> Is the Rohloff a retrofit also, or just the disk brakes? Rohloff and discs are original. Some miscommunication between Oswald and I had the bike come with a unicrown fork. Could not live with that. Jon made the new fork, a stem with an incorporated Rohloff shifter mounter on the right side, and of course the wonderful work on the fenders.
I agree the bike should have a kickstand mount. The Oswald is my first custom. It did not occur to me until the bike arrived at my home I should have ordered one. Jon and I discussed adding one. The problem is that would have forced a repaint at least down on the chain stays and the JB paint job is otherwise is still in good shape. When (or if) repainting time comes around I will certainly add one then. I have since replaced the Esge kickstand with a Wald which uses less obtrusive mounting hardware but is no less vulnerable to failure. As an aside, for whatever reason, Jon is sought out mainly by customers looking for fixed gear set ups. He is a very dedicated craftsman and really should be considered by the Riv fan looking for a custom. As you probably know, Jon's shop partner, Ahren of Banjo Cycles, makes the lovely stainless steel VO french style racks as well as the VO Pass Hunter and Mixte. On Dec 7, 12:03 pm, Steve Palincsar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 2008-12-07 at 09:47 -0800, JoelMatthews wrote: > > Maybe inartfully written. In order to remove the fender, I had to > > take off the wheel to loosen the bolt that attached the bottom front > > of the fender to the lower chain stay bridge. > > I actually had to re-tighten that screw on an SKS installation on the > road one time, on my George Longstaff. It was rattling, driving me > nuts. I opened the quick release, pulled the wheel out of the dropouts, > and balanced it there while I got a screwdriver in in front of the wheel > and tightened it down. > > > I did not have to break > > the chain, but I did have to take it off the cluster, more of a pain > > than it had to be as at the time I was using a Huret Duopar derailleur > > (since replaced and now happily retired in my display case). As you > > point out, the plastic fenders are a lot easier to take off. > > If you plan on removing and reinstalling with the seasons, it's > definitely the way to go. > > > Getting to your other post about expert installation, check out Jon > > Kendziera's handywork when he installed the Berthoud's on my Oswald: > > >http://flickr.com/photos/jonnycycles/sets/72157606490025925/ > > Is the Rohloff a retrofit also, or just the disk brakes? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
