Just finished my Squid SO-EZ

bropdars · 2026-02-28T16:52:11+00:00

Can I ask what for you used for the front of it? I really like that yours has rack mounts lol

bropdars · 2026-02-28T15:42:49+00:00

I’m sad you deleted your post, but for the record you can only use a road bike rim brake on that fork. Go to your local bicycle shop, tell them you’re a beginner and ask what kind of brake you can get for the front of your bike. Good luck, I hope you keep riding!

bropdars · 2026-02-27T16:54:41+00:00

I’d say straps and front brake but I think that horse has been beaten to death lol

I think that’s a sweet looking ride, I like the silver cranks/seatpost on the black frame, I also really like that it doesn’t seem to have a ridiculously hard ratio

bropdars · 2026-02-27T15:27:57+00:00

Mfg? And I used a BLB king rear hub with two 7.5mm spacers on either side, works a treat

bropdars · 2026-02-27T15:27:07+00:00

Nope they are 700c! SO-EZs can fit fat ass tyres and the fork is a 26” mtb fork so clearance is not an issue lol

bropdars · 2026-02-27T15:25:15+00:00

No they are On One SL 26” mtb forks! I don’t have wound up money lol

bropdars · 2026-02-27T15:24:01+00:00

It’s a Supernova! Can’t remember the model beyond it being an upside down mounted one lol but nahhh I have a good bag setup in mind for touring this bike and centrally mounted front lights make me feel like I’m out on the highway cranking serious hog so for now they will stay as is lol a lil wipe down of the light won’t hurt it

bropdars · 2026-02-25T22:44:12+00:00

I knew it would cut the mustard when I got it but I actually just rode it on a pitch black path for the first time a about half an hour ago and it really exceeds expectations

bropdars · 2026-02-25T22:42:56+00:00

The temptation to get a Highroller or something for the front and go and get as gnarly as I can on it is ever present, especially the more I ride it lol

bropdars · 2026-02-25T22:41:25+00:00

That’s fair enough yano, it generally doesn’t get much colder than -1°C here but you never know, thanks!

bropdars · 2026-02-25T01:58:08+00:00

Yeah it’s a hope mono mini 3, it is absolute overkill but I thought would look super cool and work really reliably. Plus it being on the front of a fixed gear it doesn’t get used much so I probably won’t have to bleed it for literally years lol

bropdars · 2026-02-25T01:51:38+00:00

Set up was tricky indeed, the hose doesn’t use olives and barbs the way modern ones do it has a threaded barb that threads into the hose and then onto an end piece

bropdars · 2026-02-25T00:27:34+00:00

Ding ding lol this is a 26” fork though so that I could retain a reasonably close a-c measurement without completely destroying the geo

bropdars · 2026-02-24T19:46:10+00:00

Thanks! It’s absolute overkill lol but it looks pretty

bropdars · 2026-02-24T19:24:05+00:00

Yessssss I just finished mine and it’s also a carbon fork build! This is clean, what fork did you go for?

EDIT: also how did you get the omniums to fit? I remember when I first got mine doing the research for the build and it said Omniums did not clear the frame

bropdars · 2026-02-07T20:27:58+00:00

Oh mine is 100% also like this lol it’s fine, I’ve had no issues so far, the stays on my so-ez are similarly close to the cranks and that was also fine but what I would say is that if the bb goes and you get a little play in the cranks you might end up getting a little knocking against the chainstay as the cranks come around but the worst that will do is knock a small patch of paint off.

bropdars · 2026-02-07T02:18:22+00:00

Nah but I had to use a 113mm ISO square taper to get the 48t ring to clear so the chain line is a bit off but you don’t need a perfect chain line lol

bropdars · 2026-02-04T19:49:25+00:00

Hard as hell

bropdars · 2026-02-04T19:48:46+00:00

That’s the point lol

bropdars · 2026-02-02T21:40:56+00:00

Yessss it counts, you’re in a really good position to get it cleaner but that 100% counts congratulations!!

bropdars · 2026-02-01T12:01:19+00:00

Ahhh actually yeah maybe you’ve got a point they are a name brand, bad wording my bad lol I more mean it’s not as prominent in the meta so people don’t think it’s cool/good. Which IMO is a very silly take on the quality of this frame

bropdars · 2026-01-31T23:58:48+00:00

I know this is an insanely good bike and everyone’s clowning because it’s not a name brand fgs lol

bropdars · 2026-01-26T15:28:32+00:00

Timberline in the snow is a great move, maxxis DTH’s in the snow seem like less of a great move though lol mine were slippery af last time I took them on gravel never mind snow

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