Whitey 2 (I’m not very creative with names)
There have been requests to see the details of how the Buena Vista was built up, and I have been meaning to put up details for a while. FINALLY here are some photos with info about parts that I remember specifics about. This bike is a work in progress (does anyone ever really finish changing and upgrading?), so comments and suggestions are, as always, most welcome.

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I got the wheelset via the co-op. Benefits, people. Go volunteer at your local cooperative and reap the rewards! The tires were originally of the cyclocross/randonneuring style, but they didn’t fit well under the fenders so I switched for road slicks. Also, my front fender got in a little accident and I have yet to get that fixed and back on the bike.
There have been some hang ups with the handle bars – the ones I originally got from Velo Orange were too big for the Brooks grips that I found on killer sale while in Minneapolis. I decided the grips were way cooler than the bars so I switched at first to some mustache bars from friend. They were kind of ghetto in that they had been chopped off for something or another, so the grips didn’t fit all the way to the end. I just had the bars changed out the other day to these straight titanium ones from the co-op that fit the grips much better. These probably won’t be the ones I stay with because the handling is a little uncomfortable for me, but it’s definitely a step in the right direction.
ChrisKingChrisKingChrisKing! Why is Chris King such a big deal? Who knows, I’m just in it for the cool points. And pretty points.
BrooksBrooksBrooksBrooks! I got the seat post and fenders from Velo Orange, love ‘em.

ChrisKingChrisKingChrisKing! I found this bottom bracket in Minneapolis as well. I think I was way too excited for the sales dudes, but they also appreciated my enthusiasm. We talked some cross. It was fun.
The cranks were the final piece I needed, and I got them from a shop in Winston-Salem, NC. At that point I was desperate to finish it and realizing how much freaking money I spent, so I just grabbed the cheapest single speed cranks I could get. They still had to be special ordered. The anticipation was killing me.

Spacers were needed to fit the wheels as single speed – I found these while traveling around the beaches of North Carolina.

TAAADAAAAAHHHH! the finished product. I have a ridiculous hxc look on my face for some unknown reason, but I must say that Whitey 2 is one sexy bitch. I am having a wonderful time riding around with my new friend!
(if you’re wondering about the runonwords in places, it’s a ghetto solution because I do not know how wrangle naughty wordpress into text arrangement submission. Any wordpress designers out there want to tackle our problem?)

























