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On Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 9:24:41 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Thanks. It's not bad from 5' away. > > I may replace and re-do the front struts. I think I could get a more > direct and better seated fit. > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 6:59 PM, René Sterental <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> nice looking and nice job! >> >> On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 5:07 PM, Patrick Moore <[email protected] >> <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> Since the last Chauncey Matthews re-customization (brief history: Curt >>> built it; Dave [Porter, 2006] altered it; Chauncey Matthews altered it >>> again in 2015) I've bought, hacked, installed, and buggered up 2 pairs of >>> Berthouds. Today, after procrastinating for 6 or 8 months, I installed the >>> 3d pair of Berthouds, this time the right size ("twenty six" by 50) and >>> managed to do it about 85% right. >>> >>> Note that "right" on this bike, even with modifications, will never be >>> the 100% right that you can get with a bike built originally with fenders >>> in mind. But the arcs are as good as can be, the fenders are plenty wide >>> for the 29 mm actual tires (and they can accommodate true 32s should I ever >>> find any that I want), there is no tension in the arc, and the brake arches >>> clear the fenders *all except* for a tiny little "dink" where the >>> leftside arm of the very early model Dura Ace calipers just touches the >>> right fender. I had to indent f at the fork legs and r at the chainstays, >>> and both are a bit of a bodge, but not *too* bad. >>> >>> I amputated the rear because I don't ride (willingly) with anyone >>> drafting me in the rain, and because I want to be able to shove the bike >>> into a small car without worrying about bashing the fender. >>> >>> These stay on for good. >>> >>> Patrick Moore, who hopes very shortly to get in a brief ride on the '99 >>> gofast, no fenders at all. >>> >>> [image: Inline image 1] >>> >>> -- >>> Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. >>> By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. >>> Other professional writing services. >>> http://www.resumespecialties.com/ >>> www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ >>> Patrick Moore >>> Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten >>> ************************************* >>> *************************************************** >>> *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a >>> circumference on the contours of which all conditions, distinctions, and >>> individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu >>> >>> *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the >>> world revolves.) *Carthusian motto >>> >>> *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart >>> >>> *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) * >>> Aristotle >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 [email protected] <javascript:>. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> <javascript:>. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- >> 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 [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten > ************************************************************************** > ************** > *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a > circumference on the contours of which all conditions, distinctions, and > individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu > > *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the > world revolves.) *Carthusian motto > > *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart > > *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle > > > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
