Re: [RBW] Re: Harlequin How-To

2013-01-21 Thread Brian Hanson
One roll of yellow, and two rolls of maroon, although I had leftovers. I always put 3 coats of shellac on these afterwards, BTW... Brian Seattle, WA On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 9:13 AM, William wrote: > I agree this is really helpful. > > Brian, how many rolls did you need? I'd guess you needed

RE: [RBW] Re: Harlequin How-To

2013-01-21 Thread Allingham II, Thomas J
27; Subject: RE: [RBW] Re: Harlequin How-To I did, and it works great. Pic here (please excuse the poor harlequin effort - I was making it up as I went along. Anyway, the question was about shellac!). http://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/5645451069/in/set-72157626433454817 And the gr

RE: [RBW] Re: Harlequin How-To

2013-01-21 Thread Allingham II, Thomas J
I did, and it works great. Pic here (please excuse the poor harlequin effort - I was making it up as I went along. Anyway, the question was about shellac!). http://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/5645451069/in/set-72157626433454817 And the great thing about shellac - that you can reapply

Re: [RBW] Re: Harlequin How-To

2013-01-21 Thread Rob
Sunday the 27th sounds good to me! Rob in Seattle On Friday, January 11, 2013 5:33:21 AM UTC-8, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > > It's been awhile since I did this, but I have some pointers for dealing > with bends. Start in the middle of the bend and wrap in both directions > from there

Re: [RBW] Re: Harlequin How-To

2013-01-11 Thread Alex Moll
If it's in the afternoon, I can make it. Alex On Thursday, January 10, 2013 11:37:42 PM UTC-8, stonehog wrote: > > How does the last weekend look for folks? It would probably be Sunday the > 27th? > > Brian Hanson > > On Dec 30, 2012, at 12:45 PM, Rob > wrote: > > Excellent! Guess I better get

Re: [RBW] Re: Harlequin How-To

2013-01-11 Thread Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
It's been awhile since I did this, but I have some pointers for dealing with bends. Start in the middle of the bend and wrap in both directions from there. That means you'll have to unroll the tape and start a few feet in from the end. Cut the tape under the brake lever hood, and resume under th

Re: [RBW] Re: Harlequin How-To

2013-01-10 Thread Stonehog
How does the last weekend look for folks? It would probably be Sunday the 27th? Brian Hanson On Dec 30, 2012, at 12:45 PM, Rob wrote: > Excellent! Guess I better get the garage cleaned up! :) > > I'm going to bail on my downtube shifter experiment, and the shellac over > cork hasn't held up

Re: [RBW] Re: Harlequin How-To

2012-12-30 Thread Rob
Excellent! Guess I better get the garage cleaned up! :) I'm going to bail on my downtube shifter experiment, and the shellac over cork hasn't held up, so I'm ready for a change and I've been wanting to try a harlequin wrap since I saw Brian's beautiful bike two years ago. I've got cloth tape,

Re: [RBW] Re: Harlequin How-To

2012-12-29 Thread Alex Moll
Great idea - I wouldn't miss that. On Saturday, December 29, 2012 3:47:35 PM UTC-8, stonehog wrote: > > I'm in :) > > Brian > Seattle, WA > > > On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 1:38 PM, Rob >wrote: > >> A few times with motorcycle stuff (back when I rode) we'd have >> get-togethers to do some specific th

Re: [RBW] Re: Harlequin How-To

2012-12-29 Thread Brian Hanson
I'm in :) Brian Seattle, WA On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 1:38 PM, Rob wrote: > A few times with motorcycle stuff (back when I rode) we'd have > get-togethers to do some specific thing that someone knew how to do, like > adjust the valves on an airhead BMW, or install an accessory power socket. > Ev

Re: [RBW] Re: Harlequin How-To

2012-12-29 Thread Rob
A few times with motorcycle stuff (back when I rode) we'd have get-togethers to do some specific thing that someone knew how to do, like adjust the valves on an airhead BMW, or install an accessory power socket. Everyone would bring their bikes and work on them together. We should do that with h

Re: [RBW] Re: Harlequin How-To

2012-12-28 Thread Brian Hanson
I'll do a wrap if you make one of those cool bike stands for me :) Brian Seattle, WA On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 9:59 PM, Alex Moll wrote: > Awww - shucks! I was just gonna have you wrap my bars for me . . . > > GREAT video - I sorta get it, though it still seems a bit magical. > > Thanks for doing

Re: [RBW] Re: Harlequin How-To

2012-12-28 Thread Alex Moll
Awww - shucks! I was just gonna have you wrap my bars for me . . . GREAT video - I sorta get it, though it still seems a bit magical. Thanks for doing that. Cheers, Alex On Friday, December 28, 2012 2:33:51 PM UTC-8, stonehog wrote: > > I use more muscle and inside overlap when going around cu

Re: [RBW] Re: Harlequin How-To

2012-12-28 Thread Brian Hanson
I use more muscle and inside overlap when going around curves. I gave up doing the diamond pattern on the curves as it never looked quite right - they get squished. Brian Seattle, WA On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Tony Lockhart wrote: > Great video and excellent soundtrack! I really liked ho