One major project this Winter is to jump into the ring with a @#$%& crankset/BB overhaul, or changeout, or maybe a combination of the two. If anything in the world could use a bit of "standardization" it would be this business of trying to match up BB spindle tapers and length with "said" requirements for them published by those who pedal (no pun intended) various cranksets. On top of all that, I'm done with these so-called "self extracting" fixing bolts and going back to a good old crank puller that actually works.
Enough of that rant - the next project will be to "boil" a piece of leather and let it dry on a cylindrical surface in order to shape it into a nicely curved mud flap. In order to keep in that way, I'm thinking of shellacking the tire side of the flap. Anyone know how well shellac works with leather? On Wednesday, December 17, 2014 4:37:11 AM UTC-6, ascpgh wrote: > > Riding, besides my commutes, get a bit scant from here on out through > winter. The season, the holidays, more deliberate prep for a trip in the > conditions, plenty of things distract from just a nice ride but I realize > that at this time every year I always seem to contemplate a bike project to > go with the anticipated springtime, fruition or not. It's biking fun for > the extra bandwidth. > > My project is a low trail, 650b wheeled, all-around bike made with a > lively tube set (versus sturdy for touring) with drop bars, center pull > brakes, generator hub, LED lighting. All on a budget recognizing the value > of experience, unlike the box bike/mass market interpretation, handmade > wheels versus machine made ones as an example. I am reading and including > many posting subjects and items in this project and admit that may not > reach reality, but it's fun to have on the drawing board. > > Andy Cheatham > Pittsburgh > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
