![A Brompton leaning against a gate beside a traffic sign that reads 'Cross Traffic Ahead'](https://cdn.emilyhorsman.com/DSCF1668-16x9-768.webp)
Brompton Upgrades
Ezy Superior quick release pedals and dynamo lighting for the toodling around bike.
![Looking down from beside the bike at the handlebars with inner bar ends, a phone mount, and small GP1 Evo grips. There's a large paper bag and hat in the basket.](https://cdn.emilyhorsman.com/DSCF1880-16x9-768.webp)
Cockpit Revamp and New Brake Pads on Egret
Refining contact points and doing some routine disc brake maintenance.
![A close-up view of a bike stem on top of many big headset spacers. There's black bar tape and a black bar with gold accents.](https://cdn.emilyhorsman.com/DSCF1227-16x9-768.webp)
Dialing In the Hardtack
Getting all my bikes dialed in for the new year. I put some very short reach Tumbleweed Big Dipper bars on!
![A blue and gold bicycle propped up with a stick in a misty forest. The bike has a dark tanwall rear tire and a medium tanwall front tire. There are silver cranks and a silver front rack with a burgundy bag.](https://cdn.emilyhorsman.com/DSCF0980-16x9-768.webp)
Kat’s Bridgestone BB-1 Part 4
It’s been a while! We did a short-lived 2x experiment, put on a thinner rear tire, switched to friction shifting, and racked up.
![A close-up of the inner face of the non-drive side fork leg. There's a section where paint has been worn away and shows scraped-up carbon layup underneath.](https://cdn.emilyhorsman.com/DSCF0932-16x9-768.webp)
Marin Nicasio Carbon Damage
There’s some damage to the carbon fork on my Marin Nicasio. Time for a custom steel fork?
![The front of a Brompton in a bike stand highlighting the handlebars with new grey Ergon grips.](https://cdn.emilyhorsman.com/DSCF0709-16x9-768.webp)
Initial Brompton Setup
Started getting the Brompton dialed in so I can give it a proper try. Really liking it so far! I had to take it to a Brompton dealer for a slipping seatpost though.
![A close-up of the tubing on a RIP Rack in GSC Rainbow Chrome with rainbow sparkles glistening.](https://cdn.emilyhorsman.com/DSCF0483-16x9-768.webp)
Rainbow Chrome RIP Rack (Not a Review)
My Hardtack gets its Rawland rack back and my daily driver gets a RIP Rack in GSC Rainbow Chrome.
![A blue and gold bike in front of a side-lit oak tree.](https://cdn.emilyhorsman.com/DSCF0202-16x9-768.webp)
Kat’s Bridgestone BB-1 Part 3
Much closer to this bike’s final fit! We rode into the Marin Headlands, swapped some contact points, and got the dynamo lights on.
![A bicycle with a grey/turquoise frame, black and tan tires, and a mix of black and silver components. It's leaning outside on the wall of Scenic Routes Community Bicycle Center in the evening.](https://cdn.emilyhorsman.com/R0007420-16x9-768.webp)
Loosey Brakus All-City v69
Here’s the nine-millionth iteration of my All-City Gorilla Monsoon that I’m prepping to live at the bike shop instead of my apartment. Bike camping loaner, woo!
![A close-up of a gold brake with the excess cable routed through its slot. It's mounted on a blue bike in a bike stand with a tanwall tire with black knobs.](https://cdn.emilyhorsman.com/DSCF5374-16x9-768.webp)
Kat’s Bridgestone BB-1 Part 2: Basic Build Complete!
Kat threw on the old Eagle drivetrain from my defunct All-City to finish the build. Now she can play around with bike fit and see how she likes it before its final configuration.
![A spinning tire between two blue chainstays. The chainstay in front says 'Bridgestone'](https://cdn.emilyhorsman.com/R0007273-16x9-768.webp)
Kat’s Bridgestone BB-1 Part 1
Maxing out the tire clearance and aligning the derailleur hanger on Kat’s new-to-her Bridgestone BB-1.
![The drivetrain of a blue e-bike with a new Shimano CUES cassette, derailleur, and chainring.](https://cdn.emilyhorsman.com/DSCF5175-16x9-768.webp)
Shimano CUES Drivetrain Upgrade for Egret
Attempting to solve the chain retention and shifting issues on my e-bike with a new drivetrain. Now it’s got a narrow-wide chainring, a clutched rear derailleur, and the extra chainline increases the gap so the chain can’t get stuck.
![A blue e-bike with black fenders resting on an oak tree beside a dirt path surrounded by other old oaks](https://cdn.emilyhorsman.com/fender-16x9-768.webp)
It’s Fall Y’all! 🎃💦 Time for Fenders
We’re getting into wet season so I begrudingly put fenders on my e-bike. Kona was a bit sly about the tire/fender clearance so I used a heat gun to open up the rear fender clearance a bit. It worked but it looks real bad.