Re: [RBW] Re: Whoo Hoo! Not your grandfather's Pasela!

2015-08-13 Thread Patrick Moore
Thanks for the compliments. Initial Elk Pass report shortly under different heading. No, the bike being modified is the '03 Curt -- it has been 2 months!! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and st

[RBW] Re: Whoo Hoo! Not your grandfather's Pasela!

2015-08-13 Thread Kieran J
Nice Patrick! Is that the frame that was getting modded/painted? KJ On Thursday, August 13, 2015 at 2:35:18 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: > > The new wheels were finally ready and I picked them up just now and > mounted the Elk Passes. f/r 60/65, though I may reduce pressure a bit. > > The ti

[RBW] Re: Whoo Hoo! Not your grandfather's Pasela!

2015-08-13 Thread Deacon Patrick
Sleek and sharp! With abandon, Patrick On Thursday, August 13, 2015 at 12:35:18 PM UTC-6, Patrick Moore wrote: > > The new wheels were finally ready and I picked them up just now and > mounted the Elk Passes. f/r 60/65, though I may reduce pressure a bit. > -- You received this message because

[RBW] Re: Whoo Hoo! Not your grandfather's Pasela!

2015-08-13 Thread Patrick Moore
Oh: I put the Stan's in "regular" valve tubes: without "removable" cores, except that I removed them: pinching tube underneath stem, force core locknut off with needlenosed pliers, let core drop down stem. Having your measured quantity of Stan's and applicator ready, apply nozzle to stem and squeez

[RBW] Re: Whoo Hoo! Not your grandfather's Pasela!

2015-08-11 Thread Patrick Moore
Whoo HOOO again!!! I just scored* 2 pair, letmesaythatagain, 2/TWO/II pairs of silver, 32 hole, NOS, Sun M14A rims on eBay for a total for 4 + shipping well south of $100. Damn! I bought my last pairs circa 2003, and all that were available were 28 hole. Damned good rims, originally made for o

Re: [RBW] Re: Whoo Hoo! Not your grandfather's Pasela!

2015-08-11 Thread Patrick Moore
Once every hundred miles? I am completely serious when I say that, pre-Stan's, my rate was better than 1 every 5 miles, and this on pavement where Kojaks went 100 miles between goathead flats (100 per is *damned good!*). The F Fred is just about as thin as the Elk Pass, and tubeless with sealant,

Re: [RBW] Re: Whoo Hoo! Not your grandfather's Pasela!

2015-08-11 Thread Steve Palincsar
On 08/11/2015 04:23 PM, Michael Hechmer wrote: Patrick, whenever I think about cycling in NM I have vision of being attacked by a flock of goatheads. What in the world were you thinking in buying onionskinn thin tires? He fills them with sealant, and has told us he's had excellent results

[RBW] Re: Whoo Hoo! Not your grandfather's Pasela!

2015-08-11 Thread Michael Hechmer
Patrick, whenever I think about cycling in NM I have vision of being attacked by a flock of goatheads. What in the world were you thinking in buying onionskinn thin tires? michael On Monday, August 10, 2015 at 12:34:28 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Despite the best intentions of the PO, I

[RBW] Re: Whoo Hoo! Not your grandfather's Pasela!

2015-08-10 Thread Patrick Moore
I should add: the Elk Pass is not yet on the Compass website; this is an early (paid for, of course) courtesy pair, for which I am very grateful. I shall God willing be ordering many more -- I plan to shod the '03 Curt with the same tire, tho' on Equalizer rims. On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 10:33 AM,