Bill, Well stated...my wife comes home and finds me wrenching in the garage and later tells me I have a huge smile on my face. I think I'm a freak but I love the smell of Phil Wood grease it's a comfort smell maybe it should be my new cologne?
In terms of worth and building a bike up I realize while I rebuild this Trek 850 it's a losing proposition in terms of money spent, however it's how I choose to spend my time and I rationalize that it'll be a family & friends loaner bike. Plus I'm learning and honing my skills so when I build up the next bike I'll be better prepared, nothing like doing to learn. And when out on the road or in the outback one can make repairs and not get stuck. ~Hugh On Wednesday, January 22, 2014 4:17:43 PM UTC-8, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > I'm flattered that my project inspired you. I think it's a great idea, > depending on what you mean by worthy. It's definitely a horrible > investment. My dad's windsor might have been worth $100 before I worked on > it. Now it's totally non-stock, but it's a rideable bike. It's probably > worth a tiny bit more, maybe $150, but I've probably put $600 and 50 hours > of work into it. Think about it like car people think about car > restorations. Do it if you'll enjoy doing it and if it will mean something > to you. The most enjoyable part about cycling for me is doing builds. I > enjoy doing builds more than I enjoy cycling (but I enjoy cycling a lot). > I would have a build in progress constantly if I could afford it and had > the space. My father gave me that love for working in the shop, and that's > part of why I relished my rebuild of his bike. > > On Wednesday, January 22, 2014 3:31:23 PM UTC-8, David Hays wrote: >> >> >> Inspired by Bill Lindsey's restoration/resurrection of his Father's >> Windsor I took another look at my Father's old Bianchi as I stopped to pick >> up some more things from their townhouse. >> They are ninety and just last November moved into in a retirement home >> with nursing care for my Mother. We are about to have an estate sale and >> sell what hasn't been picked up by family members. >> I certainly have more bikes than I need but was thinking as I and my >> siblings gave bicycles-including this Bianchi-to my parents on their 60th >> birthday it would be nice to bring this back to life and ride it out to see >> them. It's about 16 miles roundtrip from my house to their residence. >> Besides the sentimental drive which would probably carry for me anyway, >> is a Bianchi of this age and condition a worthy candidate for restoration? >> I don't know how to identify the model but it is lugged and the frame is >> made in Italy. The front derailleur and DT shifters are Campagnola. >> Any advice would be appreciated. >> Thanks. >> David Hays >> Kenmore, New York >> >> <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5AgU54Fh8Ro/UuBUaAqXNWI/AAAAAAAAAR0/OZswjz2iTP0/s1600/Dad%27s-Bianchi-1.jpg><https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-T6ea1rjYIGk/UuBUizNZMqI/AAAAAAAAAR8/Gz9jqPzm9IY/s1600/Dad%27s-Bianchi-2.jpg> >> >> >> >> > -- 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.
