Black seatpost!?!? That piece of garbage was only for clamping in the workstand. LOL. The thought! A black seatpost.....hah!
On Mar 30, 11:34 am, "Frederick, Steve" <frede...@mail.lib.msu.edu> wrote: > I don't mind the red tires a bit, and the brakes are pretty cool, actually. > I'm really glad you got rid of the black seatpost, though...B-) > > Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com]on Behalf Of William > Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 2:22 PM > To: RBW Owners Bunch > Subject: [RBW] I finished the build of my Orange Bombadil > > I finished the build late last night. The last thing to do was the > shifters. I taped and shellacked the bars before putting the barcons > in, and twined the housing to the drops externally. Now I can pull > the shifters, cables and housing without disrupting the tape job. > First time for me to do that. > > Notable details (in my opinion): > > I dig the black Suntour power ratchet shifters. > I used Campagnolo shift housing and downtube cable stops. I think the > little ratchet wing adjuster thing on the right side Shimano one is > goofy when you are running friction shifters. > Black+Silver Paul touring cantilevers. I bought one caliper of each > and swapped arms between them. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758...@n04/4476241819/in/pool-bombadil > > I'm sure some of you will think of this look as 'not your cup of > tea'. The Bombadil is a serene, woodsy, undercycling trail bike. > This orange and red thing is kind of a kandy kolored klown circus > bike. I get that, and I promise not to be offended. I dig the look. > I think when I put some Quasi-motos on there it'll be much more > serious looking. I have a huge softspot for orange bikes. My 1993 > XO-1 for a time had those RED Ritchey Z-max WCS tires (26x1.40). So, > this color scheme is a harkening back to my youth in a way. I really > like looking at it. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
