That'll be a great build as is -- budget or no. ________________________________ From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of William Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 1:32 PM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] Re: I've got a project bike. Do you want to do the conversion, or should I?
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. 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