Paul M. Hobson
12-31-1969, 08:00 PM
landotter wrote:
> On May 22, 12:27 am, "Paul M. Hobson" <fob...@gatech.edu> wrote:
>> Tom Kunich wrote:
>>> "Paul M. Hobson" <fob...@gatech.edu> wrote in message
>>> news:g12kqj$lrc$1@news-int.gatech.edu...
>>>> The bike looks like a baby running around without a diaper at the moment.
>>> How are you presently running your cables. Oh, you must be running a fixie.
>>> As someone noted, just put on the cable stops without the screw-in ends.
>>> They won't look that good but then they won't look as bad as without
>>> anything.
>> Just to be clear, it's the ladyfriend's singlespeed. She'll probably be
>> cool with leaving them bald. I've been recently baptized in the church
>> of Shimagnolo and hope to gain dual citizenship in the Alfine province
>> of the Nexus Republic.
>
> If you're bastardizing the Bianchi, which I fully approve of. Do
> remember that a gentleman doesn't really need more than three gears,
> and a S/A trigger shifter (get a vintage one with silver fascia ya
> hipster) can be made to fit oh-so-neatly up by the stem when using
> drop bars. Our SA is now fully modern looking in an aluminum shell:
> http://www.sturmey-archer.com/hubs_3spd_SRF3.php
> "Look ma, no more oil port!"
> Middle gear should be efficient as a red band Alfine.
> Cheap.
The Bianchi got crumpled under the force of the GMC Tahoe that t-boned
me in Nov. 2006. The Trek 330 has the Shimagnolo and I'll be dumping
the Raleigh One-Way for something more conducive for going to a
professional setting and carrying cargo -- probably one of those Pake's
with an Alfine hub and appropriate luggage.
More than likely, the Trek will take over SS duties and I'll pick up
another road frame* as well once the weather gets nice again since
recovering from my second wrist surgery should carry me through all the
nice weather in PDX ::frown:clown::
* I was looking at the Salsa La Raza - $500 bucks got you True Temper OX
Platinum steek and a CFRP fork. Alas, it appears to be discontinued.
If anyone knows of something similar, I'm all ears.
--
Paul M. Hobson
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> On May 22, 12:27 am, "Paul M. Hobson" <fob...@gatech.edu> wrote:
>> Tom Kunich wrote:
>>> "Paul M. Hobson" <fob...@gatech.edu> wrote in message
>>> news:g12kqj$lrc$1@news-int.gatech.edu...
>>>> The bike looks like a baby running around without a diaper at the moment.
>>> How are you presently running your cables. Oh, you must be running a fixie.
>>> As someone noted, just put on the cable stops without the screw-in ends.
>>> They won't look that good but then they won't look as bad as without
>>> anything.
>> Just to be clear, it's the ladyfriend's singlespeed. She'll probably be
>> cool with leaving them bald. I've been recently baptized in the church
>> of Shimagnolo and hope to gain dual citizenship in the Alfine province
>> of the Nexus Republic.
>
> If you're bastardizing the Bianchi, which I fully approve of. Do
> remember that a gentleman doesn't really need more than three gears,
> and a S/A trigger shifter (get a vintage one with silver fascia ya
> hipster) can be made to fit oh-so-neatly up by the stem when using
> drop bars. Our SA is now fully modern looking in an aluminum shell:
> http://www.sturmey-archer.com/hubs_3spd_SRF3.php
> "Look ma, no more oil port!"
> Middle gear should be efficient as a red band Alfine.
> Cheap.
The Bianchi got crumpled under the force of the GMC Tahoe that t-boned
me in Nov. 2006. The Trek 330 has the Shimagnolo and I'll be dumping
the Raleigh One-Way for something more conducive for going to a
professional setting and carrying cargo -- probably one of those Pake's
with an Alfine hub and appropriate luggage.
More than likely, the Trek will take over SS duties and I'll pick up
another road frame* as well once the weather gets nice again since
recovering from my second wrist surgery should carry me through all the
nice weather in PDX ::frown:clown::
* I was looking at the Salsa La Raza - $500 bucks got you True Temper OX
Platinum steek and a CFRP fork. Alas, it appears to be discontinued.
If anyone knows of something similar, I'm all ears.
--
Paul M. Hobson
..:change the f to ph to reply:.