man, i better get a wife, or girlfriend, just so i have an excuse to build more bikes...
-andrew On Feb 23, 2010, at 12:13 PM, rperks wrote: > Oh, and Yes you can include others in your family in this process > > I am probably going to build up a betty foy for my wife, based on a > set of Phil freewheel hubs recently won for $130, I can visualise the > whole build in my mind's eye floating around the hubs. At that price > how could you not justify a whole bike? > > Rob > > On Feb 23, 11:56 am, rperks <[email protected]> wrote: >> Once you stockpile an assortment of stems you can dial in your optimum >> reach from the saddle to the bars. >> >> The next obvious extension of this logic is to pursue additional >> frames with top tube dimensions that pair with the other stems to >> build as many bikes as possible with the optimum total reach. The >> quest for optimized bikes to consume the parts in your bin can go on >> for quite some time, and just when you think you were getting >> close.... (or running out of space)you will score a set of Phil hubs >> for $50 or a friend will give you another nitto stem they were not >> using, then it starts all over again.... >> >> Rob >> >> On Feb 23, 9:11 am, "Jim M." <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> I'd say buy them in several lengths. If they are good Nitto stems, >>> you'll be able to sell the ones you don't want. >> >>> On Feb 22, 5:19 pm, neurodrum <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>> so i'm doing something that i'm sure nobody here has done, e.g. buy up >>>> parts for my next bike without really knowing what it will be ;) >> >>>> now of course that's not totally possible.. but i'm keeping my eyes >>>> out for good deals on pedals, a saddle, seatposts, racks, etc., that >>>> are the kind i like.. the stem/quill isn't something that's probably >>>> totally safe to buy before a frame, but... i'm thinking threaded- >>>> compatible, so that i can swap around with my other Rivendell >>>> (assuming my 2nd road bike also is flav-riv-full)... >> >>>> so i'm keeping a watch on used/deals for a nitto lugged quill stem.. >>>> but i see that they come in 8-12 cm sizes.. and i have no real idea >>>> what that means in terms of "fit".. i'll prob go with noodle or >>>> moustache bars, and i'm about 2/3rds torso ... does that mean i should >>>> try to score a shorter stem? or should i wait on that part entirely >>>> (it'd be safer, but ...) >> >>>> thanks for any thoughts. >> >>>> -andrew- Hide quoted 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. > -- 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.
