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360 video ball. Saw one on TV that had, like, 32 cameras mounted in a ~12" sphere. Had an 'apogee' trigger that caught full sphere shot at peak of toss. Burst mode, stitched into video...very neat. I think they had a helmet mount...

I know I don't have to worry about Miz Diane. If she had witnessed...call 911. She'd have laughed until she passed out. :D

Slowly I turned. Step by step...inch by inch! The UPS guy cometh!! Got my 'large' chainstay yesterday. Stacked on the box (which was standing on end on my front porch) was a package with one rear brake (TRP hy/rd + 140mm disc) and another box containing a SRAM 'yaw' front D. I'll probably be...

I found the other 27 x 1-1/8 wheel. This set was for an old 10-speed Bro' Don was ressurecting. Velocity rims, Bontrager tires. An oblique shot of the prototype box I put together this morning. Just a rough shape at the moment. Miz Diane may be able to sew it up out of some stiff nylon...with...

I was up at 0500 this morning, on the road at 0600. I changed my standard route just a little bit and did some minor climbing. I still appear to be stronger than I was back in 2012 when I got off the bikes. Same bike...and I'm essentially the same weight I was back then. I dunno what happened...

I couldn't let it sit there in the living room as a box of parts. Need to find a front wheel to put in as a mock-up. Chainstay (large) was shipped separately...not here yet. I ended up missing the two little clamps (and screws) for the back of the seat to the headrest. I need to email Robert...

Yah...mine is in the stand on the back porch (screened in)...assembled as far as I could go...with an old 27" wheel on the back (I don't have a QR front to throw on there).

I do have a RM...somewhere. However, I am far more attuned to the ways of a BFH (which shall be locked away for this build).

I don't have all the components yet. Wheelset is probably a couple of weeks out, gruppo is on its way via ebay. Brakes are still unpurchased...but in negotiations. I'll probably start a "build" thread but I'm not all that good at documentaries. Once I start, I get it done...photos after...

I guess it depends on what you mean by "completely". I've never degassed any brake fluid...ever...but I've never had to. If I were routinely driving on the edge, racing, etc., ...different story. In order to really degas it, you'll need a hard vacuum...and yup, a cheap pump probably ain't gonna...

Sneaky, sneaky.

I'd find an old-school pressure cooker, the kind that has a weight to manage steam pressure. Toss out the weight and attach vacuum hose to the fitting (or remove & replace the fitting). Get a cheap vacuum pump from auto-parts store (hand pump for vacuum bleeding brakes, I have one for my 55...

Better to turn the pressure cooker into a vacuum chamber. Just a little vacuum will get all the air out of the solution (and chain), which will be replaced by wax. Much safer!

Hmmmm... Pink slip from USPS in my mailbox: tried to deliver a box today but nobody home. Slip is marked "BIG", I suspect it might be from prowheelbuilder.com...they're in Gawgia, not too far away. Hope disc hubs, Deep V rims, sapim spokes (x32)...should be berry, berry noice! Now...need other...

Yah, interesting indeed. Same old story though: properly made = good, poorly made = bad. Similar learning curve when aluminum frames hit the market. I like the idea of having a carbon frame scanned for defects. Wouldn't surprise me if manufacturers started including a 'scan' sheet or similar...

I'm really a chain-lube philistine. You really don't want to know how long I go between applications. :rolleyes: However, I think I'm going to give the wax dip a try for the Vendetta. I have a block of wax around the shop somewhere. I was just being silly about the beeswax, too sticky even...

KMC makes a master link that is Shimano-compatible. http://kmcchain.us/connectortype/11-speed-ml/ edit: I love reading lube-wars. Best lube is the one that you will actually use. It is a lot of fun experimenting with additives, of course. My favorite is beeswax and olive oil...smells good and...

Cool. I used to be a line supervisor in a large machine shop. It was very nice to have all the tools to make goodies like that. Those days are long gone for me. However, I have had some parts made by 3D printing recently. I was amazed at the cleanliness of the finished product. I only had to...

There's two rollamajigs on ebay at the moment, one grey plastic version and one of the earlier aluminum ones. I might snag an aluminum one, just to have on the bench in case I need it someday.

Roger dodger: 2x10. Having been a hot-rodder my whole life, I have no troubles with mix 'n' match. I went out to the jtek site and it appears that the Shiftmate 9 would make the SRAM Road brifters work with the SRAM MT rear D. Finding a Shiftmate 9 is a whole nuther kettle of fish. I've used...