That's so much bike building I'd almost think it must be raining in the East Bay. A very nice mix of old and new. Are those the White VBC cranks? I'll be interested to read how the brakes live up to their reputation. Personally, starting from scratch (and at 70 that's not likely to happen) I'd go with good cants. I have both Paul's posted Racers (on the tandem) and Racer Ms (on the Ram) and they are both great brakes, but on balance I find my Neo Retros the easiest to live with - best tire/fender clearance, stopping power & moderation.
Michael On Sunday, May 24, 2015 at 6:56:12 PM UTC-4, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > I did a new build, another Rawland. This time it's a Nordavinden, their > 700c road bike offering. I had centerpull posts installed and built it up > as a modernish Jan Heine special. Here's THE BUILD > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/17135607534/>. And here is > the tape-job, IN PROGRESS > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/17871710839/in/dateposted-public/>. > > The fun thing about this tape-job, is that the classic M.A.F.A.C. levers > have no hoods, so you tape the bars with the levers off, and install them > afterwards over the top. It's kind of fun. > > My other road bike, a Black Mountain, donated several parts to the > Rawland. So, now the somewhat reconfigured Black Mountain needed a tape > job. It was my first time to use the newish Newbaums Khaki > > HERE SHE IS > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/17870405660/in/dateposted-public/> > > I also decided to add red Newbaums to my Bosco Bullmooses. The first coat > of shellac is DRYING > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/17870171348/in/dateposted-public/>. > > I'm also trying out the thumbshifters way up front, partially to get the > housing out of the way of my basket. > > Enjoy your weekend! > -- 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.
