I have neglected my bikes and not ridden very much the last 6 months. I have a pile of projects:
1. building a dynamo hub wheel for my 650b ebisu. The old synergy 36h wheel was permanently repurposed for my rSogn. I have A23 rim, SON20r hub, and 32 spokes ready to go. I also have new EL Hetres and XTR Ti 8-speed cassettes ready to mount to the wheelset (the rear wheel is a 9-speed dura ace hub with matching rim). A new front LED light is on its way also. Currently the Ebisu has Magnic light on it, but those will move to a different bike. I am getting ready for the brevet season! 2. Change the cantilever brakes on the rSogn to V-brakes. While I never had problem with canti squealing on my other bikes, this bike with canti has given me a lot of problems. I have decided to move to V-brakes to get a little more braking power and quiet it down. I have two other bikes in my stable already using V brakes 3. Replace worn brake pads and tires, if needed on all bikes as we have had some serious rain (and hope to have more) in the Bay Area after 3 years of dry winters. 4. Clean all my bikes. Hope I will be able to get to all the projects! Franklyn Berkeley, CA On Wednesday, December 17, 2014 2:37:11 AM UTC-8, ascpgh wrote: > > Riding, besides my commutes, get a bit scant from here on out through > winter. The season, the holidays, more deliberate prep for a trip in the > conditions, plenty of things distract from just a nice ride but I realize > that at this time every year I always seem to contemplate a bike project to > go with the anticipated springtime, fruition or not. It's biking fun for > the extra bandwidth. > > My project is a low trail, 650b wheeled, all-around bike made with a > lively tube set (versus sturdy for touring) with drop bars, center pull > brakes, generator hub, LED lighting. All on a budget recognizing the value > of experience, unlike the box bike/mass market interpretation, handmade > wheels versus machine made ones as an example. I am reading and including > many posting subjects and items in this project and admit that may not > reach reality, but it's fun to have on the drawing board. > > Andy Cheatham > Pittsburgh > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
