awesome build!! Nick
On Thursday, February 27, 2025, Ryan <ryter...@mts.net> wrote: > What is the rear hub.?..can't remember if you mentioned what it was > > On Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 1:20:52 PM UTC-6 Bicycle Belle Ding > Ding! wrote: > >> Thanks, everyone! I am just dying to try it out! It’s cold and drizzly >> and I was taking pics and wanting to throw a leg over, even just for a bit >> and then felt myself skid on black ice as I was having the thought. Nope >> nope nope. I’ll have to wait for it to be just a bit warmer. The rear hub >> is so quiet and the bike is so cute. In love over here! >> [image: image0.jpeg][image: image1.jpeg][image: image2.jpeg][image: >> image3.jpeg] >> >> On Feb 27, 2025, at 10:01 AM, Sally Bidleman <3mu...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> Outstanding!! >> >> On Thu, Feb 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM Ryan <ryte...@mts.net> wrote: >> >>> That turned out great! Now you and Bill L have to get together on your >>> CHGs for a ride when he comes to Michigan. Can't wait for a ride report and >>> pictures in the sunlight. Although, I have to say, even in the cloudy >>> conditions, the gold frame pops! And looks good with the NL parts. >>> >>> You go girl! >>> >>> On Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 11:30:14 PM UTC-6 JAS wrote: >>> >>>> There aren't enough superlatives in the dictionary to describe this >>>> bike, but I'll start with exquisite! Unsurpassed creativity, certainly. >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 8:17:50 PM UTC-8 Joe Bernard wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> The bars and rims are INSANE. I love this bike! >>>>> On Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 5:39:12 PM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding >>>>> Ding! wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I got to go to Washington DC, and on my last day there, which was >>>>>> yesterday, my favorite mechanic texted, “Charlie H. Gallop, first of his >>>>>> name, is complete.” >>>>>> >>>>>> I came home last night and today made haste to go see Charlie and >>>>>> bring him home to live happily ever after with me. M, my favorite >>>>>> mechanic, >>>>>> is off today. A letdown! But I left him a card that will make him very >>>>>> happy when he gets it; he deserves everything, he is that good. But the >>>>>> other guys were there to chat about the NLC with me, which is half the >>>>>> fun >>>>>> of picking up a new bike. >>>>>> >>>>>> This bike looks *little* compared to the lengthy Platys that inhabit >>>>>> my garage. >>>>>> [image: image2.jpeg] >>>>>> Isn’t it cute? It’s the 53, so it has lighter tubing, too. >>>>>> >>>>>> There was not one ray of sunshine today, making most of my color >>>>>> dull. Only the rims catch the light and twinkle at you. >>>>>> >>>>>> I asked the shop to hide the dyno wire and showed them an example. I >>>>>> think I’ll snip their black zip ties and add my gray ones. These are >>>>>> Ultradynamicos Cava Race tires in 38 mm. >>>>>> [image: image3.jpeg][image: image4.jpeg] >>>>>> The galloping horses on the chainstays really do it for me. Here is >>>>>> the RapidRise Grant set me up with. I have no idea if that’s a thing I’ll >>>>>> like; it’s a thing I wanted to *try. *I don’t know what the fuss >>>>>> really is, except that in the event of a derailleur failure, I’d be in a >>>>>> more pedal-able gear. M said, “RapidRise? Are we going to use it though?” >>>>>> He was not convinced. R from the shop said he gave it a test ride, rode >>>>>> up >>>>>> a ramp was shocked when he went to downshift and ended up in a higher >>>>>> gear. If I hate it I’ll just swap it for the normal kind. >>>>>> >>>>>> [image: image5.jpeg] >>>>>> Some of Ashley’s excellent anodizing can be seen on the luscious >>>>>> Silver3 cranks and chainguard. I cannot convey how wonderfully the cranks >>>>>> took color. They drip with NL charm. >>>>>> >>>>>> I chose this Spurcycle bell in a moody black and blue. It fits the >>>>>> disposition of this bike - northern lights are never static. Wondrous, >>>>>> elusive things. Moody. >>>>>> [image: image6.jpeg] >>>>>> You can see the Silver shifters did not take color well. They had a >>>>>> flaky finish that came off in anodizing and they look like blue metal >>>>>> now. >>>>>> I heard they frustrated the junior mechanic helping M. “There’s no >>>>>> directions to reassemble these! It’s just a schematic!” he was rumored to >>>>>> have said. There’s a scratch on one of the shifters and I do not at all >>>>>> care because I know they were a bear to reassemble. Mark at Riv had taken >>>>>> them apart for anodizing. Will said he’d mash it if he tried, it’s hard >>>>>> to >>>>>> do. I told the guys we could send them back to Riv but they took on the >>>>>> project themselves. In fact, if these shifters got ruined in this >>>>>> process, >>>>>> I will not be shocked. We’ll see how they perform. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Here you a see I did do a little matching. I chose gold housing and a >>>>>> gold headlight. You’ll notice gold valve stems on the wheels. >>>>>> [image: image7.jpeg] >>>>>> >>>>>> Again, the new Silver3 cranks in the shorter length (165?). The >>>>>> pedals are oil slick (not NL) but I’m getting away with it somehow. >>>>>> [image: image8.jpeg] >>>>>> >>>>>> The spokes! 😍 >>>>>> [image: image9.jpeg] >>>>>> >>>>>> My bars are showstoppers but they look dark without sun. It’s a nice >>>>>> and muted look in cloudy weather, and will be dreamy in Michigan golden >>>>>> sunshine. They are Chocos, which I bought because I thought they looked >>>>>> sporty on someone else’s bike. 🙄 >>>>>> [image: image10.jpeg] >>>>>> >>>>>> Even the Paul levers had to be pulled apart for anodizing. They >>>>>> always take color well, but again, you’ll have to wait for sun to see. >>>>>> [image: image11.jpeg] >>>>>> >>>>>> The weather was 30s and sleet today with black ice on the road. One >>>>>> of our surgeons spent a whole day fixing all the broken bones from falls >>>>>> on >>>>>> the ice recently. Test rides will have to wait, but just from handling >>>>>> the >>>>>> bike I can tell it’s light and nimble. It steers easily with one hand >>>>>> guiding it and it looks compact and quick. >>>>>> >>>>>> “Just think if Leah had a road bike,” my club riding friends said. >>>>>> This bike will not be what they meant when they said that. But I love my >>>>>> Minimal Compromise Northern Lights Golden Charlie. (First of his name, >>>>>> you >>>>>> know.) >>>>>> >>>>>> It’s the road bike no one wanted me to have but exactly the one I >>>>>> needed. >>>>>> >>>>>> Leah >>>>>> >>>>>> On Feb 24, 2025, at 10:12 AM, Doug H. <dhansf...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> That is an amazing audio setup! So cool to see what people can do >>>>>> with their bicycles. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I've ridden in bicycle groups and gotten into pretty good shape but >>>>>> could never average 18 or more mph. I think 16 was my max average on a >>>>>> carbon Felt Z6 road bike. I was never dedicated enough to road cycling to >>>>>> really work to improve though so I was satisfied with my slower group. >>>>>> These days I ride solo mostly. >>>>>> Doug >>>>>> >>>>>> On Monday, February 24, 2025 at 10:04:42 AM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding >>>>>> Ding! wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> ***Sorry! Noticed the video cut off the rest of my message. Here it >>>>>>> is, below: *** >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Despite the prejudice, I have found that my non-traditional bikes >>>>>>> keep up in the road rides I do, and when they (ok I) don’t, I’ll just go >>>>>>> down a class. The fastest group I go with advertises 16.5-17mph, led by >>>>>>> a >>>>>>> couple on a tandem, isn’t that wild? I like that we are moving but not >>>>>>> getting to that level where you’re gasping and wishing to be done. My >>>>>>> women’s group goes 16, and that’s the sweet spot for chitchat, which I >>>>>>> love. There is a group that goes 18, but it’s a bunch of dudes and I’m >>>>>>> not >>>>>>> brave enough to ride with them. But I have ridden with their leader on a >>>>>>> different ride that he said would be slower and it was SO HARD. We had a >>>>>>> mad-hilly route and this guy just always averages 18, regardless of what >>>>>>> the ride is supposed to be. I couldn’t even hold a conversation and he >>>>>>> said, “Just think if you did this every week, you’d be so fit!” No >>>>>>> thanks. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The RivSisters who went to HQ rodeo the Charlie and reported it was >>>>>>> so spritely and lively and fast. I guess we’ll see if it makes any >>>>>>> difference compared to my Racing Platypus. Maybe I *will* try the >>>>>>> scary 18 mph dude class with the rumored fast Charlie. >>>>>>> Leah >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Feb 24, 2025, at 8:52 AM, Leah Peterson <jonasa...@gmail.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Despite the prejudice, I have found that my non-traditional bikes >>>>>>> keep up in the road rides I do, and when they (ok I) don’t, I’ll just go >>>>>>> down a class. The fastest group I go with advertises 16.5-17mph, led by >>>>>>> a >>>>>>> couple on a tandem, isn’t that wild? I like that we are moving but not >>>>>>> getting to that level where you’re gasping and wishing to be done. My >>>>>>> women’s group goes 16, and that’s the sweet spot for chitchat, which I >>>>>>> love. There is a group that goes 18, but it’s a bunch of dudes and I’m >>>>>>> not >>>>>>> brave enough to ride with them. But I have ridden with their leader on a >>>>>>> different ride that he said would be slower and it was SO HARD. We had a >>>>>>> mad-hilly route and this guy just always averages 18, regardless of what >>>>>>> the ride is supposed to be. I couldn’t even hold a conversation and he >>>>>>> said, “Just think if you did this every week, you’d be so fit!” No >>>>>>> thanks. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The RivSisters who went to HQ rodeo the Charlie and reported it was >>>>>>> so spritely and lively and fast. I guess we’ll see if it makes any >>>>>>> difference compared to my Racing Platypus. Maybe I *will* try the >>>>>>> scary 18 mph dude class with the rumored fast Charlie. >>>>>>> Leah >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in >>>>>> the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ >>>>>> topic/rbw-owners-bunch/alDVSkXugYY/unsubscribe. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>>>> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> >>>>>> To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/ >>>>>> msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c8a19ffe-d621-461a-8f15- >>>>>> 98a1385b5e12n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c8a19ffe-d621-461a-8f15-98a1385b5e12n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/ >>> msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c00627bf-753b-45e9-9fb6- >>> 64767de1d6c3n%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c00627bf-753b-45e9-9fb6-64767de1d6c3n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ >> topic/rbw-owners-bunch/alDVSkXugYY/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> >> To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/ >> msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CABey9MWKDeAGd2CLCXUrz%3DRc% >> 3DiVhrTH3Ry8S%2BA-vFk8iUGu27A%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CABey9MWKDeAGd2CLCXUrz%3DRc%3DiVhrTH3Ry8S%2BA-vFk8iUGu27A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- > 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 view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0f203653-a914-49d5-bccb- > 5c9b9cfe19c1n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0f203653-a914-49d5-bccb-5c9b9cfe19c1n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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