I was going through the Rivendell photos on Flicker and saw this http://www.flickr.com/photos/36397392@N06/3580832606/in/set-72157615351530151/lightbox/
This photo is what got me thinking about going the high polished look on most of the parts. Have a look the stem is beautiful. On Monday, August 27, 2012 2:08:22 PM UTC-4, David G wrote: > > I don't think you can polish a Nitto lugged quill stem to a mirror chrome > finish, can you? It is "dull-bright" nickel plated cro-mo steel. > > David G in SF > > > On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 2:33 PM, blakcloud <blakc...@gmail.com<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> I am starting to think about buying my dream build which will be a A. >> Homer Hilsen. tentatively these are the components I would like. >> >> 650b wheel set built on Phil Wood hubs. >> Ultegra derailleurs and cassette >> cranks, undecided but not Shimano, they're ugly, Maybe White Industries >> double. >> White Industries pedals with Bruce Gordon half clips >> Nitto lugged quill stem, hand polished to mirror finish >> Nitto lugged seat post? >> Brooks saddle or a Specialzed Avatar which I have and like. >> >> The question is around which brakes to use. The long reach side pulls are >> probably adequate and are certainly cheaper but there is something about >> the high polished Paul Racers that look good on Rivendell's. My question to >> those who own the Paul's "Would you buy them again?" Of course we are >> talking about center post mounts as I am not going to go custom frame here. >> I have never been a fan of center pull brakes, the ones that I have tried >> all sucked but they haven't been as well built as the Paul's. >> >> I would like to hope they are great brakes and easy to set up because you >> can't beat side pulls for easy set up. So those who own Paul's or have used >> them, do you like them? >> >> -- > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/aWsc5le2dFcJ. 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.
