What came in the post for you today?
#5226
Senior Member
One of these:
Aerotech High Vis
Aerotech High Vis
#5232
1/2 as far in 2x the time
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Northern Bergen County, NJ
Posts: 1,746
Bikes: Yes, Please.
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Some Zefal cloth bar tape. I'm less than thrilled. It's thin and not very adhesive. As much cushion as cello wrap. and the color of the bars is visible under the tape. Ah well, sometimes cheap is.... cheap. Looks like someone grabbed a roll of tape out of the ER and threw it on.
PS I did the taping "backwards" to reflect how I did it bitd.
Though back then I would never have considered using white. There was black, and then there was black. The year before I got my Ron Cooper, I had red bar tape, on a silver Torpado, my first racing bike. But that was on Cape Cod, where the "dirt" is sand... and by midsummer that didn't look so hot. In Vermont, dirt is dirt. After the Cooper got damaged, an orange Masi GC, bought from a friend also wore black.
I'm trying to branch out. White should be managable, now that I'll only put one week's training miles on this bike a year...
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#5233
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Great White North
Posts: 951
Bikes: I have a few
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lousy photo and the wrap looks worse in focus...
Some Zefal cloth bar tape. I'm less than thrilled. It's thin and not very adhesive. As much cushion as cello wrap. and the color of the bars is visible under the tape. Ah well, sometimes cheap is.... cheap. Looks like someone grabbed a roll of tape out of the ER and threw it on.
This is cotton twill tape from the local sewing shop with 3 coats of shellac. Not cushion but that is the way I like it, plus it is under $15.
This came in the mail today. Tub tape enough for 2 wheels from UK. $10 CDN all in. Bought with a free $10 Amazon card.
#5234
bill nyecycles
Huret downtube shifter clamp & levers for my rebuild. Thanks eBay!
#5235
Overdoing projects
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Rotterdam, former republic of the Netherlands
Posts: 2,439
Bikes: Batavus Randonneur GL, Gazelle Orange Excellent, Gazelle Super Licht, Gazelle Grand Tourist, Gazelle Lausanne, Gazelle Tandem, Koga-Miyata SilverAce, Koga-Miyata WorldTraveller
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#5236
Polymultiplié
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: South Holland, NL
Posts: 11,103
Bikes: Yes, please.
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Nice!
#5238
Polymultiplié
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: South Holland, NL
Posts: 11,103
Bikes: Yes, please.
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First accessory for my planned Kawaii build :
#5239
Senior Member
New cap. These are very nice!
#5240
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada - burrrrr!
Posts: 11,753
Bikes: 1958 Rabeneick 120D, 1968 Legnano Gran Premio, 196? Torpado Professional, 2000 Marinoni Piuma
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Mail today is really mail, not picked up during the past six months, while I was away for my winter escape.
One NOS Legnano Cottered crank set, One Universal long reach rear caliper for my Rabeneick 120d, One set of levers for the Rab120, One set of Campy/Legnano high flange hubs laced to 700c Weinmann concave rims(built these wheels this morning)...
And, though not in the mail, one all chrome Torpado and one Atala Northstar waiting for my return...
One NOS Legnano Cottered crank set, One Universal long reach rear caliper for my Rabeneick 120d, One set of levers for the Rab120, One set of Campy/Legnano high flange hubs laced to 700c Weinmann concave rims(built these wheels this morning)...
And, though not in the mail, one all chrome Torpado and one Atala Northstar waiting for my return...
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"98% of the bikes I buy are projects".
"98% of the bikes I buy are projects".
#5242
Senior Member
Mail today is really mail, not picked up during the past six months, while I was away for my winter escape.
One NOS Legnano Cottered crank set, One Universal long reach rear caliper for my Rabeneick 120d, One set of levers for the Rab120, One set of Campy/Legnano high flange hubs laced to 700c Weinmann concave rims(built these wheels this morning)...
And, though not in the mail, one all chrome Torpado and one Atala Northstar waiting for my return...
One NOS Legnano Cottered crank set, One Universal long reach rear caliper for my Rabeneick 120d, One set of levers for the Rab120, One set of Campy/Legnano high flange hubs laced to 700c Weinmann concave rims(built these wheels this morning)...
And, though not in the mail, one all chrome Torpado and one Atala Northstar waiting for my return...
I love the way steel cottered cranksets look, but I don't like working on them.
Scored a Nervar Sport square taper set with French BB, and installed it on my Pug.
Best of luck with your build (not that you need it - your bikes all look great!).
#5243
working on my sandal tan
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: CID
Posts: 22,653
Bikes: 1991 Bianchi Eros, 1964 Armstrong, 1988 Diamondback Ascent, 1988 Bianchi Premio, 1987 Bianchi Sport SX, 1980s Raleigh mixte (hers), All-City Space Horse (hers)
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#5244
Senior Member
German bike tools shipped from Belfast (Slane Cycles) to Evanston. That's the sort of international cooperation I can get behind.
#5247
Senior Member
Carsick waxed canvas roll top panniers for our trip to Thunder Bay in June.
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#5248
Overdoing projects
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Rotterdam, former republic of the Netherlands
Posts: 2,439
Bikes: Batavus Randonneur GL, Gazelle Orange Excellent, Gazelle Super Licht, Gazelle Grand Tourist, Gazelle Lausanne, Gazelle Tandem, Koga-Miyata SilverAce, Koga-Miyata WorldTraveller
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#5249
Senior Member
Working for a shop has some perks. First ever brand new bike:
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My bikes: '81 Trek 957, '83 Trek 720, '85 Trek 500, '85 Trek 770,'81 Merckx, '85 Centurion Cinelli, '85 Raleigh Portage, '92 RB-2, '09 Bianchi
My bikes: '81 Trek 957, '83 Trek 720, '85 Trek 500, '85 Trek 770,
#5250
Overdoing projects
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Rotterdam, former republic of the Netherlands
Posts: 2,439
Bikes: Batavus Randonneur GL, Gazelle Orange Excellent, Gazelle Super Licht, Gazelle Grand Tourist, Gazelle Lausanne, Gazelle Tandem, Koga-Miyata SilverAce, Koga-Miyata WorldTraveller
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