*"Max: I beg forgiveness for using a puerile word, but that bike is neat! I did note the ass saver. 50 X 18 with those tires -- I'd guess 27" tall: 75 or 76 gi? Just right for what I assume is a very light and efficient bike.... Whatzit Weigh?" *
Yep, just about 76 inch gear. Tires are Specialized 32 mm cross tubulars, latex tubes, so not too heavy for that size tire. The wheelset isn't much lighter, if at all, than my regular DA hubs with Reflex rims. A 50 mile ride on dirt roads around here will net only about 2,000 ft of elevation gain, so weight isn't a big priority. With those tires, rack, heavy bb and crank (by modern standards), spare tire, repair kit, full pump, lights, it's over 20 lbs. But the fit on the bike is good, and thanks to the wheel aerodynamics, I do manage a half-mph more on this than on other set-ups. The rear dropouts on the frame had been spread to 130 mm, so I can swap wheels with other bikes without too much trouble. I do have a wheel with a long-axled Surly fixed/fixed hub that I run sometimes, and riding fixed is somehow just as fast for me (but a bit more tiring). - Max "less whining, more fix(edgearrid)ing" in A2 On Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 2:54:49 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: > Garth: Either your eyes or your monitor are better than mine. When I blow > up the image on my *$1K hi rez 42" work monitor* I can make out a fuzzy, > "maybe" Selle Italia, but that's it. > > Max: I beg forgiveness for using a puerile word, but that bike is *neat!* > I did note the ass saver. 50 X 18 with those tires -- I'd guess 27" tall: > 75 or 76 gi? Just right for what I assume is a very light and efficient > bike. > > Whatzit Weigh? > > My 1999 custom Joe gofast fixie is 18 event, but with heavy pedals (DA > SPDs at 360 grams the pair) and heavy Phil hubs F&R, and 2 Iris cages. > Original edition Flite saddle, > > On Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 8:01 AM Max S <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Garth is correct – Selle Italia SLR, one of the later models, 135 grams, >> no cutout. There's an "Ass Saver" on there. The wheels are Enve 6,7 – 60 >> and 70 mm deep rims, front and rear, respectively, on DT Swiss 350 hubs. I >> was running a White Industries crank with a 50 t ring and 18 t rear cog (in >> aluminum) by Endless Cogs. Eriksen Ti seatpost, Ibis Ti stem. >> >> - Max "the Fastest Pumpkin" in A2 >> >> On Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 3:56:44 AM UTC-5 Garth wrote: >> >>> Oooooo .... I wanna play "name that saddle" Patrick ! >>> >>> If you zoom into the photo you can see at the rear of the saddle the >>> stylistic remnants of *Italia *, and below forward of that 3 little >>> symbols which spell out SLR. That'd be a Selle Italia SLR saddle ..... >>> ((((((( for the cookie ! )))))))) >>> >>> On Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 8:07:14 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: >>> >>>> Max: Please explain (in excruciating detail): Fixed or ss? Gear inches? >>>> What are those wheels, and especially, why? And explain radial. 2-cross >>>> rear? What is that ass hatchet? (I don't doubt you find it comfortable; >>>> I've been loving original issue Flites since 1990.) Custom decals >>>> ...???!!! >>>> And gravel tires and front rack to complete the package. >>>> >>>> The list demands explanations! >>>> >>>> On Tue, Dec 14, 2021 at 2:06 AM Max S <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Wow, many nice bikes. Gonna link to my Halloween Special Scary Riv... >>>>> I've got a black stem and seatpost I might swap in for the next >>>>> Halloween, >>>>> but in the meantime, I will put back some gray-finish wheels and cranks >>>>> back on, because gray & orange is a bit less "on the nose" :-) >>>>> >>>>> - Max "sotto voce" in A2 >>>>> >>>>> https://groups.google.com/g/rbw-owners-bunch/c/K9RbCHAtCzE >>>>> [image: image.jpeg] >>>>> >>>> >>>> Patrick Moore, grimly bottom-cropping in ABQ, NM >>>> >>> -- >> > 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/296e0d35-9797-430f-8d94-e0efd02f4157n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/296e0d35-9797-430f-8d94-e0efd02f4157n%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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6154a620-619a-4ea0-a375-4f514e207539n%40googlegroups.com.
