Speaking of timber and lugged steel... I recall seeing in one of the Riv-Readers an awesome idea of Grant's for adding a second top-tube by snuggly securing a piece of wood as the second tube. Have any of the more handy folks in this group done this sort of thing yet, and are there any tips for how to get the right fit?
I've converted an '86 Trek 550 into my light touring/commuting bike, but I would like to beef it up, as the tubing seems pretty light for 185 lbs + gear. A super-duty touring bike is definitely not in my budget, and I would like to make this bike work for hauling lotso stuff. On Dec 1, 12:05 pm, "Bryan @ Renaissance Bicycles" <[email protected]> wrote: > I came across this image recently and thought that now you can have > the best of both worlds -- lugged steel with a superb wood > appearance:http://www.cycleexif.com/robs-woodwork-alien > > Bryan > > On Nov 30, 9:05 pm, andrew hill <[email protected]> wrote: > > > i wonder if a carbo-no-mas fork would work with one of those... > > > andrew > > > On Nov 30, 2010, at 5:48 PM, Bill M. wrote: > > > > Thinking of bikes, timber frames, beautiful construction and nice > > > joinery leads me to think of: > > > >http://www.renovobikes.com/gallery-r4-pursuit/ > > > > Bill > > > > On Nov 30, 4:00 am, Marty <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Lugged bikes are like timber-framed structures; both beautiful, > > >> neither wanting to cover up the joinery, strong, built to last, did I > > >> say beautiful? > > > >> There's a new/old grain mill being built near home in PA (actually > > >> just inside Northern Maryland, on Amos Mill Road) ). Replaces an > > >> antique mill that just about fell down. Owned by the Amos family - > > >> same as ever. The Amish are taking care of the framing. I happened to > > >> ride by on a rest day (for the Amish, not me) , and took a bunch of > > >> photos of something you rarely see. What an honor! > > > >>http://tinyurl.com/2az5myp > > > >> Marty > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
