Re: [RBW] Downtube Bosses
Thanks. Nice pic. - Ryan On Friday, March 9, 2012 10:28:50 PM UTC-8, Horace wrote: Depending on the location of the cable stops, clamp-on shifters might not be a problem at all. http://www.flickr.com/photos/7850806@N06/6822567370 On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 8:55 AM, Ryan Ray ryanr...@gmail.com wrote: I'm trying to move to down tube shifters on a bike that doesn't have bosses. I do have cable stops right where the bosses would be. It seems like these would get in the way of clamp on shifters right? Do I just need to get the replaced by a frame builder? Also: looking to buy some down tube shifters if anyone has some retroflection, power ratchet, or 8 speed shamans... - Ryan -- 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/-/CNCiYLq8jDgJ. 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/HNp8656cJXgJ. 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.
[RBW] Downtube Bosses
I'm trying to move to down tube shifters on a bike that doesn't have bosses. I do have cable stops right where the bosses would be. It seems like these would get in the way of clamp on shifters right? Do I just need to get the replaced by a frame builder? Also: looking to buy some down tube shifters if anyone has some retroflection, power ratchet, or 8 speed shamans... - Ryan -- 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/-/CNCiYLq8jDgJ. 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.
Re: [RBW] Downtube Bosses
Ryan, the best bet might be to use a nice set of clamp on dt shifters. It might line up right that the clamp is held up by the stops. I used to have a dura ace set from the 70s. Suntour, campy, etc all make high end clamp on shifters. Jl -- 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.
Re: [RBW] Downtube Bosses
high end clamp on shifters An oft-repeated quote around here is, hey, those are the good cottered cranks! Always good for a chuckle. On Friday, March 9, 2012 11:38:51 AM UTC-6, JL wrote: Ryan, the best bet might be to use a nice set of clamp on dt shifters. It might line up right that the clamp is held up by the stops. I used to have a dura ace set from the 70s. Suntour, campy, etc all make high end clamp on shifters. Jl -- 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/-/dqb9HD2ofVUJ. 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.
Re: [RBW] Downtube Bosses
http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/components/durax-comp.html 18 oz/pair for arms, no rings -- not too shabby! And damned pretty! On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 5:03 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery thill@gmail.com wrote: high end clamp on shifters An oft-repeated quote around here is, hey, those are the good cottered cranks! Always good for a chuckle. On Friday, March 9, 2012 11:38:51 AM UTC-6, JL wrote: Ryan, the best bet might be to use a nice set of clamp on dt shifters. It might line up right that the clamp is held up by the stops. I used to have a dura ace set from the 70s. Suntour, campy, etc all make high end clamp on shifters. Jl -- 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/-/dqb9HD2ofVUJ. 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. -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- 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.
Re: [RBW] Downtube Bosses
In discussions (and my own thought processes) like these, I'm reminded of 'Tool Time' the tv series. I offer this as a cautionary note. Things can and sometimes do go wrong. -JimD On Mar 9, 2012, at 1:23 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote: On Fri, 2012-03-09 at 11:57 -0700, PATRICK MOORE wrote: That's the approach I highly recommend: taking sharp cutting tools (even better, power tools) to a nice frame. Seriously -- Steve Palincsar's opinion notwithstanding (hiya, Steve!) -- it's not hard to remove cable housing stops; I've done so several times, successfully. Use a Dremel to cut and smooth, then do the finishing by hand with a fine flat file. I stripped five or six stops, not to mention rear canti bosses and derailleur hangar tab, from a nice old early '90s Diamond Back mtb to make me a 60 geared fixed off road bike. After I filed and sprayed with rattlecan, I could not see any attachment marks. It's easy to do all sorts of crimes and abominations. The question isn't is it easy to do, but should it be done at all. (I'm looking at cutting the tt stops off my #3 custom Riv -- no rear brake. Mh!) (Even funner is using a hammer to get a frame to fit cranks or tires it was not meant for -- have done that too, successfully -- tho' I'd draw the line at the Riv.) Patrick grateful to Steve 'cuz he's praying for my soul Moore http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanged,_drawn_and_quartered -- 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. -- 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.
Re: [RBW] Downtube Bosses
Depending on the location of the cable stops, clamp-on shifters might not be a problem at all. http://www.flickr.com/photos/7850806@N06/6822567370 On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 8:55 AM, Ryan Ray ryanr...@gmail.com wrote: I'm trying to move to down tube shifters on a bike that doesn't have bosses. I do have cable stops right where the bosses would be. It seems like these would get in the way of clamp on shifters right? Do I just need to get the replaced by a frame builder? Also: looking to buy some down tube shifters if anyone has some retroflection, power ratchet, or 8 speed shamans... - Ryan -- 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/-/CNCiYLq8jDgJ. 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.
