Coming together

Now that the broomball season is over, it is time to start concentrating on Trans Iowa. I have been thinking hard about the CrossCheck setup and finally started to bring some things together. I spent the better part of today installing my new Bertoud fenders, Nitto M18 rack, and Wald basket. It's not a good picture, but if you look closely you can see all of them. The fenders turned out ok, but there is a little line issue that isn't consistent. Fitting those 60mm wide beasts in there was easier than I thought. I didn't want to destroy them too badly, so therefore I have the line issue.I think the picture makes the rear fender look worse than it is. I had to push it all the way forward to make room for my wheel to come out. The front fender lines are almost right. Now that all those parts are on there, I can remove them to be powder coated. It seems a shame to do that to all those nice shiny pieces, but in the end, I think the overall theme will work out nicely. I don't have the mudflaps yet, but they will be added (they if there is room on the front fender for one).

There are still a couple of items yet to be decided on. I need a computer and some sort of q-sheet set up. I have the crankset and I am pretty sure of my gearing, so I sleep easier because of that. I don't know if my Edelux will fit under my basket, so there may be some engineering to fit it in there. And the coffee cup is just resting in the basket right now. I am hoping to put a mount inside or out to have java along the way.