They are VO Porteur bars. I actually just took them off and I'm going to Noodles :) Another shellacing...
Brian On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Philip Williamson < philip.william...@gmail.com> wrote: > That looks fantastic. Are those Albatross bars with moustache-style road > levers? > > > On Monday, October 29, 2012 1:51:30 PM UTC-7, stonehog wrote: > >> Here is my last wrap session after 3 coats of amber: >> http://flic.kr/p/dh3eoR - "good protection" is up to your needs. I >> generally do 3 coats to get it to look "finished" for my tastes. It will >> wear after a good rain or sweat session, so I would expect the beausage to >> start in pretty soon if you live anywhere it rains. >> >> I actually prefer it to look used - it's like new shoes. They look fake >> until they are scuffed up. >> >> Brian >> Seattle, WA >> >> On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 1:24 PM, Joan Oppel <oppe...@verizon.net> wrote: >> >>> I really like Newbaum's tape, mostly because I like the colors and how >>> they deepen with shellacking. My Bleriot came from Rivendell with cloth >>> tape wrapped over cork tape underneath and shellacked. That was 6 years >>> ago and I really liked how it felt and lasted. I've since re-done in the >>> same way the Bleriot bars, other bars and a few days ago did another bike >>> with Newbaum's over cork - there are 4 separate shots of the tape: >>> >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/**30856149@N04/8135995899/in/** >>> photostream/<http://www.flickr.com/photos/30856149@N04/8135995899/in/photostream/> >>> >>> So, the Newbaum's is somewhat fragile and really needs to be shellacked, >>> I think. Here's the question: after wrapping, I put on 3 coats of shellac >>> over a couple of days. The pictures are after a 150 mile weekend of riding >>> so the tape definitely got a little human sweat/dirty hands use added to >>> it. >>> >>> Is there a rule of thumb for how many coats provide good protection? >>> What do those of you who are 'shellackers' usually do? Or, is it a matter >>> of what final shade of color you're trying to achieve? >>> >>> Thanks - >>> Joan >>> Riv content: the Newbaum's orange tape was purchased from Rivendell. >>> Plus, I always re-watch the bar wrapping and shellacking videos from >>> Rivendell before re-doing handlebars. I really like the music that >>> accompanies Riv videos. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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-owne...@googlegroups.**com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bun...@** >>> googlegroups.com. >>> >>> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >>> group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en> >>> . >>> >> >> -- > 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/-/HVX5eZAYn_YJ. > > 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. > -- 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.
