onetwentyeight

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• The Classic British Touring Bike

  in Bikes & Bits • 16 years, 1 month

  

  Jack Taylor for the win... They were one of the few UK builders to follow the French Constructeur tradition. I love mine.

  http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3052/3010572205_fb5378737a_o.jpg

  read more about them here: http://www.blackbirdsf.org/taylor/

• Wooden rims...

  in Bikes & Bits • 16 years, 1 month

  

  well, yes and no. it just becomes even more important on a rim that is designed to have some give.

• Wooden rims...

  in Bikes & Bits • 16 years, 1 month

  

  lower spoke tension + greater elasticity allows for the wheel to spread deformation over a larger surface, creating an over all stronger wheel.

  i do not understand why anyone would ever want to use straight guage for anything given the option. its only benefit is slightly lower cost.

• Wooden rims...

  in Bikes & Bits • 16 years, 1 month

  

  I have built a set of wooden wheels. There are a few things you should know. First off, you can only do what lacing pattern the wheels want to do, (3x usually). The spoke holes are sunk directionally. You must use double butted spokes, also you need to get special nipples that are longer than normal. Finally you must use spoke washers. You will want to run them at a much lower tension then you would expect. (i forget exatly but at the end ill give a link of good reading). They are also much more sensitive to minor changes in tension, work your way up slowly.

  Ric Hertzberg is pretty much THE MAN when it comes to wooden wheels. I emailed him with questions and he was helpful and sold me supplies. Here is his website

  http://wheelfanatyk.blogspot.com/

  http://wheelfanatyk.blogspot.com/search/label/Building%20Wood%20Rims

  http://wheelfanatyk.blogspot.com/search/label/Wheelbuilding%20Tips

  fwiw, wooden rims + disc brakes = ultra awesome. ghisallo is the only brand currently made, as far as i know.

• Names and faces to bikes

  in Bikes & Bits • 16 years, 1 month

  

  @onetwentyeight

  what is that on the 3 rensho rear hub and where can i get one?!

  its a chronos prototype track wheel. (chronos was a small machine shop/boutique hub builder). Cane Creek liscencesd the design and they are very similar to the Volos hubs.

  

• Names and faces to bikes

  in Bikes & Bits • 16 years, 1 month

  

  i was nailed by a hit and run driver while riding it and bent the frame. i got it repaired but ive never built it back up again. its hanging out in my room as wall art.

• Macaframa!

  in General • 16 years, 1 month

  

  at the sf premiere a friend and i kept making jokes about macadamia: nuts on the stem.

  i enjoyed it, but i am biased as i know a large portion of the riders in there. I have worked on several of their bikes, and ridden, raced, and gotten sloppy drunk with them. the cinematography was nice though over exposed/saturated. the music was a nice change of pace, and it felt like a very nice snapshot of my hometown.

• Names and faces to bikes

  in Bikes & Bits • 16 years, 1 month

  

  traded it to rafaelle giordano in stokholm for the carlton flyer around 2 years ago. (i believe hes a friend of roberto's). he ended up selling it on ebay. i have no idea where it is now. it was aelle tubing, nothing special. it just had a ridiculous paintjob :)

• Names and faces to bikes

  in Bikes & Bits • 16 years, 1 month

  

  thanks for the compliments. i still hate the rossin! :P

• Bike porn

  in Bikes & Bits • 16 years, 1 month

  

  ah. edited out and moved there then...