Bay Area: Measuring frame tubing at the Box Dog Bikes party on Saturday!

[Reed Kennedy]

Does your frame "plane" for you? Ever wondered if it's 7/4/7, 9/6/9, or something weird and special and crazy? Come find out!

I'll be measuring steel frames using my ultrasonic thickness gauge at the Box Dog Bikes fundraiser party on Saturday. Come learn about your bike and help us build a public database of frame knowledge!

Details:

Saturday December 15th, 5pm - 8pm

Box Dog Bikes, 494 14th St, San Francisco, CA 94103

https://www.instagram.com/p/BrOJKdyl-WO/

Measuring is free. There will be an optional donation jar at the measuring station. All donations go directly to Box Dog Bikes to help this worker-owned cooperative recover from their recent break in. 

Here are the results I've collected so far:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XeS2nJhBPSDRbqgG1-F2VOI_vK1QZnZmysARDJWyGps/edit?usp=sharing

And a bike like yours has already been measured, please feel free to bring it anyway! Especially if it is a different size.

Cheers,

Reed

[Bill Lindsay]

Reed

I'm not certain I can attend, but I very much want to.  I want to eventually measure several of my bikes, but I can only ride one at a time from BART to Box Dog.  Maybe I'll bring a few bikes in my Minivan. 

IF I limit myself to one bike, my top candidates are:

1. Rivendell Legolas, made in Spring 2018 by Nobillette.  Ostensibly, rumored to be the thinnest wall tubing Rivendell will ever spec. 

2. Ebisu All Purpose, ~2003. 

3. Rivendell Leo Roadini

4. Rivendell Sam Hillborne 2009

5. Gunnar Crosshairs custom

Do you care which one I bring?  I imagine the Roadini would have a lot of interest, because it's currently something you can buy off the rack.  It's lower on my priority list because I know the data, regardless of what it is, will be used to disqualify the Roadini from consideration because it's too stout.  I'm most curious about the Legolas, so if you don't care that's the one I'll try to bring. 

Bill Lindsay

El Cerrito, CA

[Reed Kennedy]

Hey Bill,

Oh, that's a tough choice! I'd say either the Legolas or the Ebisu if I got to pick. So it sounds like the Legolas has the most mutual interest between us.

But you're also welcome to show up with more than one if you can manage. Either way, with one bike or many, it would be great to see you there!

Best,

Reed

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[Bill Lindsay]

I'm supposed to be in Downtown Oakland at 6:45.  If I'm there at Box Dog at 5PM with both the Legolas and the Ebisu in my van, do you envision that would work? 

Bill

[Bill Schairer]

Wish I could make it but I’m in San Diego. Cool database!!

Bill

[Reed Kennedy]

Sure do Bill! I’m planning on getting there a few minutes early to set up, so I should be ready to measure at 5pm. Looking forward to learning more about your bikes!

Reed