $20 for the clock parts from spot light. The rotor cost me $80 to replace so this clock is worth $100 but I think it will make a perfect addition to my shed...when I have one.

Watching the rain come down from my garage - hanging for a ride decided to break out the tools for some maintenance - Found my rear suspension link (down near the cranks) was real loose and explains why the rear has been feeling weird, next the front derailleur again loose.
It pays to check your nuts-n-bolts

Hi All

Yesterday I fitted a spare 36 tooth Surly chainring on a 1 x 9 for a lap around the dam. The ratios were perfect (11-32 rear) but I was getting shocking chain suck because the chainring is too thick for a 9 speed chain (as I've discovered today thanks to the Surly site)

The question: can anyone recommend a good source for a 36t, 4 x 104mm chainring? I need it for the fling in two weeks so can't wait for a OS internet order so may need to (egads!) pay retail

thanks in advance
danny

Well, after seeing various N+1 topics here I finally took the plunge and started my own

This is my new large Mojo SL, waiting to be build, what will probably happen in the next couple of weeks.

Parts pick:
Rock Shox Revelation RLT Ti 150mm
XT dynasys group set
Easton Haven wheels