Posted by on Mar 18, 2012 in Bike Maintenance, Blog, Fat Bike, TBT Surly Moonlander Build | 0 comments

TBT Surly Moonlander Build Part 6 – Cockpit, Saddle, Pedals and Brakes

TBT Surly Moonlander Build Part 6 – Cockpit, Saddle, Pedals and Brakes
The next step went flawless for my Surly Moonlander. Keeping with my 70′s NASA theme I went with Richey Classic components  for my stem, handlebar, and seat post. I also went with Chris King headset shims to match my headset. One scary part  was cutting the fork tube! I used a Park Tool SG-6...
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Posted by on Mar 3, 2012 in Bike Maintenance, Blog, Fat Bike, TBT Surly Moonlander Build | 0 comments

TBT Surly Moonlander Build Part 5 – Bottom Bracket and Cranks

TBT Surly Moonlander Build Part 5 – Bottom Bracket and Cranks
I put a lot of time and thought into what cranks and bottom bracket to use on my Surly Moonlander. The first limiting factor when selecting a set of cranks for a Snow Bike is one that supports a 100mm bottom bracket. There are a few manufactures that make 100mm bottom brackets they include Truvativ,...
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Posted by on Feb 27, 2012 in Bike Maintenance, Blog, Fat Bike, TBT Surly Moonlander Build | 1 comment

TBT Surly Moonlander Build Part 4 – Wheel Building Saga Take 2

TBT Surly Moonlander Build Part 4 – Wheel Building Saga Take 2
My new correctly sized spokes arrived on Friday and like a young boy at Christmas I was up early Saturday morning building wheels. This time the process went very fast the new spokes worked like a charm. I tensioned the offset rear wheel to the best of my ability. That 28mm Surly Moonlander rear wheel offset...
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Posted by on Feb 21, 2012 in Bike Maintenance, Blog, Fat Bike, TBT Surly Moonlander Build | 0 comments

TBT Surly Moonlander Build Part 4 – Wheel Building Saga Take 1

TBT Surly Moonlander Build Part 4 – Wheel Building Saga Take 1
One of my goals with my Surly Moonlander is to build it for a harsh salty winter road environment. For this it was my choice to go with a Shimano Alfine 11-speed internal geared hub. This hub is new for Shimano and is an oil bath design similar to Rolhoff, but at a better price. I ran across a great deal on...
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Posted by on Feb 19, 2012 in Bike Maintenance, Blog, Fat Bike, TBT Surly Moonlander Build | 0 comments

TBT Surly Moonlander Build Part 3 – Headset pressing

TBT Surly Moonlander Build Part 3 – Headset pressing
After much debate I went with a Chris King headset for my new Surly Moonlander. I love Chris’s statement for their headsets of: User serviceable and likely to outlast a few frames. We believe this component so well represents us that we offer a 10-year warranty on all models. I think this pretty well...
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