TOURING BIKE BUILT FOR A RIDE ACROSS AMERICA

This touring bicycle was built for Jim Michler, a Wisconsin resident who retired in February 2016. He has been a cyclist for most of his life, competed in races, organizes races and has recently taken a greater interest in bike touring. In celebration of his retirement, he has two big tours planned for 2016, one is a supported ride across America and the second is an unsupported ride from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to San Francisco, California. This bike has custom carriers that give Jim the flexibility to add low rider carriers for heavy weight touring and removing them for lightweight touring. It also has dynamo hub lighting so that he does not need to worry about batteries wearing out when he is in the middle of no where. The hub also has the capacity to charge any USB device, which can be handy when camping in the desert! SPECIFICATIONS Frame: True Temper Classic Lightweight Fork: Mariposa Custom Steel Paint: Pearl white with red highlight and gold lug lining Rear Derailleur: Shimano Ultegra RD-6700A-G,SS,10-SPD,30T CAP Front Derailleur: Shimano Ultegra Triple Braze - on Crankset: Shimano Ultegra FC-6703 S Triple Crankset with 52-39-30 170mm Cassette: Shimano Ultegra CC-6700 10 speed 11-28 Chain: Shimano CN-6701, ULTEGRA, FOR 10-SPEED, Bottom Bracket: Shimano SM-BBR60 Gear/Brake Levers: Shimano Ultegra 6700 Triple 10 speed Brake calipers: Paul Components Center Pull Anondized Headset: Chris King 2Nut Silver Sotto Voce Stem: Cinelli 1A Handlebar: Cinelli Giro D'Italia Seatpost: Velo Orange Rims: Velo Orange Rim 650 B 32H Front Hub: SON 28 32H Rear Hub: Velo Orange Grand Cru 32H Spokes: DT Swiss Tires: Grand Bois Lierre 650B x 35 mm tires Tubes: Scwalbe 650 B Superlight Bottle Cages: Velo Orange Retro HandlebarTape: Octto Pedals: Shimano PD-A520 Dual Platform SPD Saddle: Fi'zik Aliante R5 Front Light: Schmidt Edelux II - Polished Tail Light: Schmidt B&M331ALK-02 B&M Secula Plus for fender Carrier Bag Support: Mariposa Custom with decaleur Carrier Decaleur: Mariposa Custom Carrier Front Low rider: Mariposa Custom RearCarrier: Mariposa Custom with low riders Brackets: Mariposa Custom Mud guards: Honjo hammered Pump: Lezyne HP painted to match