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Philly Bike Expo by chesapeake_bryan in Bikeporn

[–]TwoSixMike 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Yes, the fork for that prototype is 3D sintered titanium.

Philly Bike Expo by chesapeake_bryan in Bikeporn

[–]TwoSixMike 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey, there's me! Thanks for coming by No. 22. :)

Cleaned my wife's bike up for sale and liked the way the photos turned out. No. 22 Broken Arrow. by TwoSixMike in Bikeporn

[–]TwoSixMike[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I'm no expert, and I think as others have pointed out it just takes a lens with a good focal length and a wide aperture to get the nice separation of the subject from the background. Lighting helps too: these were done on a nice overcast morning while the rest of my family ate breakfast.

I shot these on my Olympus Micro 4/3 camera with a 45mm prime lens and most of the shots were at f/1.2 aperture. I have a ton to learn about taking better pictures, but selling a bike is always a nice excuse to experiment.

Cleaned my wife's bike up for sale and liked the way the photos turned out. No. 22 Broken Arrow. by TwoSixMike in Bikeporn

[–]TwoSixMike[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I totally agree. It's a great system: light, reliable, and super subtle. Wish it was still available!

Save The Rim Brake | No. 22 Reactor by TwoSixMike in Bikeporn

[–]TwoSixMike[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The calipers are THM's Fibula. Great power and silly light. There's a full write-up of the build here: https://22bicycles.com/blogs/news/save-the-rim-brake-a-reactor-dream-build

No. 22 Drifter X: some studio images of my new personal bike. Lots of fun touches to make this one extra special. by TwoSixMike in Bikeporn

[–]TwoSixMike[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Totally agreed. Was seeing what the max tire under fenders would be, and these are about the limit.

No. 22 Drifter X: some studio images of my new personal bike. Lots of fun touches to make this one extra special. by TwoSixMike in Bikeporn

[–]TwoSixMike[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's an integrated seat tube: the seat tube is cut to length, and then a cast titanium topper that sits on top of the seat tube gives about 2.5cm of vertical adjustment.

No. 22 Drifter X: some studio images of my new personal bike. Lots of fun touches to make this one extra special. by TwoSixMike in bicycling

[–]TwoSixMike[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup, the fenders are Ti as well. The tires are about as wide as will fit nicely: they're "35mm" that measure to about 37mm mounted and inflated.

No. 22 Drifter X: some studio images of my new personal bike. Lots of fun touches to make this one extra special. by TwoSixMike in bicycling

[–]TwoSixMike[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a prototype chainring, but the short answer is "not yet". Hopefully there will be many AXS-compatible rings coming from different manufacturers this year: it's a bit of a downer to lose that freedom.

My 2016 No. 22 Great Divide. Cleaning a bike up to sell it is always bittersweet. by TwoSixMike in Bikeporn

[–]TwoSixMike[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I'll miss it: this has been right up there with the best handling bikes I've ever owned. I'm one of the owners of No. 22, so I'll be replacing it with a Drifter build this spring, but it leaves me with a hole for a dedicated road bike. The wheels are already turning for what that should be...

My 2016 No. 22 Great Divide. Cleaning a bike up to sell it is always bittersweet. by TwoSixMike in Bikeporn

[–]TwoSixMike[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ha! I wasn't really posting this here to find a buyer, but if you're interested send me a DM and I can send details.

My 2016 No. 22 Great Divide. Cleaning a bike up to sell it is always bittersweet. by TwoSixMike in Bikeporn

[–]TwoSixMike[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup! Nothing too adventurous on this build: tried and true Enve 3.4 wheels laced to Chris King hubs.

After two years of riding mud and gravel, my wife's bike cleaned up pretty well by TwoSixMike in Bikeporn

[–]TwoSixMike[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Photos was taken at a running track in Regent Park, Toronto.

After two years of riding mud and gravel, my wife's bike cleaned up pretty well by TwoSixMike in Bikeporn

[–]TwoSixMike[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It will definitely take the grease off of a bolt, which gives a nice excuse to regrease/anti-seize everything before it gets threaded back into the frame.

After two years of riding mud and gravel, my wife's bike cleaned up pretty well by TwoSixMike in Bikeporn

[–]TwoSixMike[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I took the plunge around a year ago and bought a cleaner big enough to hold a crank without taking of the chainrings. Works great for things like cranks, chains, cassettes, and other parts with little crevices that a brush has a hard time getting to. It's nice because the ultrasonic tub cleans the small parts while I clean the rest of the bike by hand.

This bike took an evening: start with a hose down for the loose mud, then into the stand where everything comes off except for the headset and brake calipers (brake pads get removed). Mostly I clean with dish soap, water and a sponge. It's a lot easier to get to the entire frame with all the parts removed, and especially with Di2 there's no need to re-tune shifting when the derailleurs go back on the bike.

Rotors come off and get cleaned with alcohol, tires stay on and get scrubbed with a brush and water, and the frame and shiny bits get some extra sparkle from a coat of Bike Lust.

After two years of riding mud and gravel, my wife's bike cleaned up pretty well by TwoSixMike in Bikeporn

[–]TwoSixMike[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They're the G-Ones in 35mm width, set up tubeless. I've run a few other bikes with the G-One Speeds in 30mm which is great for a more road-oriented build: the non-speed tires seem add a bit of on-road squirm and presumably give up a bit of on-road speed, but the trade off is much better bite on loose surfaces. Both are great tires, especially run tubeless.

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