That Atala reminds me of the old, 1973 IIRC, Motobecane Grand Record that I used as a grocery and errand beater. Light, 531 frame and fork, but long stays (45 cm to end of dropout). Original paint was not the best, and 30+ years had weathered it, so somewhat stealthy. Built it with good but inexpensive parts into fixed gear load carrier; oddly, best load carrier I've owned despite it's light frame; better than much stouter frames. 67" gear got me up even steep hills (back then, as a feisty 50-something).
Oh, and the old early Raleigh Technium sports touring model that I owned just before the Motobecane: tank despite the bonded aluminum construction, flexy, but Cadillac ride with (then seemed very fat) 32 mm Vittoria clinchers. On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 10:11 AM Pete P <retep7...@gmail.com> wrote: > My Atala. Riv’d it up with old parts and even tried out those upright > albatross handlebars. That is what converted me from uncomfortable road > bars on my Atlantis (to choco bars- similar) > > I like to use this bike if going downtown Minneapolis or at the home > despot store. I do use cable to capture the saddle and wheel and a > kryptonite for the frame front wheel and to the rack. If I lost it to a > thief I’d be sad but I only ride within a 5 mile walking distance away. > > > On Monday, September 21, 2020 at 9:37:16 AM UTC-5 foolis...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> Well said Carl. Well said. >> >> On Fri, Sep 18, 2020 at 4:24 PM tuolumne bikes <tuolum...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> >>>> With apologies to anyone that's already seen enough of Herbie on >>> Instagram. All that's left of his original life is headset, fork and frame. >>> The original equipment was five speed indexed. Now it's solid seven speed >>> friction. While I wouldn't ride it to Tibet, this is my most comfortable >>> riding and handling bike, and it's been all over, even on tour. >>> >>> The timing of this thread is great for a reminder that Weds September 23 >>> is the 2nd Annual Be Kind to Your Beater Bike Day. Fix, clean, upgrade, or >>> do a great ride on your most basic bike and post with >>> #bekindtoyourbeaterbikeday This year BKYBBD lines up well with the >>> northern California reschedules of Bike to Work Day as Bike to Anywhere Day >>> on 9/24. It also could fit in with Adventure Cycling Association's Bike >>> Your Park Day and Bike Travel Weekend which are 9/25-9/27. >>> >>> If the air quality allows, and I can still ride up hills, Herbie will be >>> hauling a pizza and thermos of tea to the top of Sonora Pass. Herb will get >>> a new Tuolumne 108 sticker as a memento. The idea is to remember that even >>> modest bikes can do great things. If we want biking to be more inclusive, >>> we need to remember that not everyone can afford the spectacular bikes we >>> love so much. Best way to celebrate? Support your local coop or community >>> bike shop and their efforts to make biking more available and inviting for >>> all. >>> >>> Thanks, Carl >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >> 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 rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/32bba494-e28c-4b8f-ad7d-c474cad982b9n%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/32bba494-e28c-4b8f-ad7d-c474cad982b9n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> *Trevor Bradshaw* >> >> -- > 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2d2acf9a-0d63-4293-bc0a-758b2ee01d17n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2d2acf9a-0d63-4293-bc0a-758b2ee01d17n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgvUhmzPKftpVi1mQn01c_C30UNcP3jEG2FTGzh5TS4cBQ%40mail.gmail.com.
