I said I was on a low-ebb photo documenting...and then went and took a FLURRY of photos. I spent a solid day in the stand, re-imagining four bikes:
Phase 1: The Rosco Bubble road got a total strip down. Frame+fork+headset went into a bike box for future re-imagination. The entire build kit was reabsorbed into the bike-borg inventory. Some parts received immediate reassignment from the Borg. Others went into their respective holding tanks
Phase 2: My Bridgestone RB1 got slightly less stripped down. Its crankset, wheel set and 2x7 friction drivetrain went to the Borg
Phase 3: My Hetchins Magnum Opus was half way through a wooden tubular wheel set conversion. It got a wood tubular rear wheel and associated cork brake pad conversion. The friction drivetrain and crankset from the RB1 rounded it out. The Hetchins relinquished its 2x(8of10) indexed drivetrain back to the RB1
Phase 4: The RB1 received its retro-modern 126mm OLD wheel set and 2x(8of10) indexed drivetrain from the Hetchins. It is in the midst of being re-configured as a late 90s time trial bike. The aero cockpit is forthcoming.
Phase 5: A Vitus 979 is becoming the new city bike that the Rosco Bubbe had been in my stable. It received the crankset, BB, pedals, chain, and both derailleurs from the Rosco Bubbe. Today it receives the saddle and brake levers from the 8U883 also. It will get its wheel set from the RB1 above.
One new build concept is complete on the Hetchins. The RB1 is rideable but only in a way station for its final (final?) destination. The Vitus is on its way and may be rideable as soon as tonight. Who knows when the boomerang Bubbe will get a re-do, but there's a lot here. I'm watching an eBay auction for the identical frame. The bidding is at $510 + $160 shipping at the moment. That'll help set the value. There are a number of ways I could go...
A chaotic but reasonably well documented photo album captures some of the crimes committed in my stand on the morning of Oct 21, 2023:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/albums/72177720312110882
Bill Lindsay
El Cerrito, CA
On Friday, October 20, 2023 at 12:20:16 PM UTC-7 Bill Lindsay wrote:
for some reason I'm on a low-ebb on my tendency to photo document everything....and I was desperate to get a huge pile of cardboard out to the recycling center, so I sliced up that box setup rapidly and didn't take any photos. :(
BL in EC
P.S. the Boomerang Rosco Bubbe road is now completely stripped down and its build kit is getting redeployed.
On Friday, October 20, 2023 at 11:51:11 AM UTC-7 Mike Godwin wrote:
Heck Bill, seems like the shipping features are worthy of a photo or two.1 boomerang Riv in the stable (Roadeo).
Mike SLO CA
On Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 11:37:39 AM UTC-7 Bill Lindsay wrote:
I received my second "boomerang Riv" yesterday. My definition of a "boomerang Riv" is:
-I bought it from Rivendell
-I sold it to somebody for whatever reason
-I bought it back again
My first boomerang Riv was my Hillborne frame set. Boomerang Riv #2 is my R05C0 8U883 road complete. It's the same BLUE 58cm as is on ebay right now. I'm very pleased to have a liftatube bike back in the stable. The build kit of this Rosco will get re-absorbed into inventory and will partially find its way on to a very weird upcoming build. I'm going to develop a new build concept for the Rosco, and now have a frame to handwring over if I decide I need to join the 26.8mm handwringers. Maybe I'll get my hands on a seat tube reamer and WOW it out to 27.2mm.
A very amusing shipping detail was that my boomerang seller had a shop box up the bike. they put the bike into a "bike box" and then put the bike box into an "e-bike box". It was double boxed! It was by far the most bullet proof box jobs I have seen.
Pics when there are pics worth showing.
Bill Lindsay
El Cerrito, CA
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