I won't call you crazy. Anyone willing to take on a wonderful and awful 2CV is eccentric not crazy, and is a Romantic. Part of the Rivendell life. A fine custom bike that isn't ridden is a tragedy, and if the frame works in a trike conversion, I say it should be made ridden. It would be even more unique than a custom, if it works, and that is better than hanging on a wall. But, my impression is that Joe Starck has made some wonderful bikes, and that he has suffered from mental illness, and can't/doesn't want to make frames anymore, which isn't all that lucrative anyway. So, I won't call you crazy. Just unique!
On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 10:12 AM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat I bought a Workman folding utility trike to use as a grocery > runabout; I've always hankered after a British racing trike, and this > was a cheap ($200) way to get some of the fun, combine it with > outstanding short distance carrying utility (3-paper-sack rear backet) > and try out tricycling. I need to raise the gear to 60 or 65" from the > current 40" (have a bb converter for the OPC bb from Harris on order), > and I figured this was as close as I'd get to a racing trike for a > long while. I've been riding it and having great fun. > > But this morning I talked to Dave Porter about my Herse (generator > modifications) and Citroen (restoration) and he told me he could > convert a bicycle frame to a right hand drive trike. Now I've got a > wonderful, 1999 Joe Starck 650C fixed gofast hanging on the wall not > being ridden much (the newer but very similar Riv, now with the Kojaks > and with racks and, soon, Civia flat alum fenders gets much more use). > I've put not quite 11K miles on the '99 since it was delivered in > April, 1999. > > So: I am seriously thinking of having Dave do a top quality trike > conversion job with the '99. It will be a fixed gear or ss for > simplicity and because I enjoy that sort of riding, and will have > provision for an easy on/off bag platform or basket. I'd use a front > fender. I'd also use what I can of the very nice 650c wheels, since I > have an extra 571 Sun rim or two. > > What do y'all think? Eccentricity, or a descent into madness? > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW > patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com > > A billion stars go spinning through the night > Blazing high above your head; > But in you is the Presence that will be > When all the stars are dead. > (Rilke, Buddha in Glory) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Bill Gibson Tempe, Arizona, USA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
