Thumbing through web sites and found this gem,,
--- On Thu, 6/26/08, john earp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: john earp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: breeze #2 1978
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thursday, June 26, 2008, 8:27 PM
What a
difference a couple of years made.
By 1978 I
was riding a custom-made
off-road bike, built by Joe Breeze. In 1977 I had seen Joe out riding
on the street, and I had asked him what it would take to get him to
build me a frame. He named a reasonable sum of money, and I gave it
to him on the spot. Joe spent months designing and then a few more
months doing the work, and eventually built ten of these bikes,
delivering mine in early 1978. His, of course, was number one, and
mine was number two, probably the most collectible and influential
bicycle of the twentieth century. This was the first balloon-tire
bike designed from scratch and built for high-performance cross-country
riding, not just downhill. It had multiple gears and the best brakes
we could get, which weren't very effective, and the frame was
bullet-proof.
These photos of Breeze
#2 were taken in
1978 by Arne Ryason.
Steel Schwinn S-2 rims, heavy
and very slick for Weinmann cantilever brakes. TA crankset.
Tires are UniRoyal
"Nobby." Fork is Redline. ttt stem with custom adaptor to
fit Magura handlebar. Magura motorcyle brake levers.
Seatpost is Campagnolo
MicroAdjusting, with custom adaptor to fit Brooks B-72 saddle.
Campagnolo seatpost
quick-release clamp.
Suntour thumb shifters. Phil
Wood hubs with allen-key end bolts.
Frame is nickel plated. Some
tubing is Columbus, some is straight-gauge.
The huge Magura
motorcyle levers were vital when trying to use a cantilever brake on
the slick steel rims that were all
you could find for a 26-inch tire. You needed all the leverage you
could get, and riding in very wet conditions was sometimes exciting.
The SunTour thumb shifter was originally made for a cheap five-speed
touring bike, so it only came in a right hand model. You had to turn
one around and use it backward for the left shifter.
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