That last photo amongst the logs by the lake is beautiful. On Monday, 14 March 2022 at 11:47:33 UTC+8 Jason Fuller wrote:
> Did 50km of muddy, snowy double track and trails today and while I'm > absolutely smashed, the Bombadil is still shiny???? I don't understand. > Dirt won't stick to it. Goes to show what two coats of wet-sanded clearcoat > will do! > > [image: PXL_20220313_195356855.jpg] > > On Saturday, 26 February 2022 at 17:33:57 UTC-8 Jason Fuller wrote: > >> I got a bit further today, thanks to the lack of snow. >> >> I stole the Albatross for the Charlie Gallop, because I knew the Wavie >> was always destined for this bike in the end. It feels very right with this >> setup - great control on the trail but also comfortable for the road. A >> fillet faceplate stem will eventually go on when I am able to procure one, >> and that's the final piece of the puzzle! Shifting is still fickle for some >> reason, and I'm hoping I just solved it by filing down the excess clearcoat >> on the derailleur hanger. We'll see! >> >> [image: PXL_20220226_204333039.jpg] >> >> On Sunday, 16 January 2022 at 11:04:18 UTC-8 Jason Fuller wrote: >> >>> Thanks for the kind words all! >>> >>> Brendon - my original plan was to use Jay's / Hunq green, but given >>> there is no paint code available for it I gave some reference to the >>> painter and he presented me with a pretty good range of color swatches from >>> teal-ish greens to olive greens, all metallic as that was a criteria. So >>> this green was chosen from a small sample and I honestly wasn't sure what >>> it would look like on the frame! I'm happy with it for sure though. >>> >>> Takashi - yep! After stripping the clear coat (which is clear powdercoat >>> turns out! Much more robust than I expected, which ironically means if I >>> knew that I'd probably have left it raw...). He brazed the little adapter >>> on and drilled a small hole near the front of the lower TT. So far, I >>> haven't been able to get it to work which is alarming and upsetting. I >>> might enlist professionals soon! >>> >>> Bill - I knew I enjoy the shape from my Twenty, and the reach is a bit >>> longer on the Bombadil but so far seems good! I have the Billie and >>> Albastache too and so far, the Albatross is my preference. I'd love to try >>> the Choco's too but would need a longer stem >>> >>> Willet - wow, that means a lot! Thanks so much! >>> >>> John - Yeah to be honest, this build was with full understanding that I >>> might go back to either the MAP bar or the Wavie bar, but I wanted to give >>> these a proper try because I like the ergonomics of the bar end shifters vs >>> on a thumbshifter pod. Mind you it's kind of annoying how common it is to >>> bump the end of the bar and shift the gears by accident! It was certainly >>> a bit tricky to get the Moto's and the rack to play together and to be >>> honest I still need to do some tweaking - the brake rubs the underside of >>> the Y mount. The rear Motolite is rubbing the fender, too. >>> >>> Eric - Happy to hear! Once I have it all dialed in I'll take some detail >>> photos for sure - right now, it would just highlight all the small issues >>> with the build haha. Leah mentioned I should email it to Grant so maybe >>> I'll send them both a note with a few photos! >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sunday, 16 January 2022 at 10:05:04 UTC-8 eric...@gmail.com wrote: >>> >>>> Another great ride report, Jason! Thanks for sharing your writing with >>>> us. The >>>> >>>> The bike looks fantastic. I was an advocate for maintaining the clear >>>> coat but this looks incredible. Beautiful, subtle. Really well done. >>>> >>>> For selfish reasons I'd love to see a detailed gallery with close-up >>>> shots of breaks, pedals, hubs. How are those Bubbly pedals? They sure look >>>> nice but how does the platform and grip compare to the Grip King >>>> Monarch/Gamma? >>>> >>>> Looks like great riding abounds in your neck of the woods. >>>> >>>> The picture on your blog with the moss-covered forest (take from >>>> further away than the one you posted here) is really, really good! You >>>> should sent it to Will, I'd wager he'd include it in an email update where >>>> others might admire. >>>> >>>> On Sunday, January 16, 2022 at 12:48:10 PM UTC-5 John Phillips wrote: >>>> >>>>> Beautiful, money well spent! >>>>> >>>>> I was kinda surprised to see the albatross bars after the Aherne bars, >>>>> how did you like them on those trails? And how did the Pass & Stow rack >>>>> play with the Motolites? >>>>> >>>>> John >>>>> >>>> -- 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/7657f31f-5a7f-4add-9bab-3007702f0510n%40googlegroups.com.
