Originally Posted by
CrimsonEclipse
Drill, dremel, file, sharpie to color in the exposed metal and to cover up a filing mistake.
Most RD's don't have enough metal higher up to make a new hole.
Eh, wanted to see if it would work. Well, it did. It wasn't the way I liked.
Came up with a solution, took a while until it mattered.
This bike is a backup, #3 or 4 on the priority.
Had some other mods and overhauls on other bikes that needed to be done first. So I did them.
And build a new computer.... also out of parts lying around.
I can buy a new bike no problem or all the parts I could possibly want. That's boring.
Make something that CAN'T be bought.
Don't compromise you vision.
It's not about the money...
It's about sending a message...
That's right. Anyone can grill a good steak. Cooking something great from lesser cuts, that's craft. The same for a hundred other things.
When I took poli sci in college, the prof was super great, he taught us about the *full* spectrum of political thought, then showed us that (at that time, early 1980s), the democrats and republicans in the USA were (holds his fingers about an inch apart) "that far apart" on the full political spectrum.
The ironic thing is, you and Ron, in terms of philosophy about bikes, are about that same amount apart; You both seek to build up bikes that are bargains in terms of capability versus cost, and unique. Enjoyment in that challenge. Me too.