[RBW] Re: any bike photos of bikes with the Dia compe 980's?

2023-02-16 Thread JohnS
Nick, different bikes for different functions, I subscribe to that. JohnS (who's family thinks he has too many bikes) On Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 3:42:41 PM UTC-5 Nick Payne wrote: > On Wednesday, 15 February 2023 at 2:45:51 am UTC+11 JohnS wrote: > Nick, that's one clean Appaloosa! Did

[RBW] Re: any bike photos of bikes with the Dia compe 980's?

2023-02-15 Thread Nick Payne
On Wednesday, 15 February 2023 at 2:45:51 am UTC+11 JohnS wrote: Nick, that's one clean Appaloosa! Did you just give it a refurb? I'm in the process of giving my QB one. No, the bike has been sitting in my back room for a while as all my cycling lately has been unloaded riding on other bikes. I

[RBW] Re: any bike photos of bikes with the Dia compe 980's?

2023-02-14 Thread JohnS
Nick, that's one clean Appaloosa! Did you just give it a refurb? I'm in the process of giving my QB one. JohnS On Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 9:40:13 AM UTC-5 jad...@gmail.com wrote: > Nick, I think that photo pushed me over the edge. thanks > > On Monday, February 13, 2023 at 10:34:44 PM

[RBW] Re: any bike photos of bikes with the Dia compe 980's?

2023-02-14 Thread jad...@gmail.com
Nick, I think that photo pushed me over the edge. thanks On Monday, February 13, 2023 at 10:34:44 PM UTC-7 Nick Payne wrote: > Said brakes on my Appaloosa: > [image: PXL_20230214_052955146.jpg] > > Nick Payne > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW

[RBW] Re: any bike photos of bikes with the Dia compe 980's?

2023-02-13 Thread Alexander Chalmers
Thanks! Really went back and forth on silver vs black, but I'm pleased with the end result On Monday, February 13, 2023 at 11:21:36 AM UTC-6 jad...@gmail.com wrote: > looks great with the black on the green Miyata. > > On Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 10:23:01 AM UTC-7 alexander...@gmail.com

[RBW] Re: any bike photos of bikes with the Dia compe 980's?

2023-02-13 Thread jad...@gmail.com
looks great with the black on the green Miyata. On Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 10:23:01 AM UTC-7 alexander...@gmail.com wrote: > Got some for the Miyata Triple cross I built as a 2 speed a little while > back - I've loved them so far. Easy set up and good performance. > [image:

Re: [RBW] Re: any bike photos of bikes with the Dia compe 980's?

2023-02-13 Thread R Shannon
Hello John, Frame is an Audax Special. 725 tubing. TT = 25.4 DT & ST = 28.6 Any other questions just let me know. - Rich On Sun, Feb 12, 2023 at 9:36 PM, John Bokman wrote: > King of Mercia? > > Tubing specs by chance? 753? 853? > > Looks like standard diameter tubing? > > > > > On Sunday,

Re: [RBW] Re: any bike photos of bikes with the Dia compe 980's?

2023-02-13 Thread Eric Marth
I'd like to add I think the 980s are a great looking brake, nice for the price, classic, innocuous, they check a lot of boxes. You should buy that set from Jeff, you can't go wrong. On Monday, February 13, 2023 at 10:24:32 AM UTC-5 Eric Marth wrote: > Hey strong +1 that the Tektro Oryx brakes

Re: [RBW] Re: any bike photos of bikes with the Dia compe 980's?

2023-02-13 Thread Eric Marth
I'd like to add I think the 980s are a great looking brake, nice for the price, classic, innocuous, they check a lot of boxes. If you can find 'em in stock in silver I'd say pick them up, you can't go wrong. On Monday, February 13, 2023 at 10:24:32 AM UTC-5 Eric Marth wrote: > Hey strong +1

Re: [RBW] Re: any bike photos of bikes with the Dia compe 980's?

2023-02-12 Thread Mike Godwin
Hi John S Erik Billings who did the braze-on mods and other frame stuff, I asked him to make a rigid longer drop cable hanger. It is chro-mo tubing, probably seat stay tube with a 6 mm barrel braze-on. Erik made two of them, one went to someone on the i-bob, 650b, or Riv list. Powder coated

Re: [RBW] Re: any bike photos of bikes with the Dia compe 980's?

2023-02-12 Thread John Bokman
King of Mercia? Tubing specs by chance? 753? 853? Looks like standard diameter tubing? On Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 5:47:40 PM UTC-8 RichS wrote: > Thank you John, I appreciate it! > -Rich > > On Sun, Feb 12, 2023 at 8:39 PM, John Bokman wrote: > >> Gorgeous Mercian, Rich! >> >> On

Re: [RBW] Re: any bike photos of bikes with the Dia compe 980's?

2023-02-12 Thread R Shannon
Thank you John, I appreciate it! -Rich On Sun, Feb 12, 2023 at 8:39 PM, John Bokman wrote: > Gorgeous Mercian, Rich! > > On Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 9:57:41 AM UTC-8 RichS wrote: > >> My Mercian with the 980s. >> >> Best, >> Rich in ATL >> >> On Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 6:54:32 PM

[RBW] Re: any bike photos of bikes with the Dia compe 980's?

2023-02-12 Thread John Bokman
Gorgeous Mercian, Rich! On Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 9:57:41 AM UTC-8 RichS wrote: > My Mercian with the 980s. > > Best, > Rich in ATL > > On Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 6:54:32 PM UTC-5 JohnS wrote: > >> >> Hello Mike with the Bob Jackson. Nice looking bike. What front cable >> hanger is

[RBW] Re: any bike photos of bikes with the Dia compe 980's?

2023-02-11 Thread JohnS
Hello Mike with the Bob Jackson. Nice looking bike. What front cable hanger is that? I never seen one like it before. On Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 12:23:01 PM UTC-5 alexander...@gmail.com wrote: > Got some for the Miyata Triple cross I built as a 2 speed a little while > back - I've

Re: [RBW] Re: any bike photos of bikes with the Dia compe 980's?

2023-02-10 Thread Kim Hetzel
I forgot to mention that I, too, have the Dia-Compe levers paired with the 980 brakes. No complaints. Kim Hetzel Yelm, WA. On Thu, Feb 9, 2023, 7:57 PM Ryan wrote: > Paired very nicely with those Dia-Compe levers, which I think are really > nice...as nice as Pauls IMO. > > I know, I know, Paul

[RBW] Re: any bike photos of bikes with the Dia compe 980's?

2023-02-10 Thread Zac Terrones
Atlantis with some 980's that need adjusting. https://ibb.co/BGNrHCy https://ibb.co/cx3JNTn (posting images on this board is weird) -- 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

[RBW] Re: any bike photos of bikes with the Dia compe 980's?

2023-02-09 Thread Ryan
Paired very nicely with those Dia-Compe levers, which I think are really nice...as nice as Pauls IMO. I know, I know, Paul Components is a US company. I had their Racers installed on my mixte and I could've gone all in and got leversbut dammit, the dia-compes are nice...and reasonably

[RBW] Re: any bike photos of bikes with the Dia compe 980's?

2023-02-09 Thread jeffbog...@hotmail.com
I have a new in package set front PM sent Jeff On Thursday, 9 February 2023 at 09:33:34 UTC-6 jeff dobie wrote: > thinking of replacing my Tektro Oryx's (because the sux) with some 980's. > Like to see how they look in the real world.. -- You received this message because you are subscribed