Mariposa (better, FINAL photos)

I think this is it. We got the brake levers almost directly below a normal grip position.
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...talpackage.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...athergrips.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...rooksrear2.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...Phalfclip2.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...bottlecage.jpg



Went for a spin in the cemetery to get used to the mini-clips(like 'em) and the barcon shifters (always good)
I think the Brooks will work out.

OMG, you got a Mariposa?!? Sweeeet. :cool:

it's not new. It was a custom build for my friend back around '85-ish.

See also http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...light=mariposa

That is gorgeous Zen! :cool:

Thanks, I'm pretty happy :)

Nice, very nice!

So nice it reminds me of this from a Spanish textbook dialogue. Two flight attendants have just disembarked in Chicago in cruel full blown winter, and one remarks (in a chirpy soprano):

Pensar que en estos momentos en Lima hay flores y mariposas en la plaza!

That is a super cool and happy looking bike! Nice spruce up! Tokie

Gorgeous!:cool: I'm drooling again. Hmmmm..... It's seems to be common occurrence when I come to this site. Wonder why?:rolleyes::p

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Originally Posted by malkin

it reminds me of this from a Spanish textbook dialogue. Two flight attendants have just disembarked in Chicago in cruel full blown winter, and one remarks (in a chirpy soprano):

Pensar que en estos momentos en Lima hay flores y mariposas en la plaza!

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Very appropriate!
Let us all go to Lima now.

Vamonos ya!

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Originally Posted by Zen

it's not new. It was a custom build for my friend back around '85-ish.

See also http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...light=mariposa

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Ah, missed that thread. Way cool that you're giving it a second life.

Oh my :p. Seeing that bike ride by would make me just fall right over. That's a puhrty, puhrty bike. :cool:

Oh, great job- it looks absolutely WONDERFUL!!!! Bravo.

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Originally Posted by malkin

Pensar que en estos momentos en Lima hay flores y mariposas en la plaza!

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No habla espanole. Je parle francaise. Translation please?

Zen - Berry nice bike. She rides good, no?

That turned out great! How do you like the bar end shifters? Are they indexed?

When my daughter took my mixte with the bar end shifters (not indexed) out for a spin she commented that she had to shift "by ear." I thought that was funny, yet true. :)