Thanks Bill - the frame and fenders were powdercoated at the same time. No regrets there whatsoever, I love the matched fenders.
Thanks Kieran - yes those are the Paul Stoplights, took me a bit of fiddling last time I changed handlebars to get them where I wanted but I love the look and the power/modulation is pretty good right now. No weeping at all from the EL sidewall's, these are the new TL versions though. When I went tubeless on the non TL SBH EL's the sidewalls 'wept' orange seal pretty impressively so there is a definite change to the casing. On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 12:20 PM, Kieran J <kjo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Cool bike! > Are those vintage Paul Stoplights you are running there? > Any issues with weeping on the EL sidewalls? > > KJ > > > On Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 11:45:21 AM UTC-4, Tony DeFilippo wrote: >> >> Perhaps the better word choice would be 'renewed'... if you are tired of >> gushing about Compass tires just skip this post. My Saluki hasn't gotten >> all that much love since my acquisition of the Jones Plus in February and >> particularly while I was experimenting with the 29x2.35 Schwable 'Big One' >> slicks on that frame (also an awesome experience). That coupled with a >> rash of flats on two different sets of Parimoto 38mm tires on the Saluki >> over the summer and the long days making dyno lighting less of a must have >> kept the bike in the garage quite a bit. The parimoto flats are not really >> an indictment of those tires but rather a reflection that the Mount Vernon >> Trail in vicinity of Reagan Nat'l Airport has had a ton of broken glass on >> the trails this year and it's just very hard on any tire. I'm at risk with >> the Compass tires as well there but as I'll get into, at least I'm not >> going to be slapping $7-10 tube replacements in on a weekly basis. >> >> While I wasn't in any hurry to get rid of the Saluki I wasn't finding a >> lot of excuses to ride it and mostly when I would I was nervous about my >> next flat and the delay that would incur. Any mechanical doubts about a >> bike or car really detract from the use to me. As luck would have it >> Chirs(Pondero) and I had been going back and forth about his acquiring my >> Bstone MB-5 as a DC town bike for when he is visiting his family here at >> the same time that Compass announced that their Babyshoe Pass EL's were now >> available in tubeless. It just so happened that the MB-5 sale would >> completely cover a new set of compass tires, a set of tire wipers and >> another years BQ subscription... or at least close enough! :) >> >> The new BSP EL's locked up pretty easily on my Velocity A23 rims and upon >> initial inflation to about 60psi to seat the beads measured a little over >> 40mm. I'm trying to run them around 25-30psi front and 40-50psi back right >> now... I give the ranges because I've been plagued with different readings >> from pretty much every gauge I own, a digital one, my floor pump and the >> gauge on my compressor all read sometimes wildly different. I have the most >> run time with the floor pump so I'm trying to trust that one. the tires >> have grown a bit in the 2 weeks they've been on the bike just from my >> looking at the fender clearance but I haven't measured them. Ride quality >> is superb, not hugely different than how I remember the Hetre's or SBH's >> actually and I'm not sure how much the tubeless really matters to the >> feel. My main motivation on the tubeless is that I'll have fewer flats and >> at least not have to mess with tubes so often. The biggest thing that has >> struck me in my rides over the weekend and this week is how quiet they are >> on the pavement. Monday morning in the pre-dawn darkness all I could hear >> on the bike was the cassette lightly clicking as I flew around Gravelly >> Point... a really great feeling. >> >> Time will tell on the durability, obviously any of these light supple >> tires compromise on protection from road debris but at least for now I'll >> continue to risk it. The result so far is I have ridden the Saluki at >> every opportunity since the BSP's were mounted. Couple pictures from >> yesterday morning's solo coffee outside including a shot of my B&M Cyo >> Premium headlight in case anyone was curious about that. Short thoughts on >> the B&M are it's a great wide light field, not the absolute brightest but >> very good when it's really dark and definitely more than adequate for being >> seen. >> >> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bs_FWKVJRyc/WdOjkgIO5UI/AAAAAAAAdlk/4utaHu-RcvIhUhPTnT-piWBBdoycKz_bgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_20171002_071937474.jpg> >> >> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cayKhEnq2D8/WdOkDu9oFUI/AAAAAAAAdlo/HCtBjqJRL6cEydIpVo22qaevrPCkX0ODQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_20171002_071917400.jpg> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-x5qw1PoUm88/WdOkdrYJT2I/AAAAAAAAdlw/F1FLrdTJC_sPNl-dIby1CEd47Jwq3Q73wCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_20171002_062258569.jpg> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > topic/rbw-owners-bunch/spTyBhatIQA/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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