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My name is Dimitri Harris and I have been building frames for over 9 years now. I learned the basics after spending two weeks with Koichi Yamaguchi. He is one of the most interesting people I have ever met and I am thankful to have worked with him. Since then I have just been building one frame after another and learning as much as possible along the way. I build steel fillet-brazed frames that go by the name of MEECH, which is an old nickname that I have had since I was a kid. I build mostly cyclocross frames because I love their versatility however I also do road,single-speed, and mountain bikes as well. Custom frames start around $1400. All the frames are handmade by me here in Jonesboro, Arkansas. I am insured and guarantee all of my work so if you are in the market for a custom steel frame I would be glad to build it for you. I am also building frames from carbon fiber so if you would like to ride a prototype frame give me a shout. Thanks for stopping by. You can email me at meech151@hotmail.com or call (870)897-6703 or visit www.meechcustombicycles.com Thanks.

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

My New Favorite Bike

Call it a bit premature if you like but I'm thinking this may be new favorite bike to build. This is gonna a be a traditional road bike built with a 1" steerer but just enough room in the fork to accommodate a 30c tire. I have built a couple for other people but have yet to ride one myself. I've ridden everything within a couple millimeters of it but never this exact style. The ease of maintenance, the simplicity of a caliper brake, and the room to run a wider tire that will handle much more than your average road tire will make this a very well-rounded versatile ride. This will be a go-to ride. Save your high-dollar carbon racer for the races and train all year long on this thing. Years ago when I raced on a regular basis I would spend my winters training on a cross bike on the road just to ride something durable with lots of resistance. I didn't worry about scratching it up, jumped the curbs, rode it off-road, suffered, and enjoyed every minute of it when race season rolled around, not to mention looked forward to riding it when the season ended. 



 I had planned on having just a couple more millimeters of clearance since I had a little extra  room to spare under the caliper. The distance between the top of the tire and the fork crown turned out just as I had planned and I never even thought I would come up this tight between the blades. The tire that I built this fork around just barely fits. There aren't many tires in the 30c tire category. This is my favorite as far as concept and size go but it's a cheap Kenda tire that doesn't feel very well made. With that said, I have ridden many a mile on this tire. Can almost get through the entire winter with a pair if you rotate them. I'm on the search for some other tires that may fit the bill. I think Specialized makes a fat road tire that would work and I believe it would be a bit higher quality. I'm not a big Specialized fan but I'm willing to see what they have. Other than that I'm back down to the 28c department which is full of choices. It'll all work out in the end and come out almost as tight as this fork did. Almost I say. Should be done here shortly. 

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2 comments:

  1. شركة رواد الحرمين تقدم لكم

    شركه عزل فوم بالرياض

    شركه تنظيف منازل بالدمام
    اغفضل الخدمات في مجال التنظيف والعزل نتكمتع دائما باارضاء العمبل
    نحن نطمع عزيزى العميل فى الوصول الى راحتك الدائمة و ان تكون تتمتع بالمعيشة فى حياه هادئة
    و اننا نتميز بوجود فريق عمل مميز يعلم جيدا ما يفعلة لكى يصل الى النظافة المطلوبة
    و اننا نعمل على ان نصل الى النظافة بالشكل السليم الذى يحقق لك عزيزى العميل الوصول الى النظافة المطلوبة
    التى تكون فى الطريقة المشرفة امام جميع الضيوف الذين يحضرون اليك عزيزى العميل الى منزلك
    و اننا نستخدم الاساليب التى تعمل على انجاز هذة المهمة بشكل سريع و فى اقرب وقت ممكن وسرعه ائقه في مجال الخدمات المنزلية
    فانة عزيزى العميل لا عليك سوى الاستعانة بنا
    و نحن سوف ننجز عملية التنظيف بالشكل المطلوب الذى يسمح لك ان تكون فى الوصول الى النظافة المطلوبة لك عزيزى العميل
    و ايضا كل هذا مع اعطائك بعض النصائح لك عزيزى العميل الى ان يكون منزلك فى الحالة النظيفة التى عليها
    و يظل هكذا الى اطول فترة ممكنة و الوصول الى النظافة التى تطمع لها عزيزى العميل و ان تصل الى الجودة المطلوبة
    و هذا بالاستعانة ب شركتنا فاننا على القدر و المعرفة المطلوبة التى تعمل على ان تصل الى النظافة المطلوبة عزيزى العميل
    كما ان هذا كلة و يكون بافضل الاسعار و الخصومات لك عزيزى العميل و هذا لعملائنا العزيز و الوصول الى الهدف الذى نسعى الية
    و هو الوصول الى النظافة الشاملة و المتكاملة لك عزيزى العميل و اننا نعمل على التواصل الدائم و المستمر
    لكى نصل الراحة اليومية التى تريدها عزيزى العميل و هذا بالاضافة الى اننا نستخدم افضل المواد و التى تمتاز بفاعلية قوية
    نتمني لكم مذيد من الراحه معنا في موسسه رواد الحرمين

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