sorting out all the random parts left over from the year, setting up a proper workspace in my new home now that rain endangers working outside all the time.
trying not to spend time on projects, just want to ride regularly this rainy season round. On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 3:16 PM, Montclair BobbyB <montclairbob...@gmail.com>wrote: > 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? 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