Very classy build, Bill! I love the boldness of the pink and the contrast with the cream.
Do you know what your max tire size will be with/without fenders? And I assume its built for a 700c wheel? Can't wait to see it with fenders! On Monday, February 19, 2024 at 1:55:16 PM UTC-6 plumber...@gmail.com wrote: > Good call I think I’ll hold off for a little until I start building and > have some more content to share with the group. > > Enjoy the new ride Bill! > > On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 8:12 PM Bill Lindsay <tape...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Start another thread! Participants on this group love seeing photos of >> other people's bikes. >> >> Bill Lindsay >> El Cerrito, CA >> >> On Monday, February 19, 2024 at 10:58:41 AM UTC-8 plumber...@gmail.com >> wrote: >> >>> Lovely custom and selection can’t wait to see the finished project! I >>> too recently picked up my wife’s frame that was painted by Rick at D&D. Had >>> to do my best not to chime in with photos and disrupt your thread here. >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 7:50 PM Matthew Rebmann <matthew...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> The color isn't my cup of tea either but I absolutely love that you >>>> went above and beyond for it. That's a sick build! >>>> >>>> On Monday, February 19, 2024 at 1:44:49 PM UTC-5 George Schick wrote: >>>> >>>>> I agree with other commenters - a very nice build and selection of >>>>> components (I wouldn't be able to tolerate that ass-hatchet saddle, >>>>> though. >>>>> It would get me right where my sciatica flares up). I'm still not >>>>> entirely >>>>> on board with the frame/fender color, though, but to each his own. >>>>> >>>>> On Sunday, February 18, 2024 at 6:52:24 PM UTC-6 Bill Lindsay wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> The pre-fenders build is now complete. It's pouring rain so there's >>>>>> no inaugural ride and the lighting is poor but I took a few shots on my >>>>>> porch of the bike looking like a complete bike. With two water bottle >>>>>> cages, and a pump, and a front rack the bike is still just under 20 >>>>>> pounds, >>>>>> but I concede it will be over 20 pounds with fenders. >>>>>> >>>>>> The album is updated, scroll to the end: >>>>>> https://flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/albums/72177720313109003 >>>>>> >>>>>> Bill Lindsay >>>>>> El Cerrito, CA >>>>>> >>>>>> On Friday, February 16, 2024 at 10:52:20 AM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding >>>>>> Ding! wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Pretty fabulous! Can’t believe how quick you put that together. Like >>>>>>> a jackrabbit on a date, as they say! I’m excited to see all the little >>>>>>> details at the end, oh please let them be sparkly. Where will the >>>>>>> inaugural >>>>>>> ride take you? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Friday, February 16, 2024 at 11:24:15 AM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Rule #8 is one of "The Rules" of the Velominati. It's a somewhat >>>>>>>> tongue in cheek, somewhat serious group of cyclists who have >>>>>>>> enumerated >>>>>>>> Rules of activity and fashion for cycling and for bicycles. Rule #8 >>>>>>>> just >>>>>>>> states that the handlebars, saddle and tires must be very carefully >>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> deliberately matched, and states that the easiest way to do that is to >>>>>>>> have >>>>>>>> the tires, saddle and handlebars all black. Meditating on a rule is >>>>>>>> one of >>>>>>>> the joke-penance things that the Velominati tell people to do. >>>>>>>> Meditating >>>>>>>> on Rule #8 is my attempt at a joke that means my handlebar tape, and >>>>>>>> saddle, and tires are all going to be black. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I made good progress yesterday, and spent a bit of extra >>>>>>>> machine-shop time making custom decorative headset spacers and indeed >>>>>>>> grinding off the lawyer lips. I got the cockpit assembled and slowed >>>>>>>> down/stalled on the brake setup. There are two parts new and unique >>>>>>>> about >>>>>>>> this from my earlier builds. I am using fancy Jagwire Elite housing, >>>>>>>> which >>>>>>>> was a new procedure for me, and I'm using the very elegant Rene Herse >>>>>>>> cantilever brakes, which have a number of their own idiosyncratic >>>>>>>> nuances. >>>>>>>> I got the front set up, and I stopped there for meditation of my own. >>>>>>>> The >>>>>>>> Flickr album has more shots in it. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Bill Lindsay >>>>>>>> El Cerrito, CA >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Friday, February 16, 2024 at 7:20:01 AM UTC-8 steve...@gmail.com >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Okay, I'll bite....what is this rule #8 of which you speak? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 6:44:14 PM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> SMH >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Meditate on Rule #8, consider my Legolas, meditate much longer on >>>>>>>>>> Rule #8, and then recite Rule #8 >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Bill Lindsay >>>>>>>>>> El Cerrito, CA >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 3:42:06 PM UTC-8 ttoshi wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I'm guessing blue bar tape to match the headbadge! >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Toshi >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>> 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/25536bf6-ee82-492a-a290-30b2fa7954e3n%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/25536bf6-ee82-492a-a290-30b2fa7954e3n%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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9439a18b-89f7-495e-91ec-a8376c679052n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9439a18b-89f7-495e-91ec-a8376c679052n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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