Bill, that build sounds freaky in the best of ways, can't wait to see the finished project! Worthy of a Riv newsletter feature no doubt!
Danny Madison, WI On Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 8:51:24 PM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote: > I probably won't sneak any more oil slick bits on there. I'm pretty > normcore when it comes to that stuff. > > The way I'll let my freak flag fly will be in the drivetrain setup. I've > built my own 120mm O.L.D. cassette hubs, upcycled from an obsolete model of > Shimano hub intended for small-wheel bikes (like folders, miniVelos and > some recumbents). That hub takes regular cassette cogs, just less of > them. My multigear or touring configuration will have a 6 speed cassette > on that cassette hub. There will be a front derailleur with a downtube > shifter. The rear derailleur will be actuated by a Silver Shifter on a > Paul Thumbie clamped to the seat tube. The Paul Thumbie is 31.8mm and so > I'll use the same plastic shims that one uses to mount a 31.8mm front > derailleur onto a 28.6 seat tube. The housing guides will be two P-clips > down the drive side seatstay bolted to the two rack/fender eyelets. That > touring wheelset already exists and is running on my Quickbeam today and > features a SON Dynamo up front. That's why Will was counting on me to be > "at Least one Maniac". > > Because both shifters will be ergonomically hidden, I'll still ride it > like it's a single speed. I won't be shifting like crazy like the "1-tooth > jump" brifter-crowd. But when I get to a steep hill, there will be another > "single speed" that's lower. > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > On Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 6:14:01 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! > wrote: > >> Wilding and oil slick. It’s what we’re doing now. >> >> Can’t wait to see the rest of the bike. Hope you sneak a few extra oil >> slick bits in there. >> Leah >> >> On Aug 15, 2024, at 10:36 AM, Bill Lindsay <tape...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Leah >> >> >> I will not be going wild in that way. I will, however, brace myself for >> a forthcoming scolding for the cultural references implied when using the >> phrase "to go wild". :-) >> >> "Did you get this inspiration from the My Little Platy?" I was on >> oil-slick much earlier, and your Platy did not put me off the oil slick. >> It started with the wrench. One of the local bike shops that I sometimes >> visit is The Pedaler in El Sobrante. They have a pretty nice BMX and fixie >> case of things, and the compact "Affinity" brand 15mm ratchet caught my >> eye. The guy said they got the oil slick treatment special from Affinity, >> and he had it in black also. I sprung for the oil slick because it was >> cool. >> >> In parallel, I've been waiting for an opportunity to use Vans grips. I >> grew up in Orange County and I am of a sufficient age that my grade school >> used to tour the Vans Factory there in the city of Orange. Back then, a >> pair of Vans was $20, and for an extra $1 they would build your Vans in >> whatever custom combination of their colors that you could think up. You'd >> just walk into the Vans store and pick your color way. >> >> Then, when curating the color way for my forthcoming RoadUno build I was >> looking at various purple grips, and discovered that one of the numerous >> grips available in Purple is the Vans offering, and that grip featured the >> oil slick treatment on the clamp. So, I decided the grip matching the >> wrench was just meant to be. While I ordered the Purple ones I also got a >> set of the traditional gum color also, so they really look like the Vans >> soles that I wore throughout my youth. >> >> In my communications with Will, I did confirm that his crack "at least >> one maniac will..." was aimed at me. So as to not let him down, I've got a >> unique drivetrain configuration in store that will earn the title and freak >> out the traditionalists. I even went on Custom Ink and designed this >> T-Shirt. I haven't ordered it yet: >> >> >> https://www.customink.com/designs/alom/mzf0-00cw-2gh6/rsdfu/?utm_content=lsdimg&utm_source=RSDFU%20%28SNB%29&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=rsdfu_savers_day21%20%28NbhxDx%29&_kx=NXF_6Lml056J_AH2BzBbymb1-qXdxA063E_tUUQ9xu1TNQ5y-8PreOKuIj_8jDWG.Q4AcEH >> >> I'm counting on having it set up for a September Diablo Summit >> >> Bill Lindsay >> El Cerrito, CA >> >> On Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 4:45:32 AM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! >> wrote: >> >>> Oil slick! Did you get this inspiration from the My Little Platy?! If >>> you really want to go wild, I will send you all the links for all the oil >>> slick you can handle. They even sell oil slick bolts for the bottle cage >>> mounts/rack mounts on Amazon… I do love eggplant and silver. This will be >>> great. APPROVE. >>> Leah >>> >>> On Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 7:58:37 PM UTC-4 Bill Lindsay wrote: >>> >>>> I'm eagerly waiting for the container to get to Walnut Creek. Today my >>>> grips came in. I'm going with a Silver RoadUno, which features purples in >>>> the graphics. I bought purple Vans Lock on grips, whose clamps match a >>>> very cool oil slick purple Affinity 15mm mini ratchet wrench that I >>>> already >>>> had. In front of the brake levers I'll run eggplant Newbaums, which I'll >>>> wrap over a layer of ESI silicon tape. >>>> >>>> A pic proves it: >>>> https://flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/53923848393/in/album-72177720319534027 >>>> >>>> I've started an album to capture the build. >>>> >>>> Bill Lindsay >>>> El Cerrito, CA >>>> >>> -- >> 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/WnzL9pA7ff0/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/e818bcb0-590a-413e-98c3-0ca76f46035dn%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e818bcb0-590a-413e-98c3-0ca76f46035dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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