I just thought I'd show off my Quickbeam in it's new blue livery from
Newbaum's. It'd been a long year for my QB. It's become my daily ride
(save for a couple of short instances when another bike was warranted).
I've ridden it camping, done a century ride, a metric century ride,
several 60-80 miles rides outside of group riding, and basically had a
heck of a time.
As for the bar tape, I'll admit I haven't wrapped bars in...um...to be
honest, possibly forever. I think I wrapped a set back in the 80's
before I gave up most biking. Suffice to say it's been a while at best.
I'd love to say I had no trouble, but the results here are my second
attempt. I did a less than perfect job the first time. It wasn't easy to
spot but I knew. I'm not saying this job is perfect, but I'm happy.
Two rolls of Newbaum's was more than enough and I've got a bit left I
may dress up my Platrack with where it can touch the frame when turned.
Currently I've got some black tape over old tubing doing the job but
matching the bars seems in order.
I also mixed my own shellac, getting the shellac flakes online from
shellac.net.
I wrote a blog entry about it here:
http://www.statrix.com/2011/02/13/newbaums-cotton-bar-tape/
I've got a couple pictures, including a comparison with my QB a year
ago:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mgps-bob/sets/72157625928366829/with/4339440167/
Aloha!
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Robert Harrison
Honolulu, HI
rfharri...@gmail.com / www.statrix.com / statrixbob on twitter
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