Congrats on the bike Bill! I'm gathering parts as we speak for my build up. I can't do it myself (lack of knowledge, talent, etc) but my LBS is great and they are doing it. Just ordered the tires yesterday.
On Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at 8:44:05 PM UTC-4, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nCaJdUDnoRk/Wada9Fd77MI/AAAAAAAADiA/5Jc6mGYtCiIJeskENkirWri9RnQh9wstACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_2083.JPG> > > > I picked up my Rosco Bubbe Medium Mountain Mixte frameset today and threw > it right on the stand. > > 1. grind off the lawyer lips > 2. wrap the lift-a-tube > 3. install the wheels, saddle and cockpit for an initial mock-up (photo > above) > > > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9ujtvUcsNsA/WadbM4JT7PI/AAAAAAAADiI/mfe_2mGs8qsf_SOOaKV4WLkwKTnZtaj_QCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_2088.JPG> > > > Then I hung the drivetrain on there. It's going to be a 2x10 contemporary > Shimano setup. The super-weirdo thing I decided to do was BOLT ON wheels. > I've been saying for a while that QR wheels are a historical accident and > none of us really need them. The reason we all run them is that's what > everybody expects. So I put my "money" where my "mouth" is. More to > come.... > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
