Talking of calipers...with these types of conversions the measuring kind are your BFF. You don't need to spend a lot of money but being able to accurately measure spacings and widths makes all this a lot easier and math is cheaper than buying parts that don't fit. Digitals are best as you can switch between metric & old school with the press of a button. The set I use are these, all of $24 worth, probably not as accurate as they could be but we're building bikes here not centrifuges -
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GSLKIW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 On Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 7:28:56 PM UTC-5 Philip Barrett wrote: > Thanks! Amazing how the early 80's (just pre-dayglo) grays are all the > rage again eh? That Univega looks lovely and I think you'll be fine with a > 650b around 28-32mm, remember you'll need the Tektro R559 calipers to reach > the rims though. You'll love the ride I guarantee it! > > On Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 6:03:28 PM UTC-5 Matthew P wrote: > >> And those are awesome too Patrick! >> I see cranks I don't know, lots o tire volume, and what a light mount! >> >> On Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 4:00:01 PM UTC-7 Matthew P wrote: >> >>> Sorry Shawn! :) >>> >>> On Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 3:00:17 PM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: >>> >>>> I've owned 5 Rivendells and still own 1. These other 2 bikes are >>>> Rivendell influenced and perhaps even Grant Peterseon inspired. >>>> >>> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d528d5fc-0c52-4086-ac4e-1a53d8fb2a87n%40googlegroups.com.
