Bill, your Legolas is so classy and elegant with the amethyst smoke paint and black parts. I'm sure Mel Torme would approve.
Best, Richard On Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 3:29:41 PM UTC-4, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > Thank you for the kind words to all who approve of my new Legolas, and > thank you for the discretion to all those who disapprove. This build > started as a conceptual Rivendell Custom, but in my conversations with Mark > and Grant, this is where that ended up. My intent was to build my favorite > Rivendell, and I'm very pleased with how it turned out. My build is > complete now. I added black Newbaums with two coats of shellac and a > carbon water bottle cage. I swapped out the silver steel water bottle > bolts for black alloy ones. The total weight is 19.4 pounds and ready to > roll. I might have to wait until Monday to actually take it on a proper > ride, since I'm prepping for another race-day tomorrow. > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sh06k3DFX4k/WtJRpY_sFcI/AAAAAAAAD1Q/OrNz_Lwf_bMM9e4QJo5JQ4MDgIhluKUYQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4090.JPG> > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GMIvczU7vm8/WtJRxKT54JI/AAAAAAAAD1U/TK8NVAic-QEUUWpSiQlWOLfE2EcV-ek6wCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4089.JPG> > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UhBeiktBs54/WtJR7utIQZI/AAAAAAAAD1Y/0x-Z2QFPx0YjwYnDk6CjZj0Dp_Uk0XlxgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4101.JPG> > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2tflmbxmStQ/WtJSIsqCqsI/AAAAAAAAD1g/Oiiwj1DfDDUJwzwuHUO-2DnG4NkUz0ORwCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4100.JPG> > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FqMppm9xqTY/WtJSOowzJQI/AAAAAAAAD1k/FRFyWleHLvIFYXWm-z7hNvvZxPSntyDXACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4097.JPG> > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rLPRPOLphiM/WtJSVlI_8PI/AAAAAAAAD1s/uoNsQw1sDIUdVGRnDNRJJykZHPQi2ItGwCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_4095.JPG> > Now my stable is packed to bursting. I have a lot more bikes than a > normal person needs, but every bike has its purpose and place in my life, > and I don't think there are any that I'm planning on actively ignoring or > passing over. Nobody asked, but in case you are curious, there is a > downtube cable housing stop for a front derailer, so I have a 2x drivetrain > option for the future if I decide I want more gears and more range. The > tiny build detail that is on my bike that I've never seen before was a > special touch Mark performed when prepping the frame for me. I have fender > attachment points at the seatstay and chainstay bridges (normal). You want > to plug those holes with bolts so mud and rain don't get in there and rust > outward (normal). Mark installed tiny M5x0.8mm stainless grub screws, > instead of water bottle bolts. In the last photo you can see my seatstay > bridge and you can see where the fender will attach, but you can't see the > tiny grub screw plugging the hole. It's SUPER clean, and an incredibly > nice touch. I'm going to go buy some of those grub screws for that > application on my future builds. Thanks Mark! > > Again, the color is called "amethyst smoke" which reminded me of Mel > Torme's nickname "The Velvet Fog". I might call my bike "Mel Torme". I > also thought about calling him "Sal", short for Salogel, (Legolas > backwards). That name occurred to me because Rivendell can't promote any > LotR named bikes, but they already have the Legolas artwork. They should > mirror image the Legolas artwork and do a run of Salogel cyclocross race > bikes for us to buy. > > Happy Spring > > Bill amethyst-smoke Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > > > > > On Friday, April 13, 2018 at 11:23:36 AM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote: >> >> That is a fact. Dremel is a weight savings tool. I did cut off the >> seatpost to 2.5" of sunk depth and that saved me 22g. I celebrated the 52g >> of chain I got to cut off, thanks to my 1x drivetrain and SHORT >> chainstays. The steertube weight reduction was 49g. >> >> Maybe I'll do some skids to lighten up the tires. :) >> >> Bill >> >> On Friday, April 13, 2018 at 11:19:15 AM UTC-7, Jim M. wrote: >>> >>> Great looking Legolas! But you could shave off a little more weight if >>> you did like P Moore and Dremel'ed off the rack eyelets. >>> >>> jim m >>> walnut creek, ca >>> >>> >>> On Friday, April 13, 2018 at 11:11:52 AM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> On January 30th I asserted that it should be straightforward to build a >>>> sub-20 pound, off-road ready Legolas. Here it is: >>>> >>>> >>>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9NF0E1WB5Sc/WtDynGrJU6I/AAAAAAAAD00/BmDyGpGVh20e-sFo7j-SMvbiTEj_sIUiACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0352.jpg> >>>> >>>> It's confirmed at 19.3lb, saddle and pedals included. All it needs is >>>> handlebar tape and a water bottle cage. >>>> >>>> >>>> Bill Lindsay >>>> >>>> El Cerrito, CA >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at 7:15:15 AM UTC-8, Bill Lindsay wrote: >>>>> >>>>> RJM is right that anybody endeavoring to build the lightest possible >>>>> bike won’t choose a steel frame. That said, there are still plenty of >>>>> people who want a steel frame AND want it to weigh under 20 pounds. >>>>> >>>>> A sub 20 pound off-road ready Legolas should be straightforward. A sub >>>>> 19 pound Roadeo with nothing dumb on it should also be straightforward. >>>>> You >>>>> just need to decide to do it, or not. Rackless, fenderless and lightless >>>>> makes it much easier. >>>>> >>>>> Contemplating your 26 pound road bike and wishing it was <20 pounds is >>>>> a little more complicated and costly: >>>>> >>>>> Take it completely apart >>>>> Weigh every single thing >>>>> Make sure the sum of the weights makes sense >>>>> Eliminate stuff and replace parts with lighter choices until the sum >>>>> is where you want it to be >>>>> Put it back together >>>>> >>>>> 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 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.
