Hi Thomas
Wheelbuilding is something I need to learn myself (at least, to do a pro
job). Maybe we'll do it together.
When I was 14 I got a MB-3, and rode it till I was 27. Not bad!!
On Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 6:22:30 PM UTC-5 Paul in Vermont wrote:
> Hello Leah.
>
> Thanks for your note
Paul, I love this story. Your daughter is a very good bike builder, and as
a bit of a 'clean bike' person myself I really appreciate how sparkly all
the parts are!
That stem on your wife's Clem is amazing, I've never seen one that tall!
I'll bet it's super useful, as a person with arthritis in
Hello Brian.
That's awesome about your daughter, it seems like we went through the same
process. My daughter was in there with the rubber gloves for a couple
hours, which was amazing to watch. And yes, it's cool how their creative
opinions drive the final look.
The great thing about bikes is i
This looks like a fantastic build! As the owner of a 52 Clem (albeit an 'H'
version) shared between two adults who are *almost* 6' tall—I'd say the
chances of your daughter outgrowing it are pretty slim. Maybe a longer stem
every year or two. I'd be kidding if I didn't wish I had found a "foreve
Congratulations to your daughter (and you for allowing her to do it all
herself). Beautiful project and a bike (and memories) she will cherish for
a long, long time.
Kudos to you too, Brian. Wonderful experiences.
On Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 6:27:49 AM UTC-8 Brian Campbell wrote:
> P
Paul,
Great story and a wonderful project. I am in the midst of the same thing
with my 14 year old daughter. We went the route of the "vintage mixte"
refurb. My daughter has been riding quite a bit since the onset of the
pandemic and no in-person school. She too has "shot up " and is now a bit
I can’t express enough how delighted I was reading this story over my
coffee this morning.
What a perfect 2020 homeschooling project, and one for the family memory
book, at that. She built a Rivendell in the bike boom during the pandemic
of 2020, sounds like a good writing project for ELA, to
