Those wheels look just right. How does it ride? My first fixed converstion, circa 1996-1997, was a black 58 cm Tempo -- a very nice handling bike, though quite heavy. But I recall gently reshaping the seatstay bridge with a hammer to allow accommodation of a 700C X 26 tire -- there was a bit more room in front. I forgot what happened to it ...
On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 10:41 PM, Bill Lindsay <[email protected]> wrote: > Maybe I'm getting too good at 650B conversions, or maybe I have too many > parts on-hand to make things go so smoothly. Whatever the reason, I've got > my 1985 Schwinn Tempo all ready to ride in its new 650B configuration. I > pulled the stock wheelset and replaced it with a Pacenti PL23 wheelset. > White Industries front hub and vintage Suntour Cyclone rear hub. Shimano > 600 6-speed freewheel 13-25, and very used Soma New Express 650x37B tires. > Tektro bigmouth brakes. Stock seatpost, NOS vetta saddle. Cockpit > replaced with Nitto Pearl 11 stem. Noodle 44cm bars, and SRAM S500 > levers. Ritchey/Sugino 44/30 crankset. Stock Shimano "Z" shifters and > derailers. It's already set up with Front and Rear Sheldon Nuts, so fender > install should be super quick. I picked this Tempo partially because it > has fender eyelets. > > Have a look if you like: > > Flickr Album LINK > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/albums/72157659812335064> > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************* *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* Carthusian motto -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
