Jim: Do you recall the old FD shifters that were actuated by a rod mounted on the seat tube, with a small knob to grab? IIRC correctly it was a simple rotation to shift. That gave way to matching DT levers probably early 60s. But was elegant & simple, and would look good on your bike, especially if you have only occasional need for a front shift.
In any case, I'd definitely add a granny for this trip. There's a lot of wrinkles in the landscape out here. dougP -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 9:28 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Re: atlantis traveler At one point, I had a 26t inner chainring, featuring derailleur-less manual shifting. I will probably reinstall a granny before I come to CA, just in case we/I do Palomar observatory or some other grinding climbs. On Jan 26, 4:54 pm, Dustin Sharp <[email protected]> wrote: > It does indeed look pretty cool, though I think 1x9 would be tough for the > Palomar observatory mountain climb I did this weekend. > > (but that might have been a tough sell for the group ride anyway. Seriously > though‹it¹s conveniently located between Oceanside, SD, and OC! And really > beautiful!) > > Dustin > > From: David Estes <[email protected]> > Reply-To: <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:47:18 -0800 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [RBW] Re: atlantis traveler > > Looks about perfect! What's the cassette range? > > 2 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Thought some of you may be interested in seeing photos of my Atlantis, > > which has a somewhat atypical configuration. This is the bike I'll be > > bringing for the SoCal RBW Owners ride in March: > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/twowheelflight/tags/travelbike/ > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
