[RBW] Re: New Bike Day: My take on a Charlie H. Gallop

2024-12-30 Thread ascpgh
Cool build Bill. Wow, 5 grams of lube? Tolerances. Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh On Sunday, December 29, 2024 at 1:41:27 PM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote: > It was rainy this morning so I had time to finish up my Gallop build. > Here's the Flickr link to the album I've got going. I haven't added any

[RBW] Re: New Bike Day: My take on a Charlie H. Gallop

2024-12-29 Thread Bill Lindsay
I'm very pleased with the final weight. It's light, and I made zero dumb decisions in making a good practical bicycle. As a flat-bar road bike the CHGallop is a significantly different design from any other Rivendell. It is by FAR the longest top tube and Reach of any bike in my stable, whi

[RBW] Re: New Bike Day: My take on a Charlie H. Gallop

2024-12-29 Thread Eric Marth
Bravo, Bill, this bike is an unexpected take on a Riv while having the unique Bill Lindsay build signature we can recognize from seeing so many of your bikes here on the forum. I understand getting the build under 20lbs was a target when you started out. Are you satisfied with the final weigh-