What's your winter project? 2011 version

[William]

I just read through the 2010 winter projects thread.  Pretty entertaining.

This winter, I've got a few projects that I'm planning.  I'm doing another 650B build.  Between my Hilsen and Bombadil, I hardly need another 650B bike, but I wanted to try the low trail skinny tube thing, and I had an extra wheelset.  So that's ongoing.

Every bike is going to get another coat of shellac on the handlebars.  The ones that have been used the most (Hilsen) or have been on the roof the most (Bomba) need it.  

The Hilsen will get some drivetrain work to prepare it for another brevet season.  I'll also do some optimization of fender lines on all the bikes, possibly making my own spacers if needed.  Finally I'll go through some of the older parts and sell some things off.  

[Seth Vidal]

On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 4:36 PM, William <tape...@gmail.com> wrote:

>  Finally I'll go through some of
> the older parts and sell some things off.
>

oh really? Like what? :)

-sv

[dweendaddy]

I am going to: do some basic maintenance like cleaning drivetrains (no, I do not keep my bikes in "Ecovelo" clean shape!). I also want to add dynohub lighting to my wife's bike. I have been loving my dyno set up, but I can't really justify buying a whole new wheel for her just for that, so I think I am going to try out a bottle dynamo for that project. Does anybody have experience with those?

[William]

How about a 6-speed 13-21 freewheel?  You'll LOVE it!

[Bob]

Running studded ice/snow tires.

[fulf]

This winter I'll be building my Hunqapillar. I got the frameset in September along with a bottom bracket and crank. Last month I got bullmoose handlebars, and brake levers. I had a leftover mini rack for the front. Most recently I ordered Marathon Duremes 700*50s. I've been going back and forth on the wheels. The impatient me wants an affordable wheelset right now while the I want the best Rich built wheel says buy one at a time and have the wheel for my lifetime. I'm leaning toward the latter and hoping for the rear wheel for Christmas. Other questions I'm pondering is if the 700*50 SKS fenders will provide enough coverage, if with the bullmoose bars I'll need a more comfortable seat being that I'll be more upright? Right now I ride the Brooks B17 on my Atlantis and it's very comfortable. My plan is to have the Hunq on the road by spring but I'm not very patient and seeing it on my basement floor is driving me crazy!  Bill

[William Pustow]

We all feel your pain, Bill. Hang in there. The B17 on the Hunq should be fine.

Bill

Louisville, Ky

On Nov 17, 2011, at 7:55 PM, fulf wrote:

This winter I'll be building my Hunqapillar. I got the frameset in September along with a bottom bracket and crank. Last month I got bullmoose handlebars, and brake levers. I had a leftover mini rack for the front. Most recently I ordered Marathon Duremes 700*50s. I've been going back and forth on the wheels. The impatient me wants an affordable wheelset right now while the I want the best Rich built wheel says buy one at a time and have the wheel for my lifetime. I'm leaning toward the latter and hoping for the rear wheel for Christmas. Other questions I'm pondering is if the 700*50 SKS fenders will provide enough coverage, if with the bullmoose bars I'll need a more comfortable seat being that I'll be more upright? Right now I ride the Brooks B17 on my Atlantis and it's very comfortable. My plan is to have the Hunq on the road by spring but I'm not very patient and seeing it on my basement floor is driving me crazy!  Bill

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[opa...@gmail.com]

Build my own wheelset, yeah it won't be any cheaper, but it will be fun, right!?

(non bike) Master the guitar part in Message in a Bottle (if my wrist will ever recover from a recent break).

Cheers

[Smitty-A-Go-Go]

Make room in the garage for another bike... no plans in the works to get another bike but it's good to be prepared for such things. 

Put a mud flap on the wife's Betty Foy. 

Build a set of wheels for my AHH before the current wheels fail.  

Teach the 3-year-old boy to ride a pedal bike... i.e. graduate him from the balance bike.

[Benedikt]

I just converted an old set of tires to some DIY studded snow tires.
We only get snow a few weeks out of the year here and I just couldn't
bring myself to purchase some. These old tires were perfect for that
and it might snow this weekend.

[danmc]

Got two builds planned

Heron Wayfarer - contemplating 650B conversion.

Rawland cSogn as MTB-ish thing.


Gather parts for a Betty Foy build in the spring. The 52cm frame won't
be available until March.

Maybe start the MB3 restore? Probably not going to happen but we'll
see.

[Alex Moll]

Yes, building your own wheels brings a lot of satisfaction. If you
take your time, they will turn out great, and be very reliable. I've
built about 8 wheelsets. I'm VERY slow, but they've been great wheels.

I need to build at least 2 wheel sets this winter. One 650B set for my
campeur (Grandpa of Bombadil): http://www.flickr.com/photos/39151498@N07/sets/72157626711955076/
Another set of wheels for my 1954 R.O. Harrison:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39151498@N07/sets/72157627733775953/
I'm also cleaning up a 1956 W.F. Holdsworth Whirlwind:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39151498@N07/sets/72157627733642143/

I'm going to try to get these three bikes done in time for the Seattle
Bike Expo Vintage Show in March.

I've also worked on that Message in a Bottle guitar part - it's not
technically difficult, but boy are those notes spread out on the fret
board. I've got largish hands, but I remember some aching fingers from
those riffs! That's a fun one, though.

Enjoy!
Alex

[Andrew Johnson]

I need to resurrect my old Novara XR, so I can have something to ride 'n lock. The LongLow and the Quickbeam are simply too dear to let out of my sight, unattended.

- Andrew, Berkeley

[Bertin753]

If I ever get the money, new, Compass tires for trike and Herse,  a dyno front wheel for the trike (NOS SA Dynohub), and finally organize mu garage.

Patrick Moore

Typed with one finger on my

iphone

On Nov 18, 2011, at 9:02 AM, Andrew Johnson <asht...@gmail.com> wrote:

I need to resurrect my old Novara XR, so I can have something to ride 'n lock. The LongLow and the Quickbeam are simply too dear to let out of my sight, unattended.

- Andrew, Berkeley

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[Shawn]

Roadeo build.
Dyno hub for the Atlantis
Possible new paint and color for the Atlantis

[Philip Williamson]

Winter Projects:
Dyno lighting (and fenders) for my Fisher gravel roadster.
Organize the garage into a primo workspace.
Make a bunch of Instructables with instructional graphics (job-search
portfolio pieces).
Sell a couple bikes.

Philip

On Nov 17, 4:36 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Marty]

1) Returning my 83 Stumpjumper to a multi-speed all-rounder using an accumulation of old Shimano Deer Head bits and some newish Rivish bits. A pair of Big Apples is waiting in the wings of the bike shed. Might pull the trigger on paint (it's time) but I'll see if the cookie jar has enough in it before Spring. Will need to re-dish the rear as it's set up as a SS now. Most likely it will end up a s 2 x 5 or 6. Albatross for now, but I really like the new Bullmoose bars I have on my Bombadil. 

2) If the cookie jar is deep enough, a new crankset and seatpost for my "All-Paul" Proteus SS. If he ever comes out with that rumored headset, that would really complete the ensemble. Of course, once I get that far, I'll need to swap the parts to a Simpleone! Come to think of it, realistically that might be Winter 13 or 14.

3) Start looking for a nice little bike for the Grandson - he'll be 4 in August. The recent kiddy bike thread really got me thinking...

[Leslie]

Awaiting my next frame; will commence a build once here...

[Kelly Sleeper]

Get Quickbeam back from paint.. Assemble

Find 68 cm something and build up.

Kelly

[Joe Bunik]

At long last am happy to post to this list as a bonafide RBW owner
(rather than by virtue of them being my LBS!)...

Immediate plans are to get the new baby up and running:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joe_bunik/tags/legolas/

After that, rebuild the Miyata 610- which was previously the "poor
man" substitute of and has been shedding parts for the above! Probably
make that back into some sorta Japanese cyclotourist inspired build,
maybe this time with 650AAAAAAAAAA! wheels...

=- Joe Bunik
Rainy day garage fun in
Walnut Creek, CA

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[John Speare]

I think I might finally be reaching a level of bike-contentment. This time of year I normally have a gob of plans for winter projects. But I'm not feeling a burning desire to change much or procure new bikes.

The only for-sure thing I have in my winter queue is to build a "lasher" rack for my camping/dirt road explorer bike. The purpose of the lasher is to provide a spot, low, in the back, where I can lash light/bulky stuff (sleeping pad and bag).

Maybe I'll overhaul all of my hubs too. And maybe re-pack my cup/cone bottom brackets. But I doubt it.

I might put brifters on one more bike. Since discovering and verifying the "Campy 10-speed-shifts-shimano-8-speed perfectly" solution this year, I'm tempted to roll that out across all my drop-bar bikes. That whole "shift while you stand" deal turns out to be pretty righteous on the commute. I've done it for years with bar-ends, but I phased those out over the last couple years in favor of indexed 8-speed DT shifters, and shifting while standing and in the hoods is a whole different ball of wax.

[Brian Hanson]

I'm hoping to upgrade the AHH a bit.  I have a new SKF BB for it, and would like to get the new Herse crank - or the VO 50.4 if I can't part with the dough.  I also need to set up rando lighting so I can start doing some longer rides.  I've been using an IQ Cyo on my winter bike, and I can't stand regular battery lights anymore.  Spoiled.

Brian

Seattle, WA

[Montclair BobbyB]

Ah, Marty... you speaka my language...
Here's a similar build that I finished last year, clearly one of my
favorites of all time. I hope you like it.

http://tinyurl.com/7yuh9u2

Peace,
BB

[Michael_S]

I also have a Stumpjumper project. It's and '87Comp which has was the last year for lugs and 1st year with the modern geometry ( 71, 73). Didn't have a fork and needs paint so I'm having a biplane fork built and the whole bike repainted.   I thought about going 650B with it but thought the BB drop would be too high. It's a 59 frame so I will run drop bars, Probably Nitto RM013's. 

~mike 

[Michael_S]

yea.. shimErgo works very well. I have that setup on my tandem where hanging on to the bars takes a new meaning. I picked up some 10 speed Veloce shifters recently so I may convert another bike as well.

~mike

[Montclair BobbyB]

Can't wait to see that; please post pics when complete.

BB

[CycloFiend]

Deal with the bike I don't ride - squish nose go fast mtb
Dig into the resto on the old English bike I have been ignoring
Deal with the two frames I've stashed in the attic at work (garage sale
finds....)

other than that, the regular, sloth-paced, deferred maintenence on my
actively ridden bikes.

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[cyclotourist]

Not terribly Rivendellish, but I'm going to convert a wheelset to tubeless.  May try ghetto or go w/ regular Stans.  Should be interesting!

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[Mike S]

Tall guys reprezent!

I'm building a 64cm Sam Hillborne with Schmidt dynohub in front + Paul
flatbed front rack and Nitto touring w/ Ortlieb bike packer plus
panniers. It's going to be my urban commuter-hauler + S24O machine +
Touring bike whenever I get to that. Just hope it works well w/ the 95
PBH, but Keven assures it will. Ordering next week and getting late
January, in orange!

And here's an inspirational song for all those building mega-tall
bikes, "Build High" - Pixies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcXeDoAGFYA

[Forrest]

Pretty marginally Riv-related, but one winter project will be refining the build of this Salsa La Cruz Ti:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10076072@N03/sets/72157628059471687/

Several parts on it I bought from Riv: handlebars, rack, bag, brakes, tires, pedals, saddle.

While it is titanium and tig-welded rather than steel and lugged, the size, fit, and ride characteristics are similar to my Rivs. I'm looking for the perfect 35-37 mm tires for this.

-- Forrest

[cyclotourist]

I absolutely love the Salsa/Linskey Ti bikes that are coming out.  The La Cruz, Vaya and Fargo in Ti are pretty amazing bikes!

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[EricP]

Do not have much in the way of winter bike projects. New bar tape and
possibly new cables and housing on the Sam Hillborne. Otherwise, none
of the bikes needs anything big. Was lazy and didn't install studded
tires this weekend. Which meant no riding. Hoping to get more winter
riding in this year.

Also, unlike the past couple of years, have no bike purchases on my
radar. Thought about a fatbike but don't think I could justify it.

Oh, and try to see if I can ride a single speed bike during the
winter. Could be fun. Or frustrating. Or both.

Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN

[Seth Vidal]

My plans for the "winter".

1. build up the hilsen. Wheels are in, waiting on cranks, bottom
bracket and some odds and ends
2. clean up and maybe overhaul the romulus drive train.
3.we're contemplating selling one of the tandems and acquiring another
one - possibly a tandem tuesday from bike friday, we like the idea of
a foldable tandem :)
4. thinning out some of the random bikes I've "collected" over the years.

-sv

[Bruce Herbitter]

I hope to one day get my bike back from Airglow painting if they ever finish it then the rebuild will be the project. New leather bat tape too
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[Philip Williamson]

> Do not have much in the way of winter bike projects...

Congratulations! You are this year's winner!

Philip

Philip Williamson
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[Philip Williamson]

Is Lynskey building the Salsa Ti bikes? That's pretty cool.

Philip

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[cyclotourist]

Yes, isn't it!

The Ti Vaya in particular looks like a great rough-stuff bike.

[jimD]

I've just realized that my winter project is going to be learn how to undo the master link on my chain.

Oh, and then I'm going to try some of this stuff:
http://www.chain-l.com/EdPavelkaTest.html

Since it's winter now we should discuss chain lubrication for our fine Rivendell bicycles.

-JimD

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[Steve Palincsar]

On Mon, 2011-11-21 at 06:31 -0800, jimD wrote:
> I've just realized that my winter project is going to be learn how to undo the master link on my chain.
>
> Oh, and then I'm going to try some of this stuff:
> http://www.chain-l.com/EdPavelkaTest.html
>
> Since it's winter now we should discuss chain lubrication for our fine Rivendell bicycles.

Oh God no, the annual chain lubrication thread! <shudder>

[cyclotourist]

Which chain lube is best for low-trail vs. high-trail and does it induce shimmy? 

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[William]

I only buy low-modulus chains.  The stretchy response allows me to get even stiff frames to plane.  

[Kelly Sleeper]

I like mine with rust.. after all rust is a protective covering for the chain right? Hell I can't even hear that noise when I turn my iPod up.

[Garth]

My winter plans are to leave the cold North for Southern California, so I can ride and live in some sunshine ! It's what I want more than anything right now.

[cyclotourist]

We need to organize a SoCal ride!

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My winter plans are to leave the cold North for Southern California, so I can ride and live in some sunshine ! It's what I want more than anything right now.

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[James Valiensi]

Actual Sheldon Brown hit right when he said the riding around here is good 9-months out of the year, the other three are too damn hot! This is true for SoCal. 

James Valiensi, PE

Northridge, CA

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On Nov 22, 2011, at 7:53 AM, Garth wrote:

My winter plans are to leave the cold North for Southern California, so I can ride and live in some sunshine ! It's what I want more than anything right now.

[cyclotourist]

In Sheldon We Trust!

[Joe Bunik]

Just knocked out Winter Project #0 last night, spliced together a
broken Honjo and racked/fendered my daughter's Lyon Trailer Cycle:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joe_bunik/

I want to specifically thank listmembers Patrick Moore and Matt Tonay
for their generosity and help with accomplishing this project! My
wishes and pleas for a 559 fender singleton and a too-short rear rack
came true! Thank you, guys!

=- Joe Bunik
Walnut Creek, CA

[Montclair BobbyB]

Finish my Gazelle Sport Luxe renaissance project
Rebuild my Niner MCR mountain bike
Get my hands on an old cruiser frame (or a Trek Sawyer) and add a set
of killer wheels
Build 2-speed kickback wheel for Nishiki Prestige
Sell a few bikes
RIDE

[Michael_S]

not when you move to the beach! You can ride 12 months of the year in San Diego.  Of course the scenery is better in the summer.

~mike ... Carlsbad Ca.

[Mattt]

Your build is sweet.  Glad to help.  The rack looks better on the bike than sitting in my garage.

 

Enjoy,

Matt

 

[brian feltovich]

1. Find someone who needs a lovely 1984 Stumpjumper (lugged, biplane, slack, etc) for their winter project! Make me an offer!

2. Sell another bike, possibly the couplered Rawland.

3. Clear out a bunch of bike parts: bars, saddles, derailleurs, brakes, etc.

Sense a theme here? Create space in garage for new projects!!!

Brian
Park City

[Tim Whalen]

Mine are similar:

1.  Build my 58cm Rambouillet to cover all of my riding except for mtn biking.  It'll have two sets of wheels, one with Grand Bois Cypres for good roads and the other with CX tires for rougher stuff and rail trails/dirt roads.

2.  Reluctantly get my much beloved 57cm Roadeo and 58cm Atlantis ready for sale, and then carry through as I've been putting this off for months.

3.  Then clean out all the accumulated parts, etc.  Donate as much as possible to the local bike clinic and sell Riv interest stuff here.

4.  Ride at every opportunity - off in a few minutes for a rail trail ride on my QB w/cx tires.

5.  Be grateful for what I got - Happy Thanksgiving.

Tim
Colorado Springs

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[Ginz]

Ressurecting my XO-2 as a light city-bike and, hopefully,with the
BuBar.

[David Yu Greenblatt]

Joe,

That Lyon trailer bike is awesome!
May you and your daughter have many fun rides together.
I wish somebody was still making a high quality trailer bike like yours.
I have a Trek version that clamps to the seatpost but it is really heavy and adversely affects the handing.
Maybe after Riv makes their RB kid's bike we can convince them to make a nice lugged steel trailer bike!

-- David G, Madison WI