Some new bits on the LongLow

[Forrest]

I put a few new/different things on the LongLow:  TRP brake levers, new bar tape, and Dura Ace bar-end shifters to replace the Silvers (one broken and both had cables "seized up" in them).  Not sure I got color combos, contrast, and complementarity right here, but it works for me (though I am not fussy).

Pic here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10076072@N03/6017878228/in/photostream

Forrest (Iowa City)

[Michael_S]

I think the colors go well together. How do you like the TRP brake levers?

 

~mike

[Forrest]

Jury's still out on the TRP levers, but only one 20-mile ride on them so far! I think I should have placed them back/up on the bars a bit. I did raise my stem another cm now and titled the bars up just a little to get the ramps more horizontal. I'll report back after another 100 miles or so.  -- FM

[Geoff]

Gorgeous bike.  The colors complement each other well.  I love your frame's color scheme.

[islaysteve]

Yes, I was going to ask if that was a stock color at the time, or custom?  Very nice-looking bike. Steve

[Forrest]

Steve, I am not the original owner of this LongLow, which was built in 1999. So I don't know if this is a stock or custom color -- and it could be kind of hard to tell from my photography.  -- Forrest

[islaysteve]

OK, thanks anyway.  I'm not in the market for paint right now, but I'm always looking!  A color like that would be high on my list.  Enjoy your bike.