I've only talked to Josh Muir of Frances for a few minutes a couple of
times, but I really respect him, and his bikes hit the spot.
This may strike other people differently than it does me, but I love
that his bikes have had the only Nashbar brakes I've ever seen at a
bike show. They also looked,
Another thing that he does which I think is really telling about the
kind of person he is: When your bike is complete he ships it to you
and asks for the remainder of the payment - on the honor system. He
says he has only been burned once with a non-paying customer. That's
the kind of every-day
just saw this post. I have been looking at the Frances Tourist
Diffusible model. The one bike I would like to have is a travel bike
and the Ritchey Break away system seems very innocuous compared to the
more obvious SS couplers. Are you pleased with the workmanship? did
the builder meet your
Of all my custom bikes, it's my favorite! And it get's the most
comment/stares of any bike I own except, perhaps my cargo bike, which
is like being in a parade every time I ride it.
http://www.bikecult.com/works/archive/09bicycles/bolognacargoRC2.html
The interaction with Josh (at Frances) is
Yes I agree, my first custom (now sold) was a learning experience. Got
everything right but rear seat stay length. My 2nd is in the garage
being built.
I really like the Diffusible Tourist Joshua built. I would like to get
one maybe this fall. Here is a pic from his Flickr site
I am curious...what do you mean, 'it rides big'? And, with the bag
sitting up high like that, what do you do for lights? Finally. what is
the 'feel' of the shellacked tape?
On May 16, 5:25 am, Blindrobert roberto.cipri...@gmail.com wrote:
I just wanted to say that I tried this and I am very
By rides big I just mean that it is sized more traditionally with
just a little seatpost showing and handlebars close to level with the
saddle. On a modern racing frame, I would ride a 60cm bike and in
fact the bikes I use at the velodrome are that size; this bike has a
63cm seat tube. For
Blindrobert wrote, in part:
...the fender was not effective once I got up over 14mph or so
I similarly cropped the rear fender on my Rawland Olaf singlespeed/fixie and
found it similarly ineffective. Since I was using SKS fenders, I just used the
quick release attachments that comes with SKS
Very Sharp looking ride. My heart flutters but my knees shudder ;-)
Ryan my knees demand gears Surface
On May 16, 7:15 am, bpus...@aol.com wrote:
I really like what you've done with the rear fender. Think I'll do it to
the Quickbeam since I'm really not concerned about people behind me -
Patrick,
I will have to dig up the drawing for the ST angle - I am not sure off
the top of my head. I think most of the ugly threadless stem/headset
setups are because so many of the stems come in ugly finishes. I
think matte black looks (generally) terrible on bikes - especially in
the areas
Very loverly bicycle!
I think it is very pretty and also, very ride-able.
-Scott
On May 16, 5:25 am, Blindrobert roberto.cipri...@gmail.com wrote:
I just wanted to say that I tried this and I am very pleased with the
results, after a year of use. I followed the instructions on the Riv
site
Very nice. How do you like the cork grips with your mustaches? Do
you ride much up in the curved part and, if so, is the cork still
comfortable?
Liesl
On May 16, 7:25 am, Blindrobert roberto.cipri...@gmail.com wrote:
I just wanted to say that I tried this and I am very pleased with the
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