Jonathan: Beautiful bike... I'd expect nothing less than wooden tubulars! You still sewing up your own tires? You've probably been doing that for, what... 40 years now??? (BTW come join us for Riv Rally East 2013 in May... stay tuned).
Peace, BB On Monday, October 29, 2012 9:52:53 AM UTC-4, Jonathan Poor wrote: > > Thanks for the compliments! > > The big ring is a 44, so a 44x26 double (both chainrings are from TA), and > the 6 speed cassette is 13-14-16-18-21-24. > > The 44x13 is a surprisingly big gear, especially with the larger tires, > and I find I can hang in a fast group just fine, 'cause I like to spin. I > joke with the local tri-guys that the rims are made of "carbon fiber" > > Braking: the pads are dura-ace cork pads meant to use on carbon fiber > rims. The Braking is not super great, but adequate. The wood smoke aroma on > hard braking is a plus. At first I used regular rubber pads, and the > braking was better, but they generated an unpleasant melting rubber smell, > and made black streaks on the rims. > > Toe straps: yes, these are set up a la Power grips. No toe clips, just the > leather straps, set up so the strap goes diagonally from front outside to > back inside. I tried powergrips, but I didn't like the extra hardware, and > that you couldn't easily adjust between different shoes. This is much > simpler, and lets me use my collection of old toe straps. I find it is the > ultimate "float" since you can move your foot fore and aft, in and out, and > also swivel. I still like to be connected to the pedals sometimes. > > > Rims: Those are the Nashbar rims you remember. Had them in my basement > for years, before building the wheels. So far the finish is holding up > fine. No sign of wear. > > Cheers! > > > > > > > > -- 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/-/FY9PTKB7mSkJ. 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.
