My project consists of finally ordering my .028" 5/16 chrome moly tubing for my made to fit racks. I just couldn't stomach the idea of all the adjustable bits on generic racks and have a couple of simple designs in mind for my particular frame. I will powder coat the whole business after getting my lighting up an running. I switched to a VO #8 wide sprung saddle again but with drop bars mounted higher and slid it more forward. It seems better now than how I had it a while back. I rode with my regular jeans about ten miles with no sore behind. I do plan on acquiring some of the gusseted American made jeans soon. I just don't want to change my general attire to ride a bicycle to work and look forward to riding this summer with my normal work clothing if possible. My commute is about 50 miles round trip so I only plan on it maybe two days a week or perhaps a partial commute will work too. I had planned on a Simple One frame but am not sure if my funds will permit it. Hence my next immediate goal is to sell my Campy equipped lugged "race bike" to someone who will fit a 55cm. It's just too small for me plus I have a really nice recumbent I am selling also. Can't wait to start on my racks and another project of making exact shaped brass "washers" to replace the plastic gizmos on my Silver shift levers.
On Apr 15, 10:46 am, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Are you going to have all those winter projects done now that the > riding weather is improving? I had several and I've done pretty well > to get most of them knocked out. The most overarching one is that I > liquidated a lot of my stuff, including four sets of brifters and all > my Campy drivetrain bits. That raised quite a bit of money and I > think made two of my bikes a lot more useable. They were: > > 1. Ibis Tandem. Goodbye to brifters, flight deck and 12-32 > cassette. Hello to indexed barcons and 12-36 cassette (and $$) > 2. Davidson gofast. Goodbye to campy brifters, derailers, rear hub, > brakes, 22mm tires and cassette. Hello to shimano low normal der, > friction barcons, 12-32 cassette, shimano brakes, tektro levers, and > 25mm tires (and $$) > 3. Bomba. Hello drop bar cockpit > 4. Hillborne. Hello trail riding configuration > 5. Wife's Yves Gomez. Goodbye cheap thumbshifters, hello index > barcons (in progress) > > I'm kicking another project off tonight. I wanted a MUSA lugged steel > road frame to set up as an all-road to live in Southern California, > since we go down there several times a year. I found a 1984 Trek 770, > and I'm picking it up tonight. The Campy Super Record bits will go > out on the resale market, and I'll be setting it up more civilized > over the next month or so. I picked up a Sugino compact double from > VO for $90. I'm even considering keeping the tubulars for a while. > Has anyone tried the Vittoria Pave 27mm tubulars? Those look > awesome. -- 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-bunch@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.
