Mariposa (better, FINAL photos)

**Zen** · 01-01-2009, 07:42 PM

I think this is it. We got the brake levers almost directly below a normal grip position.

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.

**jobob** · 01-01-2009, 07:46 PM

OMG, you got a Mariposa?!? Sweeeet.

**Zen** · 01-01-2009, 07:55 PM

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

**snapdragen** · 01-01-2009, 08:13 PM

That is gorgeous Zen!

**Zen** · 01-01-2009, 08:25 PM

Thanks, I'm pretty happy

**malkin** · 01-01-2009, 08:29 PM

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!

**Tokie** · 01-01-2009, 08:54 PM

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

**sgtiger** · 01-01-2009, 09:08 PM

Gorgeous!

I'm drooling again. Hmmmm..... It's seems to be common occurrence when I come to this site. Wonder why?

**Zen** · 01-01-2009, 09:12 PM

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!

Very appropriate!
Let us all go to Lima now.

**malkin** · 01-01-2009, 09:23 PM

Vamonos ya!

**jobob** · 01-01-2009, 09:23 PM

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

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

**Trek420** · 01-01-2009, 09:44 PM

Oh my

. Seeing that bike ride by would make me just fall right over. That's a puhrty, puhrty bike.

**BleeckerSt_Girl** · 01-01-2009, 09:59 PM

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

**bmccasland** · 01-02-2009, 07:23 AM

Originally Posted by malkin

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

No habla espanole. Je parle francaise. Translation please?

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

**oxysback** · 01-02-2009, 07:26 AM

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.

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