Raven

[kingfish254]

The parts and color combo is flowing so well.

 

[Ravenshurst]

Thanks kingfish!

 

[Ravenshurst]

Thanks so much for all the kind words and encouragement. This forum really does have some of the nicest people!!
I hope to have Raven rolling tomorrow. Just got home from work, and I am not going to mess with her, but tomorrow the forecast calls for tubes, chain, rear cog, and pedals. Hopefully....

 

[Ravenshurst]

OK, non-progress report....
The rear-cog-to-cassette is not going quite as planned...I need a few more thingamajigs to make it work. The tubes are in the tires, but my tire pump is...get this...full of muddy WATER! In Tucson!!!...ARRRGH! I just don't see the point in taking pictures of grips or pedals .
Hopefully I will have time to get to a tire shop and get the tires aired up, or get to a bike shop and get a pump soon.
Sorry to promise and not deliver.

 

[Ravenshurst]

"...sprung from pages
(like the dreaded page 2)
chrome-wheeled, rust-encrusted
and pedalin' out, crossing the line
'cause Rats like us.....
Baby We Were Born to Ride..."

 

[Ravenshurst]

I can't figure out how to put the poem together in one piece. I may, truly, never learn how to properly post stuff.

 

[GeePig]

It is easy, ya can do it, choppin' words, ya can do it,

And I won't continue...

 

[MattiThundrrr]

I wish I could edit your posts for you.

"...sprung from pages
(like the dreaded page 2)
chrome-wheeled, rust-encrusted
and pedalin' out, crossing the line
'cause Rats like us.....
Baby We Were Born to Ride..."

but I can't, so I'll just quote them

 

[Captain Awesome]

I can't figure out how to put the poem together in one piece. I may, truly, never learn how to properly post stuff.

Done

 

[Ravenshurst]

Done

Thank you Cap.
Raven has a chain on her now....
That caliper mount is obviously not going to work as-is, but I think I can come up with something.
Seat, post, lights....headset....a few odds-and-ends....
Close.

 

[BartRidesEternal]

Looking very nice!

 

[Ravenshurst]

Thanks Bart.

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

YES!
end of tweet

 

[Ravenshurst]

YES!
end of tweet

Dr. T...I consider this very high praise indeed. Thank you so much. I am having a hard time waiting until Sunday Best is up and rolling.

 

[Ravenshurst]

YAY!!! New headset....Boo...no diagram. Hurray, Sheldon Brown to the rescue!

 

[kingfish254]

Looking speedy!
Love the Born To Run reference

 

[Ravenshurst]

Looking speedy!
Love the Born To Run reference

Thanks kingfish.

 

[Ravenshurst]

Well....not a progress report, merely a question.
She looks like she's getting pretty close. Assuming I finish her, what do I do next? Do we wait till the last minute for final reveal?

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Finished bike threads will be set up eventually. Then we pick a winner

 

[OddJob]

Well....not a progress report, merely a question.
She looks like she's getting pretty close. Assuming I finish her, what do I do next? Do we wait till the last minute for final reveal?

Ride the bike! A lot! And while you are riding it, take a bunch of photos of various settings, different angles, different lighting. Once the Finished Bikes thread goes up, it will be an opportunity to show off you bike with photos and a brief description/summary of your process on the build. While you are sorting the photos, post them up here on your thread, and let other builders chime in on their favorites.