I'm taking the budget route now. 1. Mostly stock 2. Overhaul 3. 1.75 New Express tires and presta tubes 4. a Noodle/tech dlx/tektro bar cockpit I already have 5. a black B17 I already have 6. super secret Silver barcons built from the Riv-Silver Thumbies 7. Silver SKS P55s I already have 8. Nitto Big front and Rear racks that I already have
Total cash outlay is under $100. That'll get it 100% useable for road-evaluation. Then I can think about justifying a nicer paint job (and a couple more braze-ons) On Thursday, August 16, 2012 9:17:44 PM UTC-7, Montclair BobbyB wrote: > > Yes, Bill... we always knew where this was heading... Hey, what say we > make this a "group-build"... Tom, you game???? I'll be out in San > Francisco in October... > > Hmmm, let's see... a black and creme 2-tone paint job... new Stumpy > decals... custom stainless "S" headbadge... > Dyno hub with front and rear B&M lights... > 50mm Creme Fat Franks... Black fenders with creme pinstripingn and chevrons > Brooks B17 Special... maybe etched??? > killer front and rear racks... > > Oh yeah...a totally pimped out dream bike... > I will go to sleep now... > > Peace, > BB > > > > > On Thursday, August 16, 2012 12:21:41 PM UTC-4, William wrote: >> >> MBB >> >> You know how this is going to turn out. :-P >> >> Of course I'm going to end up doing the conversion. It's particularly >> inevitable for me since I already have a fun drop bar cockpit ready to go. >> The cash out parts will be tires, tubes and brake pads. Maybe fenders. >> >> You also know that you and Tom are at fault for doing so many yummy >> conversions and sharing photos of them. I can't let you guys have all the >> fun. >> >> Bill >> >> On Thursday, August 16, 2012 8:28:38 AM UTC-7, Montclair BobbyB wrote: >>> >>> 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/-/D2ACiidecukJ. 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.
