Aside from "renaissancing" my 60s Gazelle Dutch twins, Huub and Mieke (both of which are Sport Luxe single-speed coaster models, but will get drum dynamo and 3 speed rear hubs), I plan to tweak/beautify the Noodle bar setup on my Bomba, starting with a harlequin tape pattern, funky whipping and a few coats of shellac. I am debating what type of cushion (if any) I can get away with near the hoods... any ideas?
Also I will be tweaking my rack and bag setup, including permanently "installing" the bag-stiffeners in my VO Campagne handlebar bag, and making it easier to put on/ take off the rack and/or attach inside my Wald basket (which BTW I will first transform into a custom "Woody" basket)... Also building up a 1983 StumpJumper into a fine rider/commuter with vintage parts. Finally, adding internal-geared and dyno drum hubbed-wheels to a 1985 Rockhopper (Jeez!!! At this point it had better be a LONG winter... I mus'be talkin boo... I'll never get through all of these projects.... ) BB On Nov 8, 5:51 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > I only shellack cloth bar tape. I accidentally splatter frames with > shellac, but that's all. > > Another thing I might try is to Hunqa-fy my Hillborne. When the > Marathon Duremes are back in, I'm planning on trying out a pair and > taking the Hillborne-a-pillar into the dirt. > > On Nov 8, 12:21 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Bikes or bars (tape)? Curious about shellacking frames -- if that is > > what you did. > > > This weekend's project: sturdy-fied a set of Axiom Dutch panniers. > > These are the ideal shopping panniers: big, relatively inexpensive, > > boxy, stiffened so that you can drop a full paper grocery sack into > > each side, easily drape over rack, cut away on leading side for foot > > clearance. But the older ones, as mine, have fiddly straps under the > > linking nylon webbing to attach them to the rack, AND they sag > > (sometimes into the rear spokes) if you put 20 lb in one. I bought a > > 6' length of 1/2" metal strip, cut in half, bent each half to fit > > inside the interior of the panniers' mouth, and riveted the bracings > > in place. Then I constructed a riveted, on-its-side (or horizontal) > > capital "I" on the center handle (central stiffener attached at ends > > to perpendicular braces) so that I can just drape the pair over the > > rack and secure one of the braces to a rack cross strut with a toe > > strap. Now, stiff enough and, very easy on and off. > > > On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 12:00 PM, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > In the rain on Sunday I did give a couple bikes an extra coat of clear > > > shellac. My clear Bullseye is almost out, so I'm going to use it up > > > and ditch the can. > > > > On Nov 8, 10:57 am, Jeremy Till <jeremy.t...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> My project is converting a ~1980 Takara "Overland" touring bike I > > >> acquired over the summer to a scorcher-ish fixed gear. Been thinking > > >> about this project for a while, just have to scrap together the > > >> funds. Excited to see how it comes out. > > > >> On Nov 8, 10:10 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 > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > > Patrick Moore > > Albuquerque, NM > > For professional resumes, contact > > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com- 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 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.
