I couldn't agree with you more,especially for parts you like that may be discontinued. I remember getting 3 or 4 7-speed Deore-XT cassettes (which were handy for my mountain bike and X0-1) at MEC for some ridiculously low price like $20 CDN a pop...this would have been around 2003 or so. My revitalized PX-10 was mostly equipped with parts from the parts bin (wheels,crankset,M-bars, headset)...however . Recently I've acquired 2 new NITTO moustache bars because I like them and they should probably be replaced every couple of decades. INVENTORY can take up a lot of SPACE which is a luxury we don't all have...and you might have less than sympathetic partners who think your INVENTORY is really JUNK. I don't have that problem so much, though <grin> My other tip is...it's easier and cheaper to replace chains than chainwheels and cassettes unless you're running those fancy Wipperman chains
On Wednesday, November 20, 2013 12:16:11 PM UTC-6, Bill Lindsay wrote: > One big picture item: INVENTORY. Over the last 4 or 5 years, I've gotten > into the habit of stocking up on almost everything. I keep an eye out for > deals, closeouts, etc. Spend $40 here, $60 there, maybe $100 every once in > a while. Then, when a frameset comes around, a complete bike materializes > from the inventory. Some things are weird in the size and fit department. > Front derailers and bottom brackets for example, I probably have 10 to 12 > of each and even then don't always have what I need. I've got 5 or 6 rear > ders, 5 or 6 sets of friction shifters, along with barcon and thumbie and > stem mount bases. I've got 3 or 4 sets of Noodles and a bullmoose. > Something like 15 sets of tires. Lots of bags and racks. Several nice > 27.2mm seatposts. A couple nice spare saddles. I'm kind of low on > cranksets, so that will get beefed up this winter. It's really gratifying > when you finish what really amounts to a $2500 build and only spent $700 > for a frameset because I shopped for all my parts from my own stock. > > One tiny detail item: I always plug all frame and fork vent holes with a > tiny kneaded up blob of beeswax. > > On Wednesday, November 20, 2013 9:52:32 AM UTC-8, [email protected] wrote: >> >> 1) Tape the bars with brakes locked hard-closed, so that underlying >> cable routing doesn't "squirm about" once you're on the road. >> >> 2) Run shift cables (from cockpit controls) X-style below the DT, >> whenever possible. >> =- Joe Bunik >> Walnut Creek, CA >> >> On 11/20/13, Kieran J <[email protected]> wrote: >> > We Canucks call this stuff hockey tape. Pretty much found in each and >> every >> > >> > hardware and skate shop up here, I suppose that's not surprising.. >> > >> > KJ >> > >> > On Wednesday, November 20, 2013 9:15:20 AM UTC-5, Steve Palincsar >> wrote: >> > >> >> On 11/20/2013 09:04 AM, Tony DeFilippo wrote: >> >> >> > >> > >> >> *Friction tape* is a type of adhesive >> >> tape<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adhesive_tape<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FAdhesive_tape&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGCVnmhrsjv5aLNLxzD-CW69ARxFQ>>made >> >> >> from >> >> cloth >> >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloth<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FCloth&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHfCeWX5Dq89kp2Pgnbs59pjI6Pew>> >> >> >> impregnated with a >> >> rubber-based adhesive >> >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adhesive<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FAdhesive&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEmEzYxQ2KTczAIlcvypNBdwO3jlw>>, >> >> >> and >> >> sometimes an abrasive substance, >> >> >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an >> > email to [email protected]. >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
