Bianchigirll 

Very cute!! Are they SPD compatible?



Money is bit tight being on medical leave and all, thank you Fed Govt., Dick Cheney, and P.A.T.T. , but since I managed to sell my leather flight jacket, which I hated, I decided to treat myself to something ore useful. A few Primal Wear USMC jerseys. I wore one today and it was great. Very comfy, nice fit, the pockets are a little higher than I am used to but they are nice and deep.

They even have little mock 'Leatherneck' collars.

Velocivixen

@Bianchigirll- they aren't but that's a thought.

ThermionicScott 

The weekend before leaving for RAGBRAI, I had a rash of flats on my rando-commuter. Fearing that my shaved tires might be to blame, and wanting to stave off any potential mechanical trouble, I quickly ordered a replacement set and paid $24 S&H so that they would arrive in time to swap them on.

They didn't.

But at least they did arrive -- and in one box -- while I was out doing the ride:



Thankfully, I didn't have any trouble with the old tires while descending hills at 39 MPH.

Bianchigirll 

I don't know how I missed the thread on the Rando but it turned out great. How do you like the ride? I used my Sport SX for a lot of commuting and few 100milers and even tried to 'cross with it. It was a great ride until the end.

gomango

A set of the Onza Canis 2.25 for the Yeti ARC.

Highgear

I like the para sidewalls.

arex

A UN55 bottom bracket and a 7-speed cassette for the Nishiki.

Ed.

Some pretty nifty (not perfect, mind you, but they'll have to do) grips from Three Speed Hub, for one of my Raleigh Record Aces. Makes it more likely I'll have them both at the Lars Anderson show.

upthywazzoo 

Tifosi Slip sunglasses.

RobbieTunes

One of these, with headset...
And a polished aluminum headbadge for it.

upthywazzoo 

Which subforum are you going to post the review in?

smontanaro 

Nothing as cool as @RobbieTunes frame, but a couple Paselas in 27x1" size (tubes to match, for a Super Le Tour), a refill bottle of Stan's No Tubes Sealant, a can of Vittoria Mastik One.

Steve Whitlatch 

RXXXL Special Edition Shoes

These are my first shoes. Now if I can figure out how to get my feet out of the pedals without killing myself, they will be great.
(both of my bikes are red & black)

smontanaro 

I'd ask for the s&h back...

smontanaro 

What type of pedals? Release early, well before the stop. Practice clipping in and out while stationary, leaning on something (wall, lamp post, car, whatever). You'll get the hang of it in no time.

Steve Whitlatch 

I have two sets of Shimano pedals. The three hole kind of cleats. The set on my main bike are the better pedals but they are probably more advanced and tight. I loosened them all the way but they are still harder to clip out of. I have a cheaper set of Shimano pedals on my flip bike. They are easier to clip out of. I guess the cheapo pedals are going on my main bike until I get the hang of it. I did the slow motion fall on my front lawn. Nobody was looking so I am ok. LOL

ThermionicScott 

Thank you! It rides pretty well over the deteriorating roads in my area (our "small-government" leaders delivering on their promises, I guess), and I've got the tire pressures nailed so that the rolling resistance isn't too bad either.

I'm a sucker for Panasonic tires. I dunno if they roll any better than they would with black sidewalls, but they look the part on my late-80's/early-90's bikes.

gaucho777 

Got a small hoard over the past couple days. A seasoned Ideale 80, Everest FW, Regina FW, spare Regina cogs, Benotto tape, and a ds Stronglight crank arm to replace one that showed signs of embrittlement.

jyl

A Sunrace freewheel. A couple used freewheels. A pair of pedal taps.

gomango

Very nice Robbie.

Love to hear your buying experience/build plans when you get a chance.

RobbieTunes

Hip pads.
Elbow pads.
Practice falling over in the garage.

That way, you can make it look natural.

PS, like Skip asks, the type of pedals. Some Shimano pedals used Look "delta" cleats, and now Shimano is using their own cleat on the SPD-SL's. They are not compatible, and the SPD-SL cleats are very hard to get in/out of the "delta" pedals. Don't ask me how I know this, but it involves riding into my garage until I got up against a riding lawn mower to break my fall. I was not as smart as cehowardGS, who simply rode back into my driveway slowly, and said "hold me up until I get out of these things."

RobbieTunes

I've been shot at before, so I'll avoid the 411. Build is half done, a couple of obstacles already, more unique to modern bikes than what I'm used to....i.e: "what, you can't just bolt parts on and expect them to work?"

I'll have a full write-up in a few days, I hope, with pictures. Mine was the first one shipped, arrived before they thought it would. My wife signed for it (if that's not a good omen, I don't know what is), she thought it was a wheelset, it's that light. I'll be straightforward and honest in my review. One hint: < 16 lbs before the chain and housings, sans pedals and cages. Yep, steel is not only real, its light. Imagine.

As with any custom builder, there are delays, and Wraith is doing a very good job at handling the obstacles:

Homeland Security held the steel, because we all know Columbus tubing is inherently a WMD.

One of their worker's father is very ill, and they're a family, so it affects the entire group, especially in small-scale production.

Getting behind on the frames, for the good reason above, creates havoc on the coating/finishing schedule.

Everything gets moved back, and then, when the road frames were due to be gone, but aren't, here come the cross frames!

These are delays that mass-production facilities don't stress over, but are completely understandable to me.
I could have waited until Christmas, but it came in July, so I'm still over the moon.

For those of you who don't know, BF C&V member Taylor, a.k.a. "trekkiller" is part of the Wraith team. These days find him highly stressed, highly excited, and climbing the learning curve like Nibali in the mountains. They're putting in 6x12-hour days/week at Wraith, and I can't wait to ride this beast. In fact, I had some fun before/after Centenario Bartali-Hollandale on paths, so yes, I'm thinking of selling a bike or two and getting a cross frame as well.

Steve Whitlatch 

I feel bad laughing at this story. Well since you figured it out maybe you can tell me if my new Shimano cleats are compatible with the two sets of pedals I have. Both sets of pedals came off of bikes I had come through my door.

Pars 

A care package from oldskoolwrench (pair of mtn crank arms), and a set of Campy new production NR brake pads for the Raleigh from Velomine. Have Kool Stop Cross pads/holders on there now, and although I have been very happy with their performance, I wanted to get back to a more vintage aesthetic. The Cross pads will go on the commuter Trek, so win-win, since I probably need to stop better on that anyhow.

oldskoolwrench is one great guy to deal with as well, so a shout out to him!

arex

A Sunlite seatpost for the Nishiki.