The ECR is coming, the ECR is coming!

My ECR frame has arrived. I have begun building it up and I am super excited.

I ripped open the box that contained the frame so I could get started chasing the threads and facing the bearing cup surfaces. I wanted to get it done so I could spray frame saver into it. Low and behold, Surly is now using the ED coating just like All City does. Hooray!

ECR

Faced and chased. Coated on the inside, yum.

So after I faced and chased the frame with help from my buddy Joe, I got to work putting in the headset. I went with a nice and easy Cane Creek 40. It is a solid headset and economical. I threw on the stem and didn't really have any of the other parts available so I called it a day.

Headset, fork, and stem installed.

 A couple days later I came back to build up the rear wheel. I have never built a wheel before so I tapped my friend Joe for help again. He walked me through it while I did the labor. It was fun and a very cool experience.

The pieces.

The whole.

I laced the DT 350 to the Velocity Dually rim. It is a beefy wheel but surprisingly light. Today I ordered the front hub a Schmidt Son generator hub. The hub and the lights should be arriving this week I hope. Some of the parts came in from Shimano, but no crankset yet. I have everything else besides the handlebar which is on order from Soma Fabrications. I decided to go with the Clarence bar, it should work out well.

I am really stoked to get this thing finished up so I can start riding. I was worried I wouldn't have it turned around in time for spring, but I found a solution. More updates to come soon.