Pretty! I approve the single speed drivetrain. As for gearing: you'll quickly get used to climbing in slightly higher gears, and this won't be a burden if you live in a flat area with only occasional hills. Headwinds can be more wearing.
On Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 8:26 AM, lconley <lcon...@brph.com> wrote: > Took my freshly completed Frank Jones Sr for its first ride on Saturday on > the Coast to Coat bike trail in Titusville. Immediately noticed a few > things. My feet are too wide for the lovely old Lyotard Berthet pedals, I > am not in good enough shape for the 45 - 18 gearing (OK on the flat, > struggled to make it over the bridge over the highway), and I am too wide > for the B-17, even with dropped bars. I also noticed that the blue paint is > pearlescent - very beautiful in the sun. I ordered a set of blue Catalyst > pedals, and I have two B-68 saddles "in stock", so I will be switching the > saddle out. I was hoping to use the antique brown B-17 special titanium > (off of my Guv'nor), but it was not to be. I may try another ride before I > switch out the chain ring (I have a 44 and a 42) once I get the pedals. I > really love the look of the bike, I give my 1st attempt at harlequin bar > tape a C - very time consuming and patience testing. > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UrwGaN22Wg0/Wq_H6i-VnqI/AAAAAAAAAJo/oCy3XaqAD2YDFlCdfhDTI5iLrQE6CcxJACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_1734s.jpg> > Picture at the Mercury Seven exhibit at Space View Park. > > Laing > Cocoa FL > > -- > 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 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.
