Tanner's Orchard Vintage & Steel bike ride, Peoria, IL USA, Sept 12, 2020
09-15-20, 08:20 AM
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It was a lot of fun, both to see this sort of excitement for the vintage and handcrafted bikes, and just to see what people put out for display. I never would have guessed so many cool bikes were lurking so close to me.
It seems like Robert Woo and Samuel Joslin were the folks pushing the event. Next time you drop into the shop (or maybe do it online?), mention how much you'd like to see it happen again. Wouldn't hurt to mention what bike(s) you would bring to display too.
Steve in Peoria
It seems like Robert Woo and Samuel Joslin were the folks pushing the event. Next time you drop into the shop (or maybe do it online?), mention how much you'd like to see it happen again. Wouldn't hurt to mention what bike(s) you would bring to display too.
Steve in Peoria
09-15-20, 08:33 AM
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The harlequin wrap is fun to play with, and the Raleigh Team was my first shot at it. The small section of harlequin seemed appropriate, since the paint scheme is already a bit busy. Plus... it would take a while before it got dirty from use.
I did go full harlequin on my orange Borthwick last winter. It turned out okay, as long as only view it from the rider's perspective....
note: I left some black tape near the hoods, figuring that this section would get dirty fast.
Maintaining the correct wrap got hard as I got into the curves, since the pattern doesn't allow either color to overlap itself like a regular bar wrap does. I was using Tressostar, and I recall some folks saying that other brands will get a bit narrower as you put tension on them, which must be the trick to getting the insides of the curves to look good.
My wrap left a bit to be desired in that regard....
oh well... just something to practice and get better at!
Also, I think I'll go with brown and black next time, as the orange tape is starting to fade and get dirty.
Steve in Peoria
09-15-20, 08:40 AM
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Yea , I did mine just to the brake. It is black from that point on. Mine did not come out as nice as yours on the orange and black. I am not sur if I will attempt it in the future, it was pretty hard and to get both sides matching seemed near impossible for me. I think yours looks great, it actually makes me want to try it again. Joe joesvintageroadbikes.wordpress
09-15-20, 06:23 PM
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It was a lot of fun, both to see this sort of excitement for the vintage and handcrafted bikes, and just to see what people put out for display. I never would have guessed so many cool bikes were lurking so close to me.
It seems like Robert Woo and Samuel Joslin were the folks pushing the event. Next time you drop into the shop (or maybe do it online?), mention how much you'd like to see it happen again. Wouldn't hurt to mention what bike(s) you would bring to display too.
Steve in Peoria
It seems like Robert Woo and Samuel Joslin were the folks pushing the event. Next time you drop into the shop (or maybe do it online?), mention how much you'd like to see it happen again. Wouldn't hurt to mention what bike(s) you would bring to display too.
Steve in Peoria
09-16-20, 10:30 AM
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