That basket with major swagger is a big Wald from Riv, modified by me. I think I have a flickr album on the modification....
Hack-a-Basket <https://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/albums/72157649658062495> Scroll to the bottom. The final 8 photos show my process. I was inspired by Jenny at Riv, who did something similar. She kept hers level, and just made it shallower. I got my lean on. Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Monday, March 7, 2016 at 1:51:53 PM UTC-8, jeffrey kane wrote: > > What are you using for a basket there, Bill? > > On Monday, March 7, 2016 at 2:10:26 PM UTC-5, Bill Lindsay wrote: >> >> You are right Shoji. Even with a slammed stem this bike is still quite >> upright. Since this bike could become a real loaded touring bike for me, I >> am not going to rule out experimenting with drop bars on this bike. My >> 55cm Appaloosa has a shorter effective top tube than my 58cm Atlantis. So, >> I could easily swap cockpits between the two. >> >> Speaking of swapping stuff between my Appaloosa and my Atlantis, I did >> some additional work on the front rack situation. I had a Nitto Mini front >> and a Platrack in my rack inventory. Since the Appaloosa won't take a >> Nitto Mini front, I decided to try moving a Nitto Big Front rack from my >> Atlantis to the 'Loosa. >> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WwdqCgYT4DI/Vt3R1smq3OI/AAAAAAAADJ0/FP_zUHBQeqk/s1600/IMG_0857.JPG> >> >> It actually is level. I would have ridden it into work today, but it's >> pouring rain, and I haven't gotten fenders on yet. >> >> >> On Monday, March 7, 2016 at 6:39:30 AM UTC-8, Shoji Takahashi wrote: >>> >>> Looks great, Bill. I really like the mustard color. >>> >>> After looking at long chain-stay bikes for awhile, the Appaloosa looks >>> remarkably normal (with some beautiful details). >>> >>> I wonder if Riv could've spec'd the Chocomoose with less rise. Slammed >>> stem + expanded frame, and the handlebar grips are quite high-- seems like >>> they're good for high and higher... >>> >>> Happy riding, >>> shoji >>> >>> >>> >>> On Monday, March 7, 2016 at 12:02:14 AM UTC-5, Dennis Hogan wrote: >>>> >>>> Sweet Ride !! >>>> Dennis in PDX >>>> >>>> On Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 5:06:12 PM UTC-8, Bill Lindsay wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TGknDxbi0EI/VtzT6oovnsI/AAAAAAAADJU/5wJn6nZf9Cs/s1600/IMG_0851.JPG> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nnvhcJ2QMqE/VtzT2SEq3fI/AAAAAAAADJQ/zPkMXKstU3Y/s1600/IMG_0852.JPG> >>>>> I picked up my Joe Appaloosa Thursday night. I had to pack that night >>>>> for a bike race, and the race consumed my Friday and Saturday for the >>>>> most >>>>> part. I went ahead and did my first pass at making it mine. I installed >>>>> Dutch paddle grips, trimmed all the cables and housing, and wrapped the >>>>> forward part of the Choco Bullmoose bars with yellow Newbaums, shellacked >>>>> with amber. >>>>> >>>>> I've also installed an R-14 rack and a Saddlesack Medium. As pictured >>>>> the Choco Moose bars are slammed. My SH is 75.5cm. That's a 55cm >>>>> Appaloosa. >>>>> >>>>> Bill Lindsay >>>>> El Cerrito, CA >>>>> >>>> -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
