Re: [RBW] Appaloosa build - beta version

2017-04-16 Thread Sky Coulter
It's on a truck for delivery to a post office box in blaine. I live across the border in the lower mainland bc, so I'll have to drive down to pick it up. It should be delivered Tuesday and I'm hoping to get a chance to get down there Wednesday or Thursday. No need for measurements yet -- I'll

Re: [RBW] Appaloosa build - beta version

2017-04-16 Thread Bob Lovejoy
Hi Sky and thanks... Except for the strong rider part, I may very well resemble your friend! I laugh even as I type it, but, yeah, I should probably at least go see(!) a doctor to get their opinion. I have been so lucky most of my life (and am now 64, so a good run...) that I always believe

Re: [RBW] Appaloosa build - beta version

2017-04-16 Thread Sky Coulter
Bob, It looks great! Seeing it makes me second guess my decision about getting a 55cm. Hope your knee gets better. One of the guys i bike across canada w was 68 and had had knee replacement surgery a couple years before. He was a strong rider and felt like he shoulda had the surgery years

[RBW] Appaloosa build - beta version

2017-04-16 Thread Bob Lovejoy
Even though I am still figuring out some crankset/BB issues on a preferred set-up, I could not stand it and built the bike up and went riding! This is very much the beta release, though the basics are certainly there. It will, I think, end up with Berthoud fenders, racks (Tubus Cosmo rear,