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i personally feel like it looks good. I think purple and orange work well.
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So far not real impressed with the wheel build quality. The back wheel already has several loose spokes and needs to be trued.. I have probably 140-160 miles with maybe 5 miles of smooth gravel road the rest smooth bike paths.
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Rene Herse RTP showed up today. They fit fine are an inch taller so raise it up 1/2".
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I can see the molded line all the way around but definitely not as much of it in places. dang things mounted right up but I worked for an hour on each tire getting the molded line to be visible all the way around. I finally figured as long as could see at least some of it it would be ok.
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I can see the molded line all the way around but definitely not as much of it in places. dang things mounted right up but I worked for an hour on each tire getting the molded line to be visible all the way around. I finally figured as long as could see at least some of it it would be ok.
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The RTPs look perfect on the XOXO.
I really like Handsome's approach to making bikes. Relatively cheap and going with classic bikes. I only wish they would make they bikes in a size larger, they all seem to end at 60cm.
I really like Handsome's approach to making bikes. Relatively cheap and going with classic bikes. I only wish they would make they bikes in a size larger, they all seem to end at 60cm.
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just got back from a 30 mile ride and the tires are smoooooth riding. I have them set at low-mid 40's psi per Rene Herse chart.
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^ that looks really nice.
My 60cm frame has arrived, but I'm not quite ready to start building it yet. Is anyone else building up a frame?
My 60cm frame has arrived, but I'm not quite ready to start building it yet. Is anyone else building up a frame?
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This is your bike, and my feeling is "you do you". There's a subforum on another site that I'm sure would be super pumped to see this going down. Rhymes with F******. Sub is just one over from ybiking.
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how about a better hint lol.... I am old and have not been keeping up on this stuff lol...
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In the photo in this post you can see a protector made from a bit of old leather belt (laced with dental floss). The bars I'm using now don't make contact but for a time I ran bars that did.
Knowing that RTPs fit is tempting, I'm just dreading spending for them and realizing I miss my fenders (even though I have other bikes with fenders)...
Knowing that RTPs fit is tempting, I'm just dreading spending for them and realizing I miss my fenders (even though I have other bikes with fenders)...
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In the photo in this post you can see a protector made from a bit of old leather belt (laced with dental floss). The bars I'm using now don't make contact but for a time I ran bars that did.
Knowing that RTPs fit is tempting, I'm just dreading spending for them and realizing I miss my fenders (even though I have other bikes with fenders)...
Knowing that RTPs fit is tempting, I'm just dreading spending for them and realizing I miss my fenders (even though I have other bikes with fenders)...
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The pressure game is a fun one. I slowly dropped the pressure on my Baby Shoe Pass (650b x 42c) tires over time and am now at 38 psi front, 40 psi rear and they feel good on rough Seattle roads. I am interested to hear what you land on. I would think the 52mm RTPs would be a lower pressure than low to mid 40s but there's also an element of personal preference.
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The pressure game is a fun one. I slowly dropped the pressure on my Baby Shoe Pass (650b x 42c) tires over time and am now at 38 psi front, 40 psi rear and they feel good on rough Seattle roads. I am interested to hear what you land on. I would think the 52mm RTPs would be a lower pressure than low to mid 40s but there's also an element of personal preference.
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hoping to have my bike soon but not in any particular rush.
I saw a lovely orange bike yesterday that I was sure from a distance was an original XO1 or a handsome XOXO but it turned out to be made by a company called “Ebisu bikes” out of Japan. The bike was incredible and colored in construction orange. I have a new goal bike on my radar.
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no, but it’s not due to handsomes fault. I had a crankset shipped to them for installation as I didn’t like the one they were supplying and opted for a NOS vintage shimano exage crank with biopace rings. The crank is lovely and I’m really looking forward to it, but… the seller flubbed the address and the parcel seems to be lost at the moment 💀
hoping to have my bike soon but not in any particular rush.
I saw a lovely orange bike yesterday that I was sure from a distance was an original XO1 or a handsome XOXO but it turned out to be made by a company called “Ebisu bikes” out of Japan. The bike was incredible and colored in construction orange. I have a new goal bike on my radar.
hoping to have my bike soon but not in any particular rush.
I saw a lovely orange bike yesterday that I was sure from a distance was an original XO1 or a handsome XOXO but it turned out to be made by a company called “Ebisu bikes” out of Japan. The bike was incredible and colored in construction orange. I have a new goal bike on my radar.
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From Jitensha Studio in Berkeley, CA. https://www.jitensha.com/eng/aboutframes_e.html
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I saw a lovely orange bike yesterday that I was sure from a distance was an original XO1 or a handsome XOXO but it turned out to be made by a company called “Ebisu bikes” out of Japan. The bike was incredible and colored in construction orange. I have a new goal bike on my radar.
Now one of these arrived yesterday:
First impression is that those M-bars need to go! I like that it took about 10 minutes to set up, given how much is already completed. It's surprisingly heavy though I haven't weighed it yet. Feels very smooth and stable after a quick test ride around the block.
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I had one of those, ordered directly from Jitensha in Berkeley. It cost a lot less than $3K at the time (frame and fork):
Now one of these arrived yesterday:
First impression is that those M-bars need to go! I like that it took about 10 minutes to set up, given how much is already completed. It's surprisingly heavy though I haven't weighed it yet. Feels very smooth and stable after a quick test ride around the block.
Now one of these arrived yesterday:
First impression is that those M-bars need to go! I like that it took about 10 minutes to set up, given how much is already completed. It's surprisingly heavy though I haven't weighed it yet. Feels very smooth and stable after a quick test ride around the block.
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