Will: "I used Blue Lug natural cotton tape and shellac'd it clear for that stale pee look I was aiming for."
I love a good shellac recipe and keep them in my mental index. On Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 5:19:32 PM UTC-5 Eric Daume wrote: > This is funny. I mostly ride a fixed gear road bike, but this thread has > me thinking about a SS FW road bike. I could use a tensioner for that kind > of build, which would open up a lot of interesting frames to think about. > > I could finally flip over one of my flip/flop wheels and give it a try, I > guess. > > Eric > > > On Saturday, December 17, 2022, JohnS <shar...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> On my Quickbeam there is a fixed 18 cog that I use all the time and on >> the other side is a fixed 16 that I never use. So as long as I can get it >> off the hub, I'll try one of the SS freewheels that I have. Should be able >> to work on it over the Christmas break. >> >> I agree Philip, changing tires, swapping bars, adding/removing >> fenders/racks all make a bike seem like new. >> >> On the upside of fixed gear riding, I can do a very good track stand, >> being able to push forward or backward just makes it so much easier. I >> don't even try on my multi-geared bikes any more. >> >> Thanks, >> JohnS >> On Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 2:14:52 PM UTC-5 Philip Williamson >> wrote: >> >>> I’m a big fan of riding fixed. It just feels good to me, but I’m not an >>> evangelist: “more for me, I guess!” I like having a second gear option (two >>> rings, dingle cog), but almost never use the low gear. >>> >>> Will’s Roadini is like a Golden Age tribute bike. I love it. Now I kinda >>> want one, but I’ll go swap tires around on the bikes I’ve got, instead. >>> >>> Philip >>> Sonoma County, Calif >>> >>> On Sat, Dec 17, 2022 at 11:02 AM Berkeleyan <asht...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> It's a different ride, and a fun ride, to have a single speed. I have a >>>> Dos Eno on my QuickBeam, but still stay primarily on the 15 tooth >>>> sprocket. >>>> The 17 comes into play for East Bay hills, but I rode (with camping gear) >>>> in the 15 from Berkeley to the Entmoot in Marin via San Francisco and >>>> Sausalito/Tiburon, and it was delightful. With no levers to move, you >>>> focus >>>> on building momentum, and save strength for hills. >>>> >>>> - Andrew, Berkeley >>>> >>>> On Friday, December 16, 2022 at 7:57:35 AM UTC-8 Ryan wrote: >>>> >>>>> Have to say...I like that bike a lot. Very clean and elegant >>>>> >>>>> And Will's post : >>>>> https://www.rivbike.com/blogs/news/singlespeed-roadini?mc_cid=1ea8aef045&mc_eid=0074b52ae1 >>>>> >>>>> nails what I like about single-speeds; for some years now my SS PX-10 has >>>>> been a fave. Apologies to Rivendell but riding that old Peugeot IS >>>>> addictive. I am curious to see the landing of the Roaduno in 2023 >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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/0X6eDD7_XCI/unsubscribe >>>> . >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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/97b5f06e-1902-4542-b7fa-9aac57ffe14fn%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/97b5f06e-1902-4542-b7fa-9aac57ffe14fn%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/3b430f54-f193-4651-bc24-19a96a2c4833n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3b430f54-f193-4651-bc24-19a96a2c4833n%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/3c1545dd-9638-4e05-bdc2-c2204a85a93cn%40googlegroups.com.
