World Touring Bike
This is my world traveller, Winnie Mae. You can't find a bike like this anywhere in the world beacause I built her from scratch. When this started, I didn't know a bottom bracket from a dropout, but months of researching the best affordable parts, I put it all together in my garage - even lacing and truing my own wheels. Originally the goal was to have a bike that was 90% made in the USA, but turned out to be 90% "not made in China". Click on the parts of the bike for more info, and the yellow circle will take you back up to the top.
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| Frame | Blaze Custom | 🇺🇸 |
| Tubing | True-Temper Chromoly |
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| Rear Spacing | 142mm, 12mm Thru-Axle | |
| Braze-ons | 3 Down-Tube Top 3 Down-Tube Under 3 Seat Tube Rear Rim Brake/Fender Mounts Lower Fender Mounts |
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| Fork | Blaze Custom | 🇺🇸 |
| Spacing | 100mm, 12mm Thru-Axle | |
| Braze-ons | 6 Outward, 2 Inward Pair | |
| Paint | Coat Pro Powder Coat | 🇺🇸 |
| Decals | Signorama | 🇺🇸 |
| Protector | Zefal Skin Armor | 🇫🇷 |
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| WHEEL SET | ||
| Rims | Velocity Atlas 700c, 32 hole, Fits 28-45mm Tires |
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| Spokes | Wheelsmith DB14 Double-butted 2.0/1.7mm, Stainless Steel |
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| Nipples | Sapim Polyax 14g Brass |
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| Fenders | Velo Orange Zeppelin Full Coverage, Aluminum |
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| Front Hub | See Electronics | |
| Rear Hub | See Drivetrain | |
| Tires | Panaracer - Pasela ProTite 700x28c (Lasted 2,700mi) |
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| Schwalbe - Marathon Plus 700x38c |
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| Spare/Off-road Tire | Soma - Cazadero K Tire (Folding) 700x42c |
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| Rim Tape | Velotape (adhesive) Zefal - Rim Strip (tension) |
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| COCKPIT | ||
| Handlebars | Unknown Brand Butterfly/Trekking Bars |
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| Handlebar Tape | BTB Real Cork |
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| Handlebar Grips | Riv Bikes Real Cork |
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| Headset | White Industries ZS44/EC44 | 🇺🇸 |
| Stem | Thompson Elite Aluminum |
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| SEAT | ||
| Saddle | Selle Anatomica X | 🇺🇸 |
| Seat Cover | Randi Jo Fabrication | 🇺🇸 |
| Seat Post | Thompson Elite | 🇺🇸 |
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| BRAKING | ||
| Brakes | Magura MT Trail Sport Hydraulic Disc Front: 4 Piston, Rear: 2 Piston |
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| Brake Rotors | Front: Hope 6-Bolt Floating 180mm Rear: Kindernay 7-Bolt 173mm |
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| DRIVETRAIN | ||
| Pedals | MKS Sylvan Next Touring +MKS Reflectors |
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| Cranks | Sugino RD2 Square Taper JIS, Double Chain-Ring |
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| Bottom Bracket | Interloc Racing QB-95 103mm, Chromoly Spindle POM Industrial Seals |
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| Belt Sprocket (front) | Gates - CDX 50 Tooth | |
| Belt Cog (rear) | Gates - CDX 22 Tooth | |
| Belt | Gates - CDX 120 Tooth | |
| Internal Gear Hub | Kindernay XIV 14 Gears, 543% Gear Range Twosie Hydraulic Shifting 45.5mm Belt-Line |
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| ELECTRONICS | ||
| Dynamo Hub | SON 28 12x100mm |
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| Dynamo Light | Sinewave Beacon 750 Lumens USB Output DC Input Jack |
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| Tail Light | B+M Topline Light Plus Built-in Reflector |
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| Wiring | Schmidt 4.8mm Spade Terminal (Hub to Light) Schmidt Co-Axial Wire Super Nova QR Release (Light to Rear) Schmidt 2.8mm Spade Terminal (to Tail Light) |
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| STORAGE | ||
| Front Panniers | Carradice - Super C Waxed Cotton, 28 Liters (pair) Contains: The Kitchen |
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| Rear Panniers | Lone Peak - Mount Rainier 500D Nylon, 40 Liters (pair) |
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| Waterproof Duffle | MadWater - Waterproof Duffel Zippered Submersible Bag Polyurethane, 30 Liters |
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| Frame Bags | Ghost Cat Bags - Half Puddy Sailcloth, 5 Liters |
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| Top Tube Bag | Ghost Cat Bags - Big Lunch Sailcloth, 2 Liters |
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| Tent Bag | Rockgeist - Argonaut Polyethylene, 10 Liters |
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| Tool Bag | Chinese Brand Canvas, .5L |
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| Mesh Bag | Equinox Bilby 2 Liters |
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| Total Capacity | 120 Liters | |
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| ATTACHMENTS | ||
| Front Rack | Tubus Tara Lowrider Stainless Steel |
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| Rear Rack | Tubus Logo Classic Stainless Steel |
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| Water Bottle Cage (x2) | King Cage Iris Stainless Steel + Wolftooth B-Rad Double Barrel |
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| Large Bottle Cage | WideFoot LiterCage Stainless Steel |
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| Anything Cage | WideFoot CargoMount +Voile Straps |
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| Kickstand | Pletscher Dual Kickstand | 🇨🇭 |
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| HYDRATION | ||
| Water Bottles | Nalgene Wide-Mouth (x2) | 🇺🇸 |
| Water Reservoir | 3L CamelBak | |
| Bike Bottles (x2) | 1L Soma Further | 🇺🇸 |
| Total Capacity | 8 Liters Read More |
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