Dang. Leslie beat me to it. Dan
On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 6:02 PM, Dan McNamara <djmcnam...@gmail.com> wrote: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/sets/ > > > On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 5:49 PM, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I just can't get on flickr from work. I will do it tonight. Sorry and >> thanks. >> >> >> On Thursday, June 6, 2013 5:27:03 PM UTC-7, fyavorsky wrote: >> >>> Link to your Flickr account to see the photos? Did a search for >>> Hillbubba, but can't find you. Thanks. >>> Fred Y. >>> Jenkintown, PA >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 7:14 PM, William <tape...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> RB-1 tentatively claimed. Pending logistical work on my part >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thursday, June 6, 2013 12:20:44 PM UTC-7, William wrote: >>>>> >>>>> As most of you know, my daughter won the $500 Riv Gift Certificate >>>>> raffle. I'm trying to build the war-chest to kick off a new project. At >>>>> the same time, the stable is filled to capacity and I've simply got to >>>>> thin >>>>> the herd a little bit. So, I'm offering three of my bikes up for sale. >>>>> All are very Rivendellish but are each very different from the other two. >>>>> Three different wheel sizes even! My saddle height is 75.5cm. PBH of >>>>> 86cm. >>>>> >>>>> Bike 1: 56cm 1992 Bridgestone RB-1. This bike is stock, except for >>>>> tires, chain and bar tape. Read the catalog from Sheldon Brown to see >>>>> exactly what it has on it. I picked this up on eBay to keep at a family >>>>> vacation house in Illinois. When I got it, it seemed nearly unridden. I >>>>> put on Ruffy Tuffys (700x28), cloth bar tape, and a new chain, and rode it >>>>> about 500 miles over two vacations. It's still there in Illinois, but >>>>> family drama makes it so we won't be vacationing there anymore. >>>>> Furthermore, it fits me like a racing bike, so I consider it 2-3cm too >>>>> small for me now. Let me know if you want to talk about this bike. I've >>>>> got pictures and even a youtube video for it that I can't link from work. >>>>> Contact me offline and we can get into it. Seeking $750 shipped. I'm >>>>> open to having the bike shipped to me and then parting it out, so if you >>>>> are dying for the frameset, let me know. The 1992 was the last year of >>>>> standard diameter frame tubes, but preceded the 1993 which had the >>>>> bi-plane >>>>> fork crown. >>>>> >>>>> Bike 2: 22" 1985 Specialized Stumpjumper Sport. This is another bike >>>>> that I acquired in a virtually stock condition. I did a full overhaul on >>>>> it, and sold the stock cockpit to Montclair Bobby B. I put on a Tech >>>>> Deluxe stem, 46cm Noodle bars, and Silver barcon shifters. Black B-17 >>>>> saddle, and Soma New Express folding 26x1.75 tires. Highlights include a >>>>> nice low Q Specialized crankset with round rings, Shimano Deerhead >>>>> derailers. Bolt on wheels with immortal Specialized sealed bearing hubs. >>>>> Bomber 36 hole wheels. Seeking $400 and local pickup or delivery (I'm in >>>>> the East Bay not far from Riv HQ). I think of it as a very solid >>>>> adventure >>>>> touring bike. Like if you don't have $3500 for a 56cm Atlantis, this may >>>>> tide you over for 15% of the price. Plenty of pics including the ones >>>>> documenting the restoration are on my flicker (my flickr handle is >>>>> Hillbubba). Contact me offlist to discuss. >>>>> >>>>> Bike 3: This is the one I'm least eager to part with, partially >>>>> because I don't think many other people will love it like I do. It is a >>>>> 60cm 1984 Miyata 912. I acquired this also in stock and virtually >>>>> unridden >>>>> condition. I gave it a full overhaul and did a 650B conversion on it. It >>>>> is now my daily commuter, that travels to work on the roof of my car every >>>>> day. On the way home I ride 2 miles to South Hayward BART and 2 miles up >>>>> 600ft of climbing to my home on the other end. The original spec was all >>>>> Shimano 600, the year before Shimano introduced index shifting. So it's a >>>>> 12 speed, with downtube friction shifters. It's got a 13x24 6-speed >>>>> freewheel in back and I made my own chainguard/42/26 super-compact double >>>>> crankset from a road triple. My conversion wheelset was NOS specialized >>>>> sealed bearing 32 hole QR hubs, Velocity A23 rims (from Longleaf), and >>>>> wheelsmith spokes. Soma New Express 650x38B tires. SKS plastic fenders >>>>> with Riv flaps. Silver brake calipers. Tektro brakelevers on the stock >>>>> SR >>>>> narrow drop handlebars. Again there are copious pictures on my flickr. >>>>> There is a set devoted to this bike. I think of this as the >>>>> ultra-affordable alternative to the $3500 58cm Hilsen you want to buy, or >>>>> the $1500 used Bleriot you've been waiting for. Seeking $500 local pickup >>>>> or delivery. Contact offlist to discuss. At my saddle height of 75.5cm >>>>> this has a classic 'fist-of-post' showing, and has standard diameter >>>>> tubes, >>>>> so from 20 feet away it has the lines of a classic french randonneuse. >>>>> No, >>>>> it will not take Hetres, with fenders or without. But it'll take Lierres, >>>>> Pari-Motos, and Soma New Express >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@**googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.**com. >>>> >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >>>> group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-**US<http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> >>>> . >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Fred Yavorsky >>> Jenkintown, PA >>> http://www.twistcomm.com/Bikes >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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