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Nice Bike LoP. Today I new bike day'd too:
It's a shiny metallic green Wabi Classic. Can't wait to build it up and start riding it! It will get used when I want to train in bad weather, commute, or just cruise around the neighborhood for fun.
It's a shiny metallic green Wabi Classic. Can't wait to build it up and start riding it! It will get used when I want to train in bad weather, commute, or just cruise around the neighborhood for fun.
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so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
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I did the new (used) frame thing the other day. Gonna be at least a couple of weeks before build time, though. All I have is wheels, tires, cassette, and handlebars.
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Nice scores all around! Love the colors of all three of those frames.
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+1 nice stuff
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"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
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Yep, Dad bought it half-way built, BITD 1970 or so. Most of the frame was done, but we still had to build the centerboard trunk, skin the hull, and rig it. It's about 12' LOA, plans from a Dutch designer, IIRC.
It hasn't been on water since 1988 or so. I'm hoping to get her back in action soon. Needs a new mast and bottom paint at the very least.
It hasn't been on water since 1988 or so. I'm hoping to get her back in action soon. Needs a new mast and bottom paint at the very least.
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Yep, Dad bought it half-way built, BITD 1970 or so. Most of the frame was done, but we still had to build the centerboard trunk, skin the hull, and rig it. It's about 12' LOA, plans from a Dutch designer, IIRC.
It hasn't been on water since 1988 or so. I'm hoping to get her back in action soon. Needs a new mast and bottom paint at the very least.
It hasn't been on water since 1988 or so. I'm hoping to get her back in action soon. Needs a new mast and bottom paint at the very least.
My dad built a kayak from plans and kept a photo journal of the whole build from the moment he got the idea. Chesapeake Light Craft "Ches 17".He was going to build a sailboat before he got sick. I take the kayak out once in a while. This is the best photo I have of it in the water. I convinced my dad to not paint it, to just clearcoat the wood and leave it nude.
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Reminds me of one of our rides last summer:
Yes, that is the bike route. We had a wet summer.
Yes, that is the bike route. We had a wet summer.
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It's official, I hate the Brooks Professional on my Paramount and it has prevented me from riding the bike very much at all since acquiring it. I was so hung up on how fitting the saddle is to the bike but I really want to ride this bike more and the Brooks has to go!
On that note, I have no fukin clue what to replace it with. I also have to replace the saddle on my MTB, so dammit, I need two saddles.
On that note, I have no fukin clue what to replace it with. I also have to replace the saddle on my MTB, so dammit, I need two saddles.
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It's official, I hate the Brooks Professional on my Paramount and it has prevented me from riding the bike very much at all since acquiring it. I was so hung up on how fitting the saddle is to the bike but I really want to ride this bike more and the Brooks has to go!
On that note, I have no fukin clue what to replace it with. I also have to replace the saddle on my MTB, so dammit, I need two saddles.
On that note, I have no fukin clue what to replace it with. I also have to replace the saddle on my MTB, so dammit, I need two saddles.
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It's official, I hate the Brooks Professional on my Paramount and it has prevented me from riding the bike very much at all since acquiring it. I was so hung up on how fitting the saddle is to the bike but I really want to ride this bike more and the Brooks has to go!
On that note, I have no fukin clue what to replace it with. I also have to replace the saddle on my MTB, so dammit, I need two saddles.
On that note, I have no fukin clue what to replace it with. I also have to replace the saddle on my MTB, so dammit, I need two saddles.
Have a look at the Fabric Scoop.
I've got a Pro Team Flat on my road bike and a Pro Radius on my gravel bike.
-Tim-
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Put new bearings in the WI hub and built some wheels. I figured out how simple it is to line up the valve hole with the hub logo after I built the front. It was 1 a.m. by that point and I wasn't turning back.
Also, replacing bearings in WI hubs is stupid easy.
Also, replacing bearings in WI hubs is stupid easy.
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Today a new owner left with this.
It served me well as a do all kind of bike. It was a mountain bike, fun bike, slick tire commuter, jacked up fixed gear drop bar no brake conversion, wheelie machine. It was always so wrong, but always so right. I will miss the buzz of the Chris King rear hub.
It served me well as a do all kind of bike. It was a mountain bike, fun bike, slick tire commuter, jacked up fixed gear drop bar no brake conversion, wheelie machine. It was always so wrong, but always so right. I will miss the buzz of the Chris King rear hub.
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Saddles are a personal choice. The Brooks Professional is my favorite (I have four of them), but YMMV. Are you looking to sell?
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I am not at all an experienced builder, but here goes:
On a 32h 3x wheel...
Drop your first spoke inbound through the drive-side flange (this will be the 'key' spoke).
Install that spoke in the rim immediately ahead of the valve hole.
Looking at the drive-side, rotate the hub counter-clockwise so as to pull the spoke into it's correct position (parallel to the valve stem)
Does the hub logo face the valve hole? No?: move spoke position on the hub as necessary such that it is. Yes?: Success! (Now continue the build!)
How come I couldn't find this info when I googled it?
These are the video tutorials I used to learn how to lace.
On a 32h 3x wheel...
Drop your first spoke inbound through the drive-side flange (this will be the 'key' spoke).
Install that spoke in the rim immediately ahead of the valve hole.
Looking at the drive-side, rotate the hub counter-clockwise so as to pull the spoke into it's correct position (parallel to the valve stem)
Does the hub logo face the valve hole? No?: move spoke position on the hub as necessary such that it is. Yes?: Success! (Now continue the build!)
How come I couldn't find this info when I googled it?
These are the video tutorials I used to learn how to lace.
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This has been my exact problem. I build 36h 3x. When I twist the hub clockwise, I'm always guestimating the correct angle of how the spoke exits the flange. I know it's not radial, and I know it's not 90 degrees. It's a ballparkish kinda thing. Of course after 18-24 spokes I can always tell..........
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Actually, I did that on my last set and got closer than I ever had before. Still off by a hole, maybe two.
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Did 48 miles on the road bike. Wanted to make it an even 100km, but I forgot to put my lights on the bike and the sun was going bye-bye.
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Have a look at the Fabric Scoop. I've got a Pro Team Flat on my road bike and a Pro Radius on my gravel bike.
-Tim-
-Tim-
I am looking to sell, but I have to put it out there that the leather is softer one side and became very dimpled under me. I can take a photo later for you to judge.
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I can help with this and have the cutting guide, star fangled nut setter and any other tools you might need.
The guide and setter are nothing special and cutting a fork can be done with ordinary tools easily enough but I have them and they are available to you if you need them.
Or I can put on a pot of monastery coffee and we can spend an few hours in my garage. Mi casa su casa. Just let me know.
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Today I caught a shard of glass in my Pasela during a ride in the teens. Ducked into a nearby tunnel for light and wind protection during the repair.
Not the most pleasant experience, but saved from being much worse by my PDW 3wrencho. It's by far the best tire lever I've used, and made removing and re-installing the tire a breeze even with icy fingers (along with taking care of the track nuts, of course). The most outstanding tool in my kit along with my Hozan lockring pliers.
Not the most pleasant experience, but saved from being much worse by my PDW 3wrencho. It's by far the best tire lever I've used, and made removing and re-installing the tire a breeze even with icy fingers (along with taking care of the track nuts, of course). The most outstanding tool in my kit along with my Hozan lockring pliers.
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