Tom: Once again you've outdone yourself... Another AWESOME build! Great color choice, too!!!
Bobby On Wednesday, April 30, 2014 12:22:38 PM UTC-4, Pudge wrote: > “I took a page out of Pudge's book in that I bought the bike for $400, > did the overhaul, added about $400 worth of parts and am selling it for > $600. Fiscal responsibility isn't my strong suit.” > > > > Fiscal irresponsibility represent! Although this past Saturday I had my > latest charity build go up for auction at my daughter’s school fundraiser, > and it fetched a winning bid of $1800 – I added up my costs at retail (I > had most of the parts, though), and the total was $1640, so it was actually > marginally more efficient than writing a check. Not counting, of course, > my 40 or 50 hours of labor. > > > > Here are a couple of pics of that bike: > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/14000374196/in/photostream/ > > > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/14020138642/in/photostream/ > > > > Riv content = Sackville mudflaps, Bosco bars, and cork grips. > > > > > > > > *From:* rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> [mailto: > rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>] *On Behalf Of *Philip > Williamson > *Sent:* Monday, April 28, 2014 5:09 PM > *To:* rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > *Subject:* [RBW] Re: Two more builds > > > > Awesome. I love that Gunnar's clean lines. And I'm a sucker for a nicely > sorted two speed singlespeed. > > > > Philip > > www.biketinker.com > > On Monday, April 28, 2014 10:43:25 AM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > I've finished two new builds recently. Both have been in the queue for > quite a while, and I think I've referred to both of them pretty extensively > so these aren't totally new to regulars and those of you who watch my > photostream. First is the Double Speed > > > > Double Speed <https://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/14035663842/> > > > > I'd been kind of sort of waiting for a Quickbeam to fall in my lap. > Instead this Gunnar frameset came up here on the list and I took a flyer. > There's no way I ever could run a true singlespeed. There's too much > steep uphill riding in my daily life. Since this bike has regular track > dropouts and caliper brakes, I set it up as a 2x2 with a single chain > length. 38x16 is my high gear and 35x19 is my low gear. A flashy > highlight is another harlequin wrap job. > > > > Trail > Kroozer<https://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/13990655404/in/photostream/> > > > > This is a 1987 Schwinn Paramountain 26" wheel mountain bike. I got this > second hand and did an overhaul, a Bosco Bullmoose conversion and added a > red B-17. Check out the extra swank front and rear Suntour Roller cam > brakes! I'm going to have this up for sale at the Harding Elementary > School fundraiser this Saturday for $600. If it doesn't sell, I'll keep it > for myself. It's a 22" (56cm) frame, with a 75.5cm Saddle Height in the > photo. I took a page out of Pudge's book in that I bought the bike for > $400, did the overhaul, added about $400 worth of parts and am selling it > for $600. 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