On Apr 18, 2014, at 6:04 PM, Bob W-PDML <[email protected]> wrote:
> So, after last weekend's fun in the woods I've bought a purpose-built > cyclocross frameset, which I will build up to use as an off-road-only bike to > avoid damaging my custom Roberts audax. > > This will be the first time I've built a bike from the frame & forks up. Been there, done that, have the scars to show for it. And I think it makes for a great project that every cyclist should take on at least once. My primary bit of advice is to forego the process of building the wheels. At least get a mechanic to thread the spokes and do a first approximation on truing the wheel. The fine tuning is doable and an important skill to develop; the threading and initial truing is an arcane art that requires sale of your soul in order to achieve any degree of success. stan > The idea is to have a relatively cheap way to teach myself maintenance > without screwing up the Roberts, on a bike that is both similar enough for > the exercise to be valuable, but different enough not to be duplicating > wastefully. > > Here's a vid of the sort of fun you can have with a second bike: > > http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=H9_Fs1QtsOY > > The commentary is magnificent, if you can understand the accent. > > B > -- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
