Steve,
Just got a Della Santa, great road bike. If you order one, you can
ask for anything you want.
However, this is a Rodeo thread so I am not say anything more about
his work. If anyone is interested, google him and you can see what
kind of work he has done.
For example, he build Rivendell
Gorgeous build I am sure it will be alot of fun to ride. You're lucky
to find a shop that still has this frame in stock. One of my Local
LBS has a couple left and they want $1000 for the frameset.
Happy trails enjoy that Bleriot!
On Aug 29, 10:14 pm, Mike wrote:
> Really nice build. Looks rea
Really nice build. Looks ready to be put to good use. I'm sure it
won't disappoint you. Enjoy.
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On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 10:24 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha
Cyclery wrote:
>
> My one skinny-tire bike (an early 80s pink Univega) has 700x25 Conti
> Gatorskins (which I doubt would fare well in Heine's tests), and it is
> plenty faster than my other bikes with fatter tires. It is also
> lighter than m
Additional fuel for the fire: nice alloy quill stems, like Nittos, will get
marked up over time. So if you lower your high stem, then raise it back up
some time later, the quill will probably have picked up some marks that will
now show...
Doug
On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 7:55 PM, Bill M. wrote:
I don't think the 1 " vs. 1-1/8" question has been answered
adequately. 1-1/8" steerers are an accomodation for carbon steerers.
A 1" steel steerer is and has always been plenty strong, so 1-1/8"
would add needless weight to the frame and fork. There are 1" carbon
steerers out there, but I woul
My one skinny-tire bike (an early 80s pink Univega) has 700x25 Conti
Gatorskins (which I doubt would fare well in Heine's tests), and it is
plenty faster than my other bikes with fatter tires. It is also
lighter than my other bikes, partly because it has skinny tires. It
turns out that, in many wa
Hey Dave,
I forgot to mention on the phone that I actually have the original
170mm crank arms. I loaned them to a friend to try out on an old
fixer-upper, but he said they weren't quite right.
I can send them with the new canti brakes ... but I would like to have
the 175mm cranks back.
Thanks
I see what you mean. I have always had standard drops like that. I
keep meaning to try a set of Noodles but old habits dies hard :)
On Aug 29, 6:23 pm, Bruce wrote:
> The noodle or dream bars give that flat landing area for your hands just
> behind the hoods. Your drops are racier and are set
The noodle or dream bars give that flat landing area for your hands just behind
the hoods. Your drops are racier and are set up in a more old fashioned way.
They look good, I'm just used to seeing the others and my own bikes have the
flat spaces for hand comfort.
On Sat, 2009-08-29 at 16:42 -0500, Bill Connell wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 4:19 PM, CycloFiend wrote:
> > On the roads around these parts, the two times that I consistently either
> > gain distance upon or catch up with folks on the Race Modeled Road Bikes
> > (RMRB) is when we hit uneven p
On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 4:19 PM, CycloFiend wrote:
> On the roads around these parts, the two times that I consistently either
> gain distance upon or catch up with folks on the Race Modeled Road Bikes
> (RMRB) is when we hit uneven pavement (well, that and descending). They
> look at the Jack B
I don't know if they sell them unpainted, but there sure are a lot of
builders out there showing them off:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/unpainted/
On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 9:45 AM, Phil Brown wrote:
>
>
>
> On Aug 28, 2:46 pm, Bill Connell wrote:
> The best option is
> > probably to get an unpa
Love the twine treatment on the kickstand.
On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Bruce wrote:
> Very good looking bike. Interesting choice of handlebars for this bike.
>
> --
> *From:* Johnny Alien
> *To:* RBW Owners Bunch
> *Sent:* Saturday, August 29, 2009 2:15:06 PM
>
On Sat, 2009-08-29 at 14:34 -0700, CycloFiend wrote:
> By which term (though it did make me think of the Hansen brothers' "Old Time
> Hockey!" cry) he meant my Silver Barends. He literally didn't think they
> worked, and that I was running them for some sort of statement.
>
> I tried to impress
I'll add one more observation about shifters to this thread.
A number of weeks ago, I was riding home. A guy in team-derivative kit on a
MCRB caught up to me and we chatted a bit. He complemented the Hilsen, then
asked what year it was. I thought for a second, then replied, "It's an
aught-eig
On Sat, 2009-08-29 at 14:19 -0700, CycloFiend wrote:
> I think that's starting to change. I've had a couple conversations with
> folks when I'm out on the Hilsen, rolling along fat and happy on my 32/33's
> while they clatter and bang away on 23's. There have been some articles in
> the race cr
on 8/29/09 7:54 AM, Tim McNamara at tim...@bitstream.net wrote:
>
>
> On Aug 29, 2009, at 6:06 AM, JoelMatthews wrote:
>
>> Admittedly, I know very little about club racing dynamics, but I
>> expect the majority of people who buy the Roadeo will never use tires
>> wider than a 28. At least no
On Sat, 2009-08-29 at 09:45 -0700, Phil Brown wrote:
>
>
> On Aug 28, 2:46 pm, Bill Connell wrote:
> The best option is
> > probably to get an unpainted frame and have a local framebuilder swap
> > out the mounts for you.--
> > Bill Connell
> > St. Paul, MN
>
> Sorry, no frame builder in his
on 8/29/09 12:15 PM, Johnny Alien at johnnyal...@verizon.net wrote:
> Got this Bleriot frame from "The Country Bike Shop" in Ohio. (Great
> service and highly recommended BTW) Nitto drops, Tech Deluxe stem, MKS
> Sneaker pedals, Brooks B-17 narrow, Panaracer Col de la Vie tires,
> tektro brakes,
on 8/29/09 11:01 AM, Big Paulie at pauldgr...@yahoo.com wrote:
> Not having a deep background in bikes, I'm wondering what the pratical
> differences are between the threaded and threadless options.
AASHTA -
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/gloss_ha-i.html#headset
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/headset
Grip Kings and cranks are claimed!
Thanks!
On Aug 28, 12:23 pm, Aili wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm cleaning house, and then moving to a smaller one so stuff has to
> go!
>
> Grip King Pedals - $30 Shipped
> Nearly new, no major scrapes. A little dirt, but I'll tidy them up.
>
> Paul Canti Levers - $6
On Aug 29, 2009, at 10:26 AM, JoelMatthews wrote:
>
>> Club riders will generally be using 700 x 23. Frequently smaller.
>> At 120 PSI. It's just a fact of life in racing clubs. This is
>> target market that does not think like people who use 35 mm tires,
>> tweed bags and high bars. If you
Thanks, Doug and Steve...
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on 8/29/09 9:45 AM, Phil Brown at philcyc...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>
>
> On Aug 28, 2:46 pm, Bill Connell wrote:
> The best option is
>> probably to get an unpainted frame and have a local framebuilder swap
>> out the mounts for you.--
>> Bill Connell
>> St. Paul, MN
>
> Sorry, no frame builder
They are just the standard run if the mill Nitto drops. Nothing
really unusual about them. Out of curiosity why do you say it's an
odd choice?
On Aug 29, 4:10 pm, Bruce wrote:
> Very good looking bike. Interesting choice of handlebars for this bike.
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way to get more people on 'em.
On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Bruce wrote:
> Very good looking bike. Interesting choice of handlebars for this bike.
>
> --
> *From:* Johnny Alien
> *To:* R
Very good looking bike. Interesting choice of handlebars for this bike.
From: Johnny Alien
To: RBW Owners Bunch
Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 2:15:06 PM
Subject: [RBW] My New Bleriot
Got this Bleriot frame from "The Country Bike Shop" in Ohio. (Great
serv
Hello all,
The Paul levers, Grip Kings, and Sugino Cranks are spoken for.
Thanks!
-Aili
On Aug 28, 12:23 pm, Aili wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm cleaning house, and then moving to a smaller one so stuff has to
> go!
>
> Grip King Pedals - $30 Shipped
> Nearly new, no major scrapes. A little dirt, but
On Aug 28, 2:46 pm, Bill Connell wrote:
The best option is
> probably to get an unpainted frame and have a local framebuilder swap
> out the mounts for you.--
> Bill Connell
> St. Paul, MN
Sorry, no frame builder in his right mind will sell you an unpainted
frame. 95% of what people think a "
Tim is right onjust some paste wax for cars (Johnson) or
(Turtle wax) or you could use the liquid stuff, "Dupont rain dance"
brand comes to mind.. It keeps your bike looking spiffy and applying
it is a good time to inspect for cracks or other potential damage to
the frame or parts. I've fo
Got this Bleriot frame from "The Country Bike Shop" in Ohio. (Great
service and highly recommended BTW) Nitto drops, Tech Deluxe stem, MKS
Sneaker pedals, Brooks B-17 narrow, Panaracer Col de la Vie tires,
tektro brakes, shimano bar ends, Sugino crank, Deore derailler and
hubs.
Just got it compl
Hey Paul.
IMHO the practical differences between quill and threadless are pretty
minimal as long as the steerer isn't cut too short on a threadless bike.
The reason to go with 1" threadless is so that the frame can be the same.
1" is the normal quill fork diameter and it is easy to get a shim that
On Sat, 2009-08-29 at 09:54 -0500, Tim McNamara wrote:
>
> Club riders will generally be using 700 x 23. Frequently smaller.
> At 120 PSI. It's just a fact of life in racing clubs. This is
> target market that does not think like people who use 35 mm tires,
> tweed bags and high bars.
Can I go of on a tangent relative to the Roadeo?
Not having a deep background in bikes, I'm wondering what the pratical
differences are between the threaded and threadless options.
And, why is the threadless option 1", rather than the more common 1
1/8"?
Thanks,
Paul
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DT's on a bike designed for club rides is kinda laughable-- not that
there is anything wrong with them, just that NO ONE on any club ride
that i have ever done or seen uses them. Lots of club riders today
have never even ridden DT's. I have only ridden with them once and
hated it-- what a dumb pla
Oh ... the irony.
DT shifters is likely a design decision, it's not as if there's a
shortage of DT shifters bosses is there?
The Irony is . . . why does the Waterford made Bomabadil have DT
shift bosses? . This kind of stops the thinking for a minute.
Who's gonna use DT shifters on
On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 10:26 AM, JoelMatthews wrote:
>
>> Club riders will generally be using 700 x 23. Frequently smaller.
>> At 120 PSI. It's just a fact of life in racing clubs. This is
>> target market that does not think like people who use 35 mm tires,
>> tweed bags and high bars. If yo
> Club riders will generally be using 700 x 23. Frequently smaller.
> At 120 PSI. It's just a fact of life in racing clubs. This is
> target market that does not think like people who use 35 mm tires,
> tweed bags and high bars. If you don't know anything about club
> racing, you won't be able
Why not offer it here before going to eBay?
On Aug 29, 4:52 am, Neil wrote:
> If you have the energy, parting it out and selling everything
> separately may yield more. The TA cranks may get a good chunk from
> people ho otherwise are not interested in the bike. Same with Chorus,
> especially if
On Aug 29, 2009, at 7:56 AM, Steve Wimberg wrote:
> Charlie, what type of wax are you talking about? I must plead
> ignorance! Is applying it simply a matter of melting and brushing it
> over the nicks?
The stuff you wax your car with. Not beeswax.
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On Aug 29, 2009, at 6:06 AM, JoelMatthews wrote:
> Admittedly, I know very little about club racing dynamics, but I
> expect the majority of people who buy the Roadeo will never use tires
> wider than a 28. At least not when they are with the guys and gals at
> the club. Brifters or no, the bi
Hi,
The cable stops that the prototype has are brazed on the DT. To do
shifter mounts instead will be no more work or time for the frame
builder. IF you can get the frame with custom paint, I don't see why
you couldn't ask for DT shifters as well. I'll bet the reason
Waterford does not show
On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Doug Van Cleve wrote:
> Howdy folks.
>
> Three things about this thread are jumping out at me. Other than both
> being steel road bikes, there isn't much similarity between the Pacer and
> the Roadeo (no offense intended to Seth :^). I am 99% sure the Roadeo wil
Thanks to those that replied.
Charlie, what type of wax are you talking about? I must plead
ignorance! Is applying it simply a matter of melting and brushing it
over the nicks?
Also, do you (or anyone else) think that removing existing nail polish
with nail polish remover will harm the o
If you have the energy, parting it out and selling everything
separately may yield more. The TA cranks may get a good chunk from
people ho otherwise are not interested in the bike. Same with Chorus,
especially if the shifters and hubs are alloy 10-speed. But I think
the $1.5-2K guesses are reasona
On Sat, 2009-08-29 at 03:50 -0700, JoelMatthews wrote:
> > IMO, for a bike that's intended to be a modern club sport mount, DT
> > shifters would be superfluous.
>
> As my last post on the topic, I will concede the club angle most
> likely is what I am missing here. Bikes are my primary form of
> I know it's easy to see the steel and lugs and think "A, Bob Jackson-ish"
> or "Just like my old
> Raleigh Competition," but those aren't the target with this one.
Grant, I follow your points, but this is not at all what started me on
this topic.
The first thing that came to my mind when
> IMO, for a bike that's intended to be a modern club sport mount, DT
> shifters would be superfluous.
As my last post on the topic, I will concede the club angle most
likely is what I am missing here. Bikes are my primary form of
transportation, I ride them to work, around town, for fun and on
I can't help you out with the cranks Dave (I have 175s on my Quickbeam
too)...sorry.
Hope you enjoy the bike, mine gets a lot more use that I thought it
would. I don't understand why someone would buy a Quickbeam and not
put miles on it...but it's your gain.
I rode the bike a lot in Los Angeles
I'd just use model paint. You can mix the little paint jars and get a
custom color that matches. If you are not confident to do that, get an
art student/person/friend to help. Model paint usually keeps fairly
well. I just ride the beans out of my bikes and put some past wax on
but I have to be tot
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