Wow! Sounds like it's going to be a fantastic bike. And I would say that it's pretty exciting that Bob has essentially told you that he's going to build you the most awesome bike he's ever built. Being in the Twin Cities area, I've seen a couple of his bikes in person and they looked really nice. The anticipation should be as much fun as actually getting the bike. Well... almost. Looking forward to more details and seeing some pictures in the future.
Shaun Meehan On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 4:27 PM, S.Cutshall <clotht...@gmail.com> wrote: > Will do, on the updates. > > Full on Rando bike. > > So far: > 1" tubing, Sachs fork crown [possibly change that though, thinking > about options there ~would go with one of Bob's custom crowns, but > they are too wide for this build], fully lugged [of course], 130mm > spacing in the rear, might step into foreign waters and go with a > threadless steerer this time around [which of course allows for some > neat and inventive legroom for Bob to work some magic up front] and > 'yep' to front/rear racks + fenders. No super-fat/no super-narrow > tires, just super medium. ;-) > > Most exciting for me [well, all of it is exciting!]... Bob has asked > me, and it makes sense based on our relationship, to let him really > fly this solo. > We discussed basic details, wants/needs sorta stuff... and past that > he said, "You trust me, that I know... let me go alone on this. I > know what you love, I know what you're aiming for, I know what you've > got planned for your next 2-3 years on a bike, and I know what you've > accomplished on a bike so far." > > He pretty much wrapped everything up with 'So, let me build you this > bike solo: it'll ride like you cannot imagine, and visually with the > little details I've got planned for things, the integration of things, > the lug carvings, all of it... well, let's leave it at, it's going to > be the most stunning bike I've ever built, period." > > I couldn't really argue or disagree -on any level- with that kind of > plan. > > Really that's about it for now. Oh, and it's 700c and going to be S&S > coupled too. > > -Scott > > On Jul 15, 8:41 am, Shaun Meehan <meehan.sh...@gmail.com> wrote: >> That's awesome! I'd be excited too. I can't even imagine how much >> different your measurements must have been this time around. What's >> your plan for the design of the new bike? Big tire clearance, fenders, >> racks, etc.? Or something sleeker this time? I hope you'll keep us >> posted on the progress of the new BB. >> >> Shaun Meehan >> >> On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:15 PM, S.Cutshall <clotht...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Yep. Bob was just out here, to PDX, for a visit... >> >> > we discussed the new bike, took measurements [pretty amazing-he >> > brought the measurements from my first fitting 4.5yrs ago, when I >> > weighed 500 pounds, the differences are drastic], and he will be >> > starting on it within a month or so. >> > I am excited... the bike is going to be something else. >> >> > -Scott >> >> > On Jul 12, 7:28 pm, Shaun Meehan <meehan.sh...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Great looking bike! Thanks for sharing the pictures. Glad to hear it's >> >> working well for you. Did you mention awhile bike that you were having >> >> a new custom BB made for you? >> >> >> Shaun Meehan >> >> >> On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 2:41 PM, S.Cutshall <clotht...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > A few more fotos, a few more miles... >> >> >> >http://www.flickr.com/photos/30264...@n00/ >> >> >> > -Scott >> >> >> > -- >> >> > 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 >> > 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. > > -- 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.
