Re: [RBW] Riv Wrap Fest in Seattle

2013-02-02 Thread Benedikt
Hey thanks. If you all do that again maybe I can make it by. - The other Brian. On Friday, February 1, 2013 1:31:05 PM UTC-8, Rob wrote: Great stuff Brian! Wow--clearly I am at the very beginning of learning how to do this. There's a whole group on Flickr! People are amazing. And your wrap

Re: [RBW] Riv Wrap Fest in Seattle

2013-02-01 Thread Brian Hanson
Wow! Somebody else should have been teaching the wraps, mr. benedikt... I'm going to have to try the 4-tape on the next wrap. Brian Seattle, WA On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 11:10 PM, Benedikt neutralbuoya...@comcast.netwrote: Yes. It can be done around the curves but it can get a little wonky.

Re: [RBW] Riv Wrap Fest in Seattle

2013-02-01 Thread Benedikt
For the record that's NOT my four tape wrap. I just saw it on the interwebs. - The other Seattle Brian. On Friday, February 1, 2013 12:09:33 AM UTC-8, stonehog wrote: Wow! Somebody else should have been teaching the wraps, mr. benedikt... I'm going to have to try the 4-tape on the next

Re: [RBW] Riv Wrap Fest in Seattle

2013-02-01 Thread Rob
Great stuff Brian! Wow--clearly I am at the very beginning of learning how to do this. There's a whole group on Flickr! People are amazing. And your wrap reflects the same level of thought and craft I've seen in your leatherwork--very nice. Rob H. in Seattle -- You received this message

Re: [RBW] Riv Wrap Fest in Seattle

2013-01-31 Thread Benedikt
Yes. It can be done around the curves but it can get a little wonky. http://www.flickr.com/photos/neutralbuoyancy/2928238682/in/set-72157607896493013/ A lot of patience is the key. Wah! Check this out! http://www.flickr.com/photos/parapulse/4824991949/in/pool-harlequin And there is a flickr

Re: [RBW] Riv Wrap Fest in Seattle

2013-01-29 Thread Reid
On Monday, January 28, 2013 5:11:17 PM UTC-8, René wrote: I'll host it when you come to the SF Bay Area! Let me know I'm advance so I can try to avoid a business trip if I can... René If you can't avoid business, I've got a two-car garage (in Menlo Park) that would work well for such

Re: [RBW] Riv Wrap Fest in Seattle

2013-01-28 Thread Philip Williamson
If there's a Bay Area harlequin wrap session, count me in! Philip www.biketinker.com On Sunday, January 27, 2013 9:11:16 PM UTC-8, stonehog wrote: Love it - traveling wrap demos. I get down there once a year. I'll let you know, Rene - perhaps you could host one? Of course now the Robs and

Re: [RBW] Riv Wrap Fest in Seattle

2013-01-28 Thread Steve Wimberg
The bikes do look great. Thanks for the pics. I'm planning on trying the harlequin wrap this weekend. It looks like everyone stopped the diamond pattern when they got to the bends in the handlebars. Were these aesthetic choices, or is it hard to get the pattern correct on the bends? Or

Re: [RBW] Riv Wrap Fest in Seattle

2013-01-28 Thread René Sterental
I'll host it when you come to the SF Bay Area! Let me know I'm advance so I can try to avoid a business trip if I can... René -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and

Re: [RBW] Riv Wrap Fest in Seattle

2013-01-28 Thread Brian Hanson
Will do, Rene - it looks like June 18-20 looks to be a possibility. Brian On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 5:11 PM, René Sterental orthie...@gmail.com wrote: I'll host it when you come to the SF Bay Area! Let me know I'm advance so I can try to avoid a business trip if I can... René -- Sent

Re: [RBW] Riv Wrap Fest in Seattle

2013-01-28 Thread Rob
Hey Steve, We were following Brian's lead, as far as where to start and stop the diamonds went. I think you could continue them all the way if you wanted to, but yes, they'd be distorted as you went around the bends in the bar, which could be fine--just another look. You might need a full two

Re: [RBW] Riv Wrap Fest in Seattle

2013-01-28 Thread Brian Hanson
This is what can happen when you go around curves with diamonds: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8356/8323960456_853f96d6f1_c.jpg Tread carefully, and keep your diamonds clean unless you can handle distortion... Brian Seattle, WA On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 10:57 PM, Rob robha...@gmail.com wrote:

[RBW] Riv Wrap Fest in Seattle

2013-01-27 Thread Brian Hanson
This afternoon, four mad-rad RBW list members got together for a bar taping fest in a Seattle garage (yes, it was raining). Amazingly, all members arrived on their bikes and carrying nothing more than bar tape, and the willingness to be made a fool of by cotton tape, they learned the fine art of

Re: [RBW] Riv Wrap Fest in Seattle

2013-01-27 Thread René Sterental
Those are some awesome wraps! When are you coming to San Francisco? Congratulations to all the artists and the master teacher!!! René On Sunday, January 27, 2013, Brian Hanson wrote: This afternoon, four mad-rad RBW list members got together for a bar taping fest in a Seattle garage (yes, it

Re: [RBW] Riv Wrap Fest in Seattle

2013-01-27 Thread Brian Hanson
Love it - traveling wrap demos. I get down there once a year. I'll let you know, Rene - perhaps you could host one? Of course now the Robs and Bruce are ready to teach :) Brian On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 8:30 PM, René Sterental orthie...@gmail.com wrote: Those are some awesome wraps! When are