Nay, the qualities increase in direct proportion to the procrastination. But don't be a doubter. (Well, give it more time, anyway.) You expressed skepticism about the 2020 Matthews and lo and behold, it eventually eventuated. And, I was sidetracked with plans for the Monocog replacement, about which I'm now wondering if it would be worth the cost and effort. Actually, Chauncey had agreed to repair some minor damage and have it powdercoated Molteni Orange back in 2020 when he built the Matthews #2, but he got fed up with brazing frames, got out of the business, and gave it back to me unrepaired.
Patrick Moore, with a long list of bike projects that *eventually* get done. On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 3:50 PM Bill Lindsay <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > As long as you never build "that Libertas" and don't ride it, its ride > qualities will remain *flawless *forever, and the weight will only change > very gradually with oxidation. > > “We few, we happy few, we band of brothers - joined in the serious > business of keeping our food, shelter, clothing and loved ones from > combining with oxygen.” > -Vonnegut > > BL in EC > > > On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 9:09:01 AM UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> That's frame and fork and headset, folks. >> >> On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 10:07 AM Patrick Moore <bert...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> .. 1970s *tout 531* Libertas [5.9 lb 60 X 56 c-c with steel Campy >>> hs!!] with 38 mm tires for a road-like pavement gofast combined with tires >>> and gearing sufficient for firm-dirt explorations. >>> >> >> -- >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Patrick Moore >> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >> >> -- > 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/57736c30-c1b9-4217-a278-05eddd8a93ben%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/57736c30-c1b9-4217-a278-05eddd8a93ben%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- 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/CALuTfgtou9-Ep9p%3DRF81_uag2Xsji_17i1B%2BDpZ7yHgfSMHP-A%40mail.gmail.com.
