Re: External-bearing BBs?

>>>>>>>  A Muzi <a...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Huh. Our customer thought "650-B" was just an optional 'serving
>>>>>>>> suggestion' :
>>>>>>>> http://www.yellowjersey.org/kmdg.html
>>>>>> bfd wrote:
>>>>>>> Interesting. Did you spec'd it with 700c (622mm) wheels? It
>> doesn't
>>>>>>> look like there's alot of clearance for a front fender.
>>>>>>> On a side note, I've seen exactly two riding around in the SF
>> Bay
>>>>>>> Area. Both were older folks just cruizin' around. Seems very
>> expensive
>>>>>>> (they cost what, about $2500-3500 to build up!) for a
>> cruizer....
>>
>>>>>  A Muzi <a...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>>> It's a "650B" frame built here with 700-28 Paselas (& 1010B frame
>> ends!).
>>>>>> Sometimes it isn't about price. Name a 'comparable' teal color
>> girl
>>>>>> frame with cutaway lugs that's actually available.
>>>> Ryan Cousineau wrote:
>>>>> Did your shop do the horizontal-drop mod yourself? If so, the
>> color
>>>>> match is impressive.
>>>  A Muzi <a...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>> That's not my work. I just lay the frame on the counter at the
>> paint
>>>> store and the Paint Gnomes do their color match magic. I merely
>>>> airbrushed it in.
>> Jay Beattie wrote:
>>> It looks like you heated the old dropout to get it out.  Did you
>> worry
>>> about melting that joint above the drop out, or was it too far away?

> A Muzi Wrote: 
>> Frame end changes are a local process, examples:
>> http://www.yellowjersey.org/endweld.html
>> you can see the extent of the heat on paint in some photos

daveornee wrote:
> Does your rear derailer test deal with the "low stop" being to liberal?
> or what?
> Yes, some people read what you write and appreciate it too.

If you press hard in the body itself there can be no mistake. You'd be 
surprised how many bicycles come in on any given day with a gear changer 
wrapped around a spoke. That's a wrecked wheel, twisted chain, broken 
changer and often with a broken frame tab to boot!

Setting the limit casually can falsely assume that the last click is as 
far in as it will go. The day the rider presses harder it goes just a 
bit farther, often fatally.

Checking low gear stop rigorously is a good idea I think!
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