Daruma Cycles number 2 is now in the mail, winding its way to the midwest. I must say that I am a little nervous about having somebody else riding one of my bikes, but I'm also pretty confident that I did a good job with it. While testing it here, I almost didn't want to give it up, it really rode that well.
Perhaps the biggest annoyance of the whole process was the finish. I chose Spar Varnish for its weather resistance, but in retrospect, I think that a slow curing finish like that, coupled with my natural impatience caused me to waste probably 10-15 hours of time with the final finish. I prepped, I painted, I steel wooled between coats, I sanded off runs, I sanded through the finish, I repainted and then did it all over again. I'm not entirely satisfied with the final finish of the bike, but then again, that's what professional painters are for. Next time I think I'm going to go through the pros.
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