Just cleaned out the parts bin, and now overdue maintenance is the next order of business...de-gunk, replace worn parts, find that creaky noise, spray some frame saver, etc.
My reward is going to be building up a new 650b all-rounder/commuter Banjo frame expected late this year. I'm hoping to get my hands on an Alfine 11 speed hub whenever comes out. On Nov 8, 3:38 pm, Mojo <gjtra...@yahoo.com> wrote: > With snow in the forecast this week for Colorado, I have a pile (oh I > am ashamed to say 15 pair) of skis with storage wax that need to be > scraped brushed and rewaxed for cold snow. Then scraped and brushed > again. > > And the garden still needs to be overturned. > > But those are Autumn projects. > > Lots of skiing is my winter project. > Taht and I have a Tom Matchak fork coming sometime soon for my Surly > LHT that will need to be installed. > > On Nov 8, 11:10 am, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > As the weather turns cooler, I am starting to dwell on winter > > projects. A lot of them are home and family related, but some of them > > are Riv-ish, so I thought I would share. In 2010 I pretty much > > overhauled my stable of bikes, and now am almost 100% dialed. So I'm > > not due for any complete overhauls. I am building a second > > configuration for my Bombadil. It's set up for dedicated dirt riding > > now, but I'll be putting together a Campeur kit for it this winter > > (drop bars, fenders, racks, bags). So next time a week-plus touring > > opportunity presents itself, the Bombadil will be the bike for it. > > > What do you do in the winter? Overhaul your favorite bike? Go > > through the parts stash and clean house? Start up a new bike > > project? Take on a restoration? > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
