Note to non-deacon Patrick: Your size is a mixte! On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 7:57 PM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> *That's *what I had in mind. Thanks. > > Non-diaconal-Patrick, who damn' well won't buy a 59, in ABQ, NM. > > On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 4:31 PM, Grant Petersen <grant6...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Note to non-deacon Patrick about the singlespeeder: >> Name: Frank Jones Sr. >> Not for: 26-inch wheels! ha. >> Upslope: 3-deg >> New lug seat tube super boss >> Custom lugs on head tube (the combo is unique, looks great) >> Fillet BB b/c the downtube is 28.6 >> Color: Homer blue >> Rear dropout: Made it just for this bike. Wacky long rear entry two-eyes >> hooded kind, looks l ike an alligator, soaks up 8t chainring diff >> Midfork braze-ons, as I recall. We'll get a sample soon. I could look it >> up...I suppose >> >> Sizes: You should get a 59, but would probably want a 57. ha >> >> Name trivia: It was made for Blue Lug. I asked 'em if they had any name >> in mind, or any style of name. Said no. I presented 5 names, four of which >> were clever variants of ONE or SINGLE (Solouno...etc) plus the insane wild >> card super American sounding Frank Jones SR. That's what they picked, and >> I like it! >> >> 120 spacing >> rackmounts >> brake reach 59, which allows 38mm tire (a BL requirement) >> >> recommended brakes: the 559 sidepull, paul or compass cp, or the soon to >> be reissued Dia-Compe 610 centerpull (with a max reach of 610mm) >> >> I'm getting a 59 for my short bursty sprints on the way to and from work, >> with Albastache bars and 'Browns. >> >> On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 10:08 AM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Grant said: "The SS project started out a dumb lark in the early 2000s, >>> and has been tremendously successful. Not financially, but from the point >>> of view that lots of riders have been given the chance to learn friction >>> shifting, and if no SILVER, no chance. That's not important in the big >>> picture, but to me, personally, it is huge. I'm really proud of it, not in >>> an outward chest-thump way or a smug way, but in an inward way." >>> >>> That (in a general sense) is why Rivendell is worth keeping around -- so >>> to speak. One gets so effing tired of hearing of "resource optimization" >>> and "cost efficiencies" and "marketing focus strategies" and "product >>> portfolio optimization". Puke, puke, puke. Make something because it's good >>> and fun and useful! >>> >>> When will we hear geom specs for the SS? Will it plane? Will it work >>> with my AM hub? How fat a tire? >>> >>> Patrick Moore, not going to buy a Roadini after all, but who knows about >>> the SS, who still thinks the old Bar Con is the one to beat. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/to >>> pic/rbw-owners-bunch/h8yWa9G3t9A/unsubscribe. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- >> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique > ************************************************************************** > ************** > *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > topic/rbw-owners-bunch/h8yWa9G3t9A/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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