This is my thinking as well. Build up a rideable bike, and don’t worry about the “perfect.” When I saw you’d traded away a Minimoto, I thought, “Well there’s your problem right there.” If you went fixed, that’s all you’d even need. Cantis or Vs would be fine, brake levers and fixie wheels are dead cheap on Craigslist if your bike is 120 spaced, and 130 spaced road wheels are also pretty cheap and available.
Ride the bike a bit, and then strip it and sell the pieces. Philip Santa Rosa, CA On Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at 5:30:41 PM UTC-8 Eric Daume wrote: > It doesn't seem like you're that far off, just a few hours of wrenching > and you would have a rideable bike. Canti front, R559 rear, as a trial, and > use an existing rear wheel (if you have it) with spacer for the single > speed. Sometimes "good enough" is better than "just right." > > Eric > > On Wed, Dec 23, 2020 at 1:43 PM Collin A <collinm...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Ok, so short story long: >> >> Bought a cool looking steel frame from a local shop that was built as >> part of a small-batch of prototypes for a project that never got off the >> ground. This was bought when I made the move from the hilly Bay Area to the >> flatlands of Sacramento, so I initially started building it as a single >> speed levee gravel bike, but clearance and braking (with long reach >> calipers) was a bit meh, especially when it got muddy (sticky clays out >> here vs. decomposed granular rock in the bay). So rather than be satisfied, >> I began the modifications planned, which included: >> >> - (achieved) A different fork with more clearance, fender mounts >> (cause why not?) and canti posts >> - (achieved) Crimped stays for more clearance >> - (TBD) Adding canti posts to frame, along with more crimping in the >> rear for even more clearance >> - (TBD) building single speed dedicated wheel, and the original >> wheels are now sold >> - (TBD) brakes, started with R559s, but then switched to mini-motos >> which I have since traded for some paul cantis to be used on the Appaloosa >> - (TBD) Cockpit, have stem, bars and seatpost, but no brake levers >> (see above, currently do not have brakes option finalized) >> - (Sorta figured out) Drivetrain, got the cranks/rings, pedals, but >> no freewheel yet. >> >> The use has since been changed now to also fit more of a commuter that I >> am more comfortable with locking up, along with a dedicated rack/basket >> combo and generally be a bike that I don't have to worry about as much when >> it comes to maintenance, storing inside, etc. but it is trending to be a >> more expensive bike than I'd like. >> >> The sticking issue in my mind was/is that ultimately, its not that unique >> of a bike in terms of features (fenders, cantis, 650x42 clearance, etc.) >> and I'm spending a decent amount of time and effort achieving that aspect. >> The visuals are unique and it rides nicely, but i'd rather have a unique >> feature bike than a unique looking one if I'm spending all this effort on >> it. >> >> Cheers, >> Collin in Sactown >> >> On Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at 9:46:31 AM UTC-8 Jason Fuller wrote: >> >>> Agree that knowing the project base would go a long way in understanding >>> how good the potential end result would be! I am generally pretty >>> impatient when I get a new project going but bear in mind there are still >>> new-in-box Rivs from the mid-2000's popping up every now and again - there >>> is no deadline for this build beyond your own expectations. If it's an >>> exciting build or something that would be very useful to you once complete, >>> I'd just hang it up and wait until you've got the budget, supply, and >>> bandwidth to finish it. Might be three months, might be three years - and >>> that's OK. If you're not feeling that attachment, or need the liquid cash, >>> then maybe different story. >> >> -- >> > 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fcd2ad24-861f-4354-80df-e727498148ccn%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fcd2ad24-861f-4354-80df-e727498148ccn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5ac5be5d-0f18-4832-8b0e-fbf2c9309ac8n%40googlegroups.com.
