Bill, Love the picture...that shade of blue on your Dad's bike is spectacular! Enjoy the memories of your Dad and the new memories while you ride the windsor. And I love shake down rides. I've enjoyed the process from afar thank you for keeping us informed..
Cheers, ~Hugh On Tuesday, January 21, 2014 9:29:48 PM UTC-8, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > > I got my pop's Windsor into rideable condition last night. I rode it > around the block and I'm extremely pleased so far. The real highlight is > that the 40 year old Dia Compe centerpull brakes have extraordinary braking > power. I'm really really impressed. It's not done in my mind until the > racks and fenders are on, but getting it to rideable was a big step. The > racks ought to be in soon, maybe tomorrow, and then I'll be able to do the > rack and fender install. Even without racks, the Saddlesack Medium fits, > so this bike is S24O ready. It's full Alba-smile worthy. > > Imperfection side story. I was so thrilled how the bar tape looked with > clear shellac. I ran out of clear and rushed down to the hardware store. > They were down to their last can of clear, and that can was kind of banged > up. It had splatter and drips on it, but it seemed full when I shook it. > Whatever. I bought it and have done a couple more coats of "clear". It's > looking more amber, and the one side that I first did with clear looks > lighter than the side that got three coats of this tainted can. Oh well, > we're making memories (as my mom always says)! > > <http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5506/12080685874_d8a0ba4d48_z.jpg> > > > Tons of > Photos<http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/sets/72157638367153736/> > > -- 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.
