As others have said a work stand for sure worth every penny. with two Y wrenches; hex (4 5 6mm) and socket (8 9 10) I can just about take apart an entire bike. My favorite tools.
I am usually a less is more kind of guy, but when it comes to bearing grease more is better. I have found the factory built wheels I sometimes use on old 10 speed rebuilds are miserly with the grease, sigh, do not skimp on bearing grease. The most important thing I have ever learned- when you get frustrated with your build....walk away..cool down...come back later. Never ceases to amaze how much clearer a calm head sees. Ryan in West Seattle On Thursday, November 21, 2013 11:41:23 PM UTC-8, Manuel Acosta wrote: > > Put something meaningful on your bike. To make it your own. > Leafs. Twine. Ring. whatever > > On Wednesday, November 20, 2013 6:04:07 AM UTC-8, Tony DeFilippo wrote: >> >> Whether it's an application of beeswax, a dab of a specific grease, >> quirky cable routing... What is your own favorite tip or trick when >> building up a new bike out replacing components...? >> >> I'm pretty new to the game but I notice small mentions in some if the riv >> products of arcane or fancy installs, and I've seen all manner of custom >> work at my local co-op. I recently had the pleasure of visiting Rob at >> Ocean Air Cycles and was impressed at the attention to detail in his builds >> and the small bits and pieces adapted to make fenders and lights melt into >> the frame. >> >> I'll start, not that it's much of a secret but I've come to really like >> starting my handlebar wrap with a layer of recycled inner tube... Cheap and >> available, more cush than cork under cotton. You can also run with it >> without cotton on top as you are trying out different brake/shifter >> configurations or bar height. It's really easy to work with and you can >> even cut it in half canoe style to reduce the'thickness' in some areas or >> add thickness in other places. >> >> What do you have!?! >> Tony >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
