Yeah - shellaced "tan cork" indeed. The shellac was made with the amber flakes that VO sells - I find that to be a much better quality than the pre-mixed stuff.
I didn't like the look of the tape much until the 6 or 7th coat, and then I understood what other folks have been saying - it's gorgeous. And for $12, a better all-around choice than leather bartape (which I have gone with on past builds). On Jan 25, 10:37 pm, terryg <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello everyone, > Brilliant bike, really nice build, congratulations! I almost got > those same Challenge tires (and may still) but I'm so enamored with > the GB 'Cypres' tires on my 650B AHH that I got the 700Cx30 for my > Roadeo. Are they as nice as the BQ reviews say they are? > > Of course it's kinda lousy here in Chicago for riding the Roadeo (I'll > get over it, I'm being a wimp), so I haven't got any real significant > saddle time just yet. Which is to say, no real world-worthy photos. > > Your handlebar treatment wouldn't happen to be shellaced "tan cork" > tape, would it? Mine is, and it looks a whole lot like yours! > > Congrats again, and what a great color scheme. Totally classy. > > terryg > > On Jan 25, 10:06 am, Adam DeFayette <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Rivendell stock - I believe Tange Levin - the unsealed one, which I > > suppose is fine as this bike will never see a rainy day. > > > On Jan 25, 4:32 am, [email protected] wrote: > > > > Adam, > > > > Nice bike, what brand of headset did you go with? Cant tell by the pix. > > > > Enjoy, > > > > Dave Nawrocki > > > Fort Collins, CO > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Adam DeFayette" <[email protected]> > > > To: "RBW Owners Bunch" <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 9:28:38 AM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain > > > Subject: [RBW] Re: "Quickbeam Green" Roadeo - pictures > > > > Sorry - that link was to a picture and not the album, > > > here:http://picasaweb.google.com/adam.defayette/RivendellRoadeo?feat=direc... > > > > The tires (Challenge Parigi-Roubaix) are sold as a 27 and look like a > > > 27 to me but I haven't measured. > > > > They feel great - the whole bike does. I had this fear throughout the > > > assembly that the bike wouldn't fit - Rivendell had me going with a 57 > > > based on their measurement system, but I instead went with a 59 > > > (closer to what I am used to riding - I'm 6 '2 - and it seems > > > perfect. > > > > Can't wait to to get this bike seriously out on the road in the > > > Spring. > > > > On Jan 24, 8:23 am, rperks <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Looks really nice. How do you like the tires? What is the actual > > > > width on those once inflated? > > > > > Rob > > > > > On Jan 23, 3:11 pm, Adam DeFayette <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Check it > > > > > out:http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/7IDE6Lx7BsB_In1Rke29SQ?feat=dire... > > > > > > Just finished wheel-build and assembly. > > > > > > Standard Riv-parts, except for the stem and handlebars which I > > > > > salvaged from a 1981 Raleigh SuperGrandPrix. > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.-Hidequoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
