Conzelman Road Redux

[Ray]

After experiencing that rim failure last Sunday, I switched out the
wheels on my Gomez with some relatively new Salsa wheels I had on
another bike. I have ordered a new set of wheels from Rich Lesnik, but
these will do until those arrive. After work this afternoon, I rode
the usual loop back into the Headlands. I took a few pix, too:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8581354@N03/sets/72157628327426017/

[eflayer]

those look like stem mounted shifters? what bracket did you use to mount those?

[Ray Shine]

Those are Paul thumbies, stacked one over the other. I got the idea from Rene on this list. I have two other bikes with old SunTour stem shifters. I like them for uprights.

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those look like stem mounted shifters? what bracket did you use to mount those?

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[Joe Bernard]

That orange bottle is bright, eh? I just got one and put it on my plum Bstone XO-3. With the bike parked in my bedroom, it makes a great night light. ;-)

[Ray Shine]

Yeah, after the top wears out, I can cut the bottle into strips and lace them through my spokes!

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From: Joe Bernard <joer...@gmail.com>
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Sent: Wed, December 7, 2011 8:43:40 PM
Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Conzelman Road Redux

That orange bottle is bright, eh? I just got one and put it on my plum Bstone XO-3. With the bike parked in my bedroom, it makes a great night light. ;-)

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[EricP]

Nice photos. Makes me lust in my heart after a Yves Gomez. Have
always liked Rivendell's interpretation of the mixte.

Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN

On Dec 7, 11:51 pm, Ray Shine <r.sh...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Yeah, after the top wears out, I can cut the bottle into strips and lace them
> through my spokes!
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> Sent: Wed, December 7, 2011 8:43:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Conzelman Road Redux
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> That orange bottle is bright, eh? I just got one and put it on my plum Bstone
> XO-3. With the bike parked in my bedroom, it makes a great night light. ;-)
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[Smitty-A-Go-Go]

Great looking bike. My wife's Betty is much too small for me but it's still fun to ride around with the kids. These pics confirm my previous notion that the "Quickbeam" crank with the 32 ring swapped out for a 24 or 26 is the prettiest crank with the perfect gear combo for any riding I want to do. Also, love the labels in the photos... a picture with words tells a thousand stories.

[Greg Walton]

I believe they are Paul Thumbies.  Here is another example: http://www.biketinker.com/2011/projects/thumbies-as-stem-shifters/

Greg

On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 7:45 PM, eflayer <eddie....@att.net> wrote:

those look like stem mounted shifters? what bracket did you use to mount those?

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[Ray Shine]

Thank you. I like the wide range double a lot. Climbing up conzelman is no picnic, and the lows are suited well for it. Like all my bikes, I very seldom hit the high end of the ratios. 

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On Dec 8, 2011, at 8:47 AM, Smitty-A-Go-Go <54c...@gmail.com> wrote:

Great looking bike. My wife's Betty is much too small for me but it's still fun to ride around with the kids. These pics confirm my previous notion that the "Quickbeam" crank with the 32 ring swapped out for a 24 or 26 is the prettiest crank with the perfect gear combo for any riding I want to do. Also, love the labels in the photos... a picture with words tells a thousand stories.

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[Ray Shine]

Yes, they are Paul thumbed stacked one over the other on the stem. I like the set up a lot for upright riding.

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[René Sterental]

Very nice setup Ray. I'm glad you're all right. I'll see if I get a chance to replicate your ride in the next couple of weeks now that I'm finally home after a very heavy traveling quarter where I was barely able to ride.

René