So true. It seems I'm constantly changing something on my bikes. Fenders on, fenders off. Three pairs of tires in a month. I wonder how the bike would handle if I swapped out X/Y/Z...
I do the same thing with old motorcycles. Seems I'm constantly elbows-deep into them. Last night in the shop, my Dad walks in and asks what I'd estimate the ratio is of the time I spend wrenching on them to riding. Clearly he didn't understand :) On Friday, June 12, 2015 at 1:27:17 PM UTC-5, hsmitham wrote: > > Chris, > > Glad you found some time to work on your Hilsen, I bet you can't wait to > start building your freshly painted travel Hilsen! I can't wait to see that > build. Just a winning color my friend!! > > Currently, I'm redoing both cockpits on my Hilsen & Atlantis, just > finished wrapping the Albastache bars on the Hilsen after installing a 8cm > Dirt Drop Stem. I rode it for about two weeks to make sure this was the > right decision. Today I'll be cleaning the Drive train. The Atlantis got a > new 10cm Tallux stem for the win! Today it gets new bar end shifters and a > rear dynamo light. I'm hoping that these changes will last a really long > time and I can just focus on lots of riding. Other smaller projects on the > distant horizon to tinker/wrench on. > > Oh and I'm installing a Mark's rack on the Wife's Betty. > > When my wife looks in on me tinkering on the bikes in the garage she > smiles and declares "your pretty content" and she's right! Working on > bikes I get my Zen on. > > Doug, I was wondering what all that noise was coming from yer Atlantis? > Silent or smooth drive train is the bee's knees! 15K on your cassette well > done Sir. > > Tail Winds, > > ~Hugh > > On Friday, June 12, 2015 at 8:34:49 AM UTC-7, Chris Chen wrote: >> >> Life has been crazy for a while, and I haven't had the chance to work on >> the bikes in a few months. Just remembering to lube the chain requires >> forethought. Tonight I finally started "fixing" my Hilsen with new brakes, >> saddle, and cockpit. It felt so good. >> >> Here's hoping you find time in your life for a little soul maintenance >> >> cc >> >> -- >> "I want the kind of six pack you can't drink." -- Micah >> > -- 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.
