Re: [RBW] Gus semi-makeover

2023-11-08 Thread Kim H. 
Hi Richard,

I am very happy for you that found success out of your curiosity in 
changing up your cockpit to make it feel more comfortable in riding your 
Gus. Truly, comfort is everything. It's great to hear that you rode 40 
miles of single track over a period of two days !  That's wonderful !  
I enjoyed reading your report of upgrades and how more confident you are in 
riding Mr. Gus Boots Willsen.

As for me, I am waiting for delivery of my 52cm blue Clem later this week. 
I should get it by Friday ?  From thereafter, I will be busy swapping 
componentry out and over from my 59cm Clem to my 52cm Clem and be able to 
go for a test ride. I bought a pair of Honjo Flat 65 silver metal fenders 
this morning from SimWorks to go on my new bike. 

Kim Hetzel

On Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 8:24:32 AM UTC-8 rmro...@gmail.com wrote:

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> On Nov 8, 2023, at 11:09 AM, Richard Rose  wrote:
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> Greetings! I've completed some changes to my Gus that I was not at all 
> certain I needed. Although I have been very happy with the bike since 
> building it I was curious about a couple of things. First, rapid rise was 
> an itch I wanted to scratch. I splurged on an N.O.S. T400 Nexave from a 
> group member here. Along with this rear mech. I had been wanting Silver 2 
> shifters since new. I'd built the bike with a few items I had on hand 
> including Microshift thumb shifters. They were just "ok" in comparison to 
> the Silver shifters on my Clem. But, the Nexave does not have a barrel 
> adjuster and the Silvers do not either. However, as many of you are aware 
> the Silver 2 shifters available from Bluelug do have barrel adjusters, so I 
> ordered those. Bluelug service is fantastic! I had the shifters in less 
> than a week all the way from Tokyo.
>
> The BIG change and the one that made me a bit nervous was my decision to 
> try a different handlebar. The whole reason I even got the Gus to begin 
> with was my absolute love of my Clem L with Bosco. The promise of a 
> slightly more trailworthy bike with all the comfort of the Clem was my 
> motivation. I never even considered any other handlebar for the build. And 
> it has been great. But, riding one of my favorite rowdy trails revealed 
> certain shortcomings of the Bosco. It's not that I could not ride the 
> trail, but rather a slight hesitance to do certain things - like a fast, 
> rooty decent. Also, the Gus pretty much felt like a bigger Clem as the 
> cockpits were identical. So I started getting curious about different 
> handlebars.
> My search led me to this "Albacore" handlebar from Hope Cyclery in nearby 
> Pennsylvania. It is a collaboration with Leker Leks, custom bar maker in 
> Philly. It is very wide - 785, with generous sweep - 60 degrees. My hope 
> was to get into a bit more aggressive position without sacrificing comfort. 
> The bars design meant I could not use my existing 100mm Nitto V stem. In 
> addition the new bar has a 22.2 clamp size & I do not like shims. I lucked 
> into a Paul Boxcar in 35mm length & 22.2 clamp!
> Over the last two days I've managed 40 miles of singletrack. I could not 
> be happier with the changes. Rapid Rise is so good! The new cockpit really 
> kind of transforms the bike. The bike is now much more confidence inspiring 
> and is even a bit "flickable" on the trail. I am thrilled! I am having 
> trouble including pics so will do so with a comment.
>
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[RBW] Gus semi-makeover

2023-11-08 Thread Richard Rose 
Greetings! I've completed some changes to my Gus that I was not at all 
certain I needed. Although I have been very happy with the bike since 
building it I was curious about a couple of things. First, rapid rise was 
an itch I wanted to scratch. I splurged on an N.O.S. T400 Nexave from a 
group member here. Along with this rear mech. I had been wanting Silver 2 
shifters since new. I'd built the bike with a few items I had on hand 
including Microshift thumb shifters. They were just "ok" in comparison to 
the Silver shifters on my Clem. But, the Nexave does not have a barrel 
adjuster and the Silvers do not either. However, as many of you are aware 
the Silver 2 shifters available from Bluelug do have barrel adjusters, so I 
ordered those. Bluelug service is fantastic! I had the shifters in less 
than a week all the way from Tokyo.
The BIG change and the one that made me a bit nervous was my decision to 
try a different handlebar. The whole reason I even got the Gus to begin 
with was my absolute love of my Clem L with Bosco. The promise of a 
slightly more trailworthy bike with all the comfort of the Clem was my 
motivation. I never even considered any other handlebar for the build. And 
it has been great. But, riding one of my favorite rowdy trails revealed 
certain shortcomings of the Bosco. It's not that I could not ride the 
trail, but rather a slight hesitance to do certain things - like a fast, 
rooty decent. Also, the Gus pretty much felt like a bigger Clem as the 
cockpits were identical. So I started getting curious about different 
handlebars.
My search led me to this "Albacore" handlebar from Hope Cyclery in nearby 
Pennsylvania. It is a collaboration with Leker Leks, custom bar maker in 
Philly. It is very wide - 785, with generous sweep - 60 degrees. My hope 
was to get into a bit more aggressive position without sacrificing comfort. 
The bars design meant I could not use my existing 100mm Nitto V stem. In 
addition the new bar has a 22.2 clamp size & I do not like shims. I lucked 
into a Paul Boxcar in 35mm length & 22.2 clamp!
Over the last two days I've managed 40 miles of singletrack. I could not be 
happier with the changes. Rapid Rise is so good! The new cockpit really 
kind of transforms the bike. The bike is now much more confidence inspiring 
and is even a bit "flickable" on the trail. I am thrilled! I am having 
trouble including pics so will do so with a comment.

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