Initially the paint was Sanded before the sale was made to ensure there was no damage to the tubing. I have since additionally picked off a few more loose chunks and sanded a bit more to prevent moisture buildup and rust. I'll probably finger nail polish it at some point to protect. I honestly think the actual cause of the cracks in the paint is just from contaminants or poor quality. Maaaaybe not flex. :P
As for the shifter, I was working on installing my rear derailer chain and cassette...with the reverse rapid rise the derailer was in the way for chain sizing and I didn't have a tandem cable. I had an old Simplex/huret thumb shifter that happened to fit on the downtube support. And with a little drillout was able to use a problem solvers noodle pulley that lined up the cabling perfectly to the bottom bracket. I gave it a short ride and decided to keep it for now as it's actually fairly accessible and easy to use. More out of the way for mountain biking which is what this bike is being built for. See how it holds up! I guess that spot is the same diameter as a bar. Sooooo could maybe do that with another higher quality hinged thumby. On Monday, August 29, 2022 at 10:01:49 AM UTC-7 Scott wrote: > Unless an 800lb gorilla was previous owner, that's concerning, for sure. > If it's a result of tube bending, I would think evidence may exist > elsewhere; as tube bending likely would also occur at junction of DT/BB > shell, DT, and/or junction of DT/HT. > I'm curious as to source of paint being ground off, too. Some relation to > cracks?! > > Do tell:) > > Scott > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > <https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature> > > On Fri, Aug 26, 2022 at 9:34 AM, Brian Turner > <brok...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Wow. That is interesting. Maybe a bit concerning?? So, did you grind the > paint off in those sections just to see the extent of it, or are you > planning to try to repair the paint job? > > On Friday, August 26, 2022 at 5:38:03 AM UTC-4 iamkeith wrote: > > That's what you get for catching big air too many times! Perhaps the real > flaw of step-through designs is that the generous standover height (read: > low-consequence crotch clearance) encouages aggressive rididing or > attempting of tricks. In seriousness, it's oo bad you don't/can't know > the real history because anything else we offer would be speculation. > Still... knowing myself, that WAS something I intuitively worried about > when i opted for the high-bar (clem) version. I didn't/don't have the same > concern with the gus/susie hillibikes. > > On Thursday, August 25, 2022 at 6:54:08 PM UTC-6 Mike Godwin wrote: > > Dramatic for sure! > > Mike SLO CA > On Thursday, August 25, 2022 at 3:15:37 PM UTC-7 Mackenzy Albright wrote: > > [image: PXL_20220825_220133171_2.jpg] > > I recently acquired this orange Clementine. We all know early generations > paint are negotiable. However, I find the crack patterns quite interesting. > Obviously, given the cracking location and direction leads me to believe > that this puppy planes! Move over kasai tubing. > > *note. hint of satire here. but also am curious about the flex quality of > step through frames. I've found them to feel as spritely as anything. > > -- > 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/bbdb176d-6876-4f21-ae8d-2abfb92599e6n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/bbdb176d-6876-4f21-ae8d-2abfb92599e6n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b15621cc-9ee7-4a41-966e-39d185db63dfn%40googlegroups.com.
