BTW, my good friend and local (Sonoma) jeweler/cyclist from Healdsburg, Scott Kalkman crafted the headbadge, and I'm confident could craft one for this beauty... http://tinyurl.com/bmssvju
BB On Thursday, August 16, 2012 11:04:04 AM UTC-4, Montclair BobbyB wrote: > > William, you rascal...very tempting... I have a serious weakness for '85 > Stumpies... but alas I already have my own (which I transformed into a kind > of "Atlantish tribute bike"... http://tinyurl.com/8fu6kqx ) > > BUT TO ANYONE INTERESTED... THIS is an exceptional bike, and will make a > lifetime keeper touring/grocery-getter/head-turner/just-plain-awesome > RIDER!!!... > > Good luck, William, and it's for a good cause. BB > > On Monday, August 6, 2012 2:51:05 PM UTC-4, William wrote: >> >> I've gotten a hold of an early 80s Stumpjumper Sport that appears to be >> practically unridden. Deer head derailleurs, specialized cranks and hubs. >> Lugged at the headtube and lugged unicrown fork. Super long chainstays. >> I think it will make a great substitute for an Atlantis or Bombadil type >> of touring bike. I'm thinking the Compass 26" tires, or maybe Big Apples, >> with fenders, and drop bars. This came from the Harding Elementary School >> Dad's Club. I could do a conversion and then try to sell it, but first I >> wanted to float it here to see if anyone in the Bay Area was thinking of >> doing something like this and wanted to have the fun for themselves. Let >> me know if you think you'd like the shot at this. I'm thinking that $400 >> made out to Harding Elementary School would be enough to keep me from >> building a bombproof touring bike out of this. Let me know if you want a >> crack at it. Here's the photo set: >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/sets/72157630935094690/ >> >> I am especially interested in getting out of doing this conversion >> because I always get emotionally attached to these projects and want to >> keep them. :) >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/xJXi1ICFN7UJ. 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.
