Don Walker Singlespeed build continues
01-29-08 | 08:11 PM
#27
**** that ****
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This is Africa, 1943. War spits out its violence overhead and the sandy graveyard swallows it up. Her name is King Nine, B-25, medium bomber, Twelfth Air Force. On a hot, still morning she took off from Tunisia to bomb the southern tip of Italy. An errant piece of flak tore a hole in a wing tank and, like a wounded bird, this is where she landed, not to return on this day, or any other day.
This is Africa, 1943. War spits out its violence overhead and the sandy graveyard swallows it up. Her name is King Nine, B-25, medium bomber, Twelfth Air Force. On a hot, still morning she took off from Tunisia to bomb the southern tip of Italy. An errant piece of flak tore a hole in a wing tank and, like a wounded bird, this is where she landed, not to return on this day, or any other day.
01-30-08 | 07:19 AM
#29
Sorry about the ugly cabinets and poor lighting.
Bike has PW hubs to Deep V's. Fixed/Free with a White Ind. free cog.
The Brooks is only on for NAHBS.
As for the logo, its been redone, so for all who said "greatest framebuilder with the ugliest logo", step in line...bring your checkbook.
You'll have to wait until NAHBS to see the new logo.
DW
Bike has PW hubs to Deep V's. Fixed/Free with a White Ind. free cog.
The Brooks is only on for NAHBS.
As for the logo, its been redone, so for all who said "greatest framebuilder with the ugliest logo", step in line...bring your checkbook.
You'll have to wait until NAHBS to see the new logo.
DW
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he's baaaaaack.... sort of
he's baaaaaack.... sort of
01-30-08 | 08:43 AM
#32
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Hey let's ride.
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 2,002
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From: Allen, TX
Bikes: Torelli road bike, Tsunami tandem
Not sure. That stem is an ultrlighweight although now that I see it on the bike, I think a silver one would look better. Don's even talked of making a custom matching stem for the bike.
01-30-08 | 10:03 AM
#35
NO, that is old font.
New font kicks 20 different kinds of @$$.
The headtube and seattube and chainstay logos are all new and, well, see line above.
DW
New font kicks 20 different kinds of @$$.
The headtube and seattube and chainstay logos are all new and, well, see line above.
DW
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he's baaaaaack.... sort of
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01-30-08 | 10:13 AM
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Hey let's ride.
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 2,002
Likes: 2
From: Allen, TX
Bikes: Torelli road bike, Tsunami tandem
Dave,
That is one sweet ride. Love those white lugs, wish I'd thought of that.
I also like the leather wrapped bars and saddlebag. Nice touch.
Your bike even looks like it would fit me. I'm 5'5''.
That is one sweet ride. Love those white lugs, wish I'd thought of that.
I also like the leather wrapped bars and saddlebag. Nice touch.
Your bike even looks like it would fit me. I'm 5'5''.
01-30-08 | 10:18 AM
#38
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Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 206
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From: Fort Worth, TX
Thanks. I've had it a little more than a year.. We'll have to swap when we ride. I'm 5'7"
01-30-08 | 05:10 PM
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01-30-08 | 05:54 PM
#43
01-30-08 | 05:55 PM
#44
Pics prior to packing this afternoon.
DW
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01-30-08 | 06:54 PM
#47
Sheldon Brown's posse
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 1,046
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From: Oz-tray-lee-ah
Bikes: BMC SL01, XtC, Rhythm GX and a frankenstein avalanche 2.0
The frame is gorgeous. Saddle position is letting it down. It needs the saddle tilted to horizontal, moved back a little, silver stem, bar tape that matches. and for aesthetics sake like everything else, bit more chain tension. Then it'd really make the frame glow.
01-30-08 | 07:08 PM
#49
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Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Van BC
edit: i also think that ergo bars look funny set up like that, I would rotate them up a bit and move the levers down so that they continue the line of the bar tops. Really these are mostly niggly asthetic points but this frame deserves to be fussed over.
Last edited by mander; 01-30-08 at 07:13 PM.
01-30-08 | 07:16 PM
#50
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Joined: Apr 2005
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Your frames are great but you need to work on colour matching the bits that attach to the frame. Brown Brooks with a white-wrapped handlebar and an overall silver theme matched up with a black stem....it just doesn't work and, like others have said, it takes away from the overall visual pleasure that is the (incredible) frame.
