I did the tubeless part of the conversion tonight. It was a little bit intimidating, having never done a tubeless conversion before. It was slightly more intimidating since I could find no testimony whether Soma B-Lines have ever been used tubeless, but it seems to have worked out. The tires seem to be holding air with no leaks. I'll take them for a short ride tomorrow. Look Ma, no tubes!
On Friday, May 25, 2012 1:46:51 PM UTC-7, William wrote: > > Two of the take-off parts from this Miyata are now up on ebay, if anyone > is interested. 100% of the bid price goes back to Harding Elementary > School PTA. > > > http://www.ebay.com/sch/bubbanumbertwo/m.html?item=261031370889&sspagename=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT&rt=nc&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649&_trksid=p4340.l2562 > > > It's the Shimano 600EX brakeset 47-57mm single pivot, with non aero > levers, and the crankset 170mm 52/42 > > On Monday, May 21, 2012 10:55:57 AM UTC-7, William wrote: >> >> I'm in the midst of a 650B conversion that I'm pretty excited about. >> I've acquired a 1984 Miyata 912, and it's getting resurrected. The major >> enhancement in my eyes is that I'll be converting it from a solid road bike >> that can take 700x25c tires without fenders, into a bike that can take >> 650x38B tires with fenders. This conversion has a couple new aspects for >> me. The clearance at the forks and the seatstays was wide enough for >> Hetres, but it was cozy down at the chainstays. I researched a little >> through the various forums and on flickr and got my courage up to crush the >> chainstays a little bit to make some extra room. That worked great, and >> I'll go at it again if I actually decide to run Hetres. For now it'll be >> Soma B-Lines. >> >> The other highlights are that I'll be running the new, lighter weight >> Velocity A23 650B rims, exclusively available from Longleaf in New >> Hampshire. Those rims, along with some advice from Anthony at Longleaf has >> got me convinced to give tubeless a try. I'm a little freaked out by the >> concept, and I'm nervous that I'll make a mess of the whole thing, but at >> the same time I'm excited to learn something new. Finally, this bike will >> be the home for a Sugino compact double that I beautified as my first bike >> part polishing project. It was a 52/42/30 130/74mm crankset, that I've >> converted to a chainguard/42/26. >> >> This bike is tagged to become my new commute bike. I've been using the >> Bombadil for my daily commute. That commute involves bike on the roof of >> the car in the morning (carpool), and then a bike/BART commute home in the >> evening. The ride home from BART is 2 miles, 600ft of climbing. The Bomba >> is obviously smooth, rugged, and reliable. The shortcomings are that the >> Bombadil is heavy for the roof rack, heavy for BART steps, and heavy for >> the 600ft climb, not to mention valuable to be subjected to 30 miles of >> freeway roofrackage every morning. This Miyata will essentially be >> everything a Bleriot or a Betty Foy would have been for me. Hopefully I >> can have it running by next week. >> >> pics show some of the progress: >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/sets/72157629709054752/ >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/V0da7SHC7sYJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
