[RBW] Re: Project bike will take Roly Poly tires.
Yeah, those are tubulars. They are Vittoria Competition Rally. They say 23, but measure closer to 24mm. I'm interested in trying the Vittoria Pave model which goes all the way to 27mm, but at $100 apiece, I might wait a bit. On Apr 27, 8:35 pm, Aaron Thomas wrote: > Are these the tubulars? If so, what are they and how wide are they? > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/5635626588/in/set-721576265... -- 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.
[RBW] Re: Project bike will take Roly Poly tires.
Are these the tubulars? If so, what are they and how wide are they? http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/5635626588/in/set-72157626511175478 -- 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.
[RBW] Re: Project bike will take Roly Poly tires.
The "parting-out-the-old-parts" phase of this project is nearing completion. I bought the whole bike for $600. I've kept the Frame/Fork/Headset, the Bar/Stem, the saddle, the wheelset/tires, the cages and pump. I removed for resale most of the Campy Super Record bits: crankset, BB, Rder, Fder, shifters, brake calipers, seatpost and pedals My ebay auctions just ended and the 8 auctions summed up to $530. I'd call that a score. On Apr 24, 5:56 am, MichaelH wrote: > NicebikeWilliam. I like the way these older standard gage 531C ride > and hope it gives you a lot of joy. Why struggle with a 24; why not > just go to a 27 or 28? > > My winterprojectwas rebuilding a 1984 Trek 620. I spread the stays > just so I could go to a cassette with a 12 cog, which allows for a > smaller set of rings. In this case 48/34/ 26. But the 34/27 will > handle pretty much everything after some spring riding. > michael > > On Apr 19, 4:01 pm, William wrote: > > > > > > > > > I'm well on my way to converting a 1984 Trek 770 into a retro-modern > > all roadbike. Two shortcomings of my current roadbike(a Davidson > > Signature) were that it doesn't take a tire wider than 700x25, and > > that it fits like a racingbike. I had it custom built in my youth, > > and so now to get the bars up I had to use a Technomic Deluxe which is > > excellent but I think it looks a little less than ideal to have a ton > > of seatpost and a ton of stem showing. It makes the frame look too > > small. > > > Anyway, this Trek is a couple cm taller than my Davidson, so I hope to > > get a similar fit with a regular proportioned stem. I finished > > stripping thebikedown, and I'll start selling off a lot of the Campy > > Super Record parts through the normal channels. I got my compact > > double crankset, and I've secured a few freewheels for various gearing > > options. The recent highlight is that I've confirmed that a 700x27 > > Roly Poly will fit (no fender). I'm thrilled about that, and it was > > something that I wasn't sure would work out. If thebiketurns out as > > well as I hope, I might get it powdercoated. I bought some > > Resurrectio stickers from Riv on that chance. > > > Riv content: Higher bars, fearlessly riding a 30 year old lugged > > steel MUSA frameset, Roly Poly tires bought from Riv, not being retro > > for retros sake. > > > Pics on my flickr: > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/sets/72157626511175478/ -- 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.
[RBW] Re: Project bike will take Roly Poly tires.
Pretty bike! It's similar in color to my Bleriot. Enjoy it. On Apr 23, 3:35 pm, James Warren wrote: > William, > That is great! > > > > -Original Message- > >From: William > >Sent: Apr 23, 2011 10:56 AM > >To: RBW Owners Bunch > >Subject: [RBW] Re: Project bike will take Roly Poly tires. > > >And the build is complete. The clincher wheelset isn't ready yet, but > >I did one shake-down ride on the tubulars, and was satisfied enough > >with the fit to wrap twine and shellac the bars. It's ready to ride! > >I'm amazed how un-low this bike was geared to start with. 42x21 was > >the lowest gear. I have it all the way down to a 34x24 granny and > >it's still barely rideable in the East Bay Hills. > > >Photos on my flickr > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/5646425361/in/photostream/ > > >On Apr 19, 1:01 pm, William wrote: > >> I'm well on my way to converting a 1984 Trek 770 into a retro-modern > >> all road bike. Two shortcomings of my current road bike (a Davidson > >> Signature) were that it doesn't take a tire wider than 700x25, and > >> that it fits like a racing bike. I had it custom built in my youth, > >> and so now to get the bars up I had to use a Technomic Deluxe which is > >> excellent but I think it looks a little less than ideal to have a ton > >> of seatpost and a ton of stem showing. It makes the frame look too > >> small. > > >> Anyway, this Trek is a couple cm taller than my Davidson, so I hope to > >> get a similar fit with a regular proportioned stem. I finished > >> stripping the bike down, and I'll start selling off a lot of the Campy > >> Super Record parts through the normal channels. I got my compact > >> double crankset, and I've secured a few freewheels for various gearing > >> options. The recent highlight is that I've confirmed that a > >> 700x27RolyPolywill fit (no fender). I'm thrilled about that, and it was > >> something that I wasn't sure would work out. If the bike turns out as > >> well as I hope, I might get it powdercoated. I bought some > >> Resurrectio stickers from Riv on that chance. > > >> Riv content: Higher bars, fearlessly riding a 30 year old lugged > >> steel MUSA frameset,RolyPolytires bought from Riv, not being retro > >> for retros sake. > > >> Pics on my flickr: > > >>http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/sets/72157626511175478/ > > >-- > >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 > >athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- 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.
[RBW] Re: Project bike will take Roly Poly tires.
The clincher wheelset is on there now, with 700x27 Roly Poly tires and a 14-28 freewheel. http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/5650333288/ On Apr 24, 8:32 am, William wrote: > Nice quality freewheels with a 28 or bigger are hard to come by, as > others on other threads on this board frequently lament. I have a > 14-28 6sp Shimanopore freewheel on the clinchers that will be revealed > soon. I have a suntour perfect 6 speed in a 13-26 which might be > delightful. The final gearing choices will in part be influenced by > where the bike resides. I had kicked off this project to equip my > parents and/or in-laws with a road bike for me to use when we visit. > We are down there 3 or 4 times a year. Spreading to a 130mm is on my > list of options, so I can run a current cassette. > > On Apr 24, 5:56 am, MichaelH wrote: > > > Nice bike William. I like the way these older standard gage 531C ride > > and hope it gives you a lot of joy. Why struggle with a 24; why not > > just go to a 27 or 28? > > > My winter project was rebuilding a 1984 Trek 620. I spread the stays > > just so I could go to a cassette with a 12 cog, which allows for a > > smaller set of rings. In this case 48/34/ 26. But the 34/27 will > > handle pretty much everything after some spring riding. > > michael > > > On Apr 19, 4:01 pm, William wrote: > > > > I'm well on my way to converting a 1984 Trek 770 into a retro-modern > > > all road bike. Two shortcomings of my current road bike (a Davidson > > > Signature) were that it doesn't take a tire wider than 700x25, and > > > that it fits like a racing bike. I had it custom built in my youth, > > > and so now to get the bars up I had to use a Technomic Deluxe which is > > > excellent but I think it looks a little less than ideal to have a ton > > > of seatpost and a ton of stem showing. It makes the frame look too > > > small. > > > > Anyway, this Trek is a couple cm taller than my Davidson, so I hope to > > > get a similar fit with a regular proportioned stem. I finished > > > stripping the bike down, and I'll start selling off a lot of the Campy > > > Super Record parts through the normal channels. I got my compact > > > double crankset, and I've secured a few freewheels for various gearing > > > options. The recent highlight is that I've confirmed that a 700x27 > > > Roly Poly will fit (no fender). I'm thrilled about that, and it was > > > something that I wasn't sure would work out. If the bike turns out as > > > well as I hope, I might get it powdercoated. I bought some > > > Resurrectio stickers from Riv on that chance. > > > > Riv content: Higher bars, fearlessly riding a 30 year old lugged > > > steel MUSA frameset, Roly Poly tires bought from Riv, not being retro > > > for retros sake. > > > > Pics on my flickr: > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/sets/72157626511175478/ -- 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.
[RBW] Re: Project bike will take Roly Poly tires.
Nice quality freewheels with a 28 or bigger are hard to come by, as others on other threads on this board frequently lament. I have a 14-28 6sp Shimanopore freewheel on the clinchers that will be revealed soon. I have a suntour perfect 6 speed in a 13-26 which might be delightful. The final gearing choices will in part be influenced by where the bike resides. I had kicked off this project to equip my parents and/or in-laws with a road bike for me to use when we visit. We are down there 3 or 4 times a year. Spreading to a 130mm is on my list of options, so I can run a current cassette. On Apr 24, 5:56 am, MichaelH wrote: > Nice bike William. I like the way these older standard gage 531C ride > and hope it gives you a lot of joy. Why struggle with a 24; why not > just go to a 27 or 28? > > My winter project was rebuilding a 1984 Trek 620. I spread the stays > just so I could go to a cassette with a 12 cog, which allows for a > smaller set of rings. In this case 48/34/ 26. But the 34/27 will > handle pretty much everything after some spring riding. > michael > > On Apr 19, 4:01 pm, William wrote: > > > I'm well on my way to converting a 1984 Trek 770 into a retro-modern > > all road bike. Two shortcomings of my current road bike (a Davidson > > Signature) were that it doesn't take a tire wider than 700x25, and > > that it fits like a racing bike. I had it custom built in my youth, > > and so now to get the bars up I had to use a Technomic Deluxe which is > > excellent but I think it looks a little less than ideal to have a ton > > of seatpost and a ton of stem showing. It makes the frame look too > > small. > > > Anyway, this Trek is a couple cm taller than my Davidson, so I hope to > > get a similar fit with a regular proportioned stem. I finished > > stripping the bike down, and I'll start selling off a lot of the Campy > > Super Record parts through the normal channels. I got my compact > > double crankset, and I've secured a few freewheels for various gearing > > options. The recent highlight is that I've confirmed that a 700x27 > > Roly Poly will fit (no fender). I'm thrilled about that, and it was > > something that I wasn't sure would work out. If the bike turns out as > > well as I hope, I might get it powdercoated. I bought some > > Resurrectio stickers from Riv on that chance. > > > Riv content: Higher bars, fearlessly riding a 30 year old lugged > > steel MUSA frameset, Roly Poly tires bought from Riv, not being retro > > for retros sake. > > > Pics on my flickr: > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/sets/72157626511175478/ -- 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.
[RBW] Re: Project bike will take Roly Poly tires.
Nice bike William. I like the way these older standard gage 531C ride and hope it gives you a lot of joy. Why struggle with a 24; why not just go to a 27 or 28? My winter project was rebuilding a 1984 Trek 620. I spread the stays just so I could go to a cassette with a 12 cog, which allows for a smaller set of rings. In this case 48/34/ 26. But the 34/27 will handle pretty much everything after some spring riding. michael On Apr 19, 4:01 pm, William wrote: > I'm well on my way to converting a 1984 Trek 770 into a retro-modern > all road bike. Two shortcomings of my current road bike (a Davidson > Signature) were that it doesn't take a tire wider than 700x25, and > that it fits like a racing bike. I had it custom built in my youth, > and so now to get the bars up I had to use a Technomic Deluxe which is > excellent but I think it looks a little less than ideal to have a ton > of seatpost and a ton of stem showing. It makes the frame look too > small. > > Anyway, this Trek is a couple cm taller than my Davidson, so I hope to > get a similar fit with a regular proportioned stem. I finished > stripping the bike down, and I'll start selling off a lot of the Campy > Super Record parts through the normal channels. I got my compact > double crankset, and I've secured a few freewheels for various gearing > options. The recent highlight is that I've confirmed that a 700x27 > Roly Poly will fit (no fender). I'm thrilled about that, and it was > something that I wasn't sure would work out. If the bike turns out as > well as I hope, I might get it powdercoated. I bought some > Resurrectio stickers from Riv on that chance. > > Riv content: Higher bars, fearlessly riding a 30 year old lugged > steel MUSA frameset, Roly Poly tires bought from Riv, not being retro > for retros sake. > > Pics on my flickr: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/sets/72157626511175478/ -- 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.
Re: [RBW] Re: Project bike will take Roly Poly tires.
On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 10:48 PM, William wrote: > You parallelaterra zealots see flat drops wherever you look. Mine are > not. My handlebars are adjusted to fit God will forgive you such a slight deviance. -- 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.
[RBW] Re: Project bike will take Roly Poly tires.
You parallelaterra zealots see flat drops wherever you look. Mine are not. My handlebars are adjusted to fit the rider, not the fantasy of a horizon. I'd estimate -3 degrees. On Apr 23, 4:53 pm, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > Pretty bike, and I note with satisfaction that you've got the ends of > the hooks parallel to terra firma as God commanded us. (I recently > said unto myself, "tilt them down just *wee* bit," and so I did and > immediately felt the pain in the heel of my left palm; back to > horizontality and righteousness it was.) > > 42/21 used to be a pretty standard racing bike low back in the days of > 5.6.7 speeds; my > 89 Falcon had a 13-21 7 sp Uniglide freewheel. > > Patrick "now my low is 70" -- and so's my high" Moore > > > > On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 11:56 AM, William wrote: > > And the build is complete. The clincher wheelset isn't ready yet, but > > I did one shake-down ride on the tubulars, and was satisfied enough > > with the fit to wrap twine and shellac the bars. It's ready to ride! > > I'm amazed how un-low this bike was geared to start with. 42x21 was > > the lowest gear. I have it all the way down to a 34x24 granny and > > it's still barely rideable in the East Bay Hills. > > > Photos on my flickr > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/5646425361/in/photostream/ > > > On Apr 19, 1:01 pm, William wrote: > >> I'm well on my way to converting a 1984 Trek 770 into a retro-modern > >> all road bike. Two shortcomings of my current road bike (a Davidson > >> Signature) were that it doesn't take a tire wider than 700x25, and > >> that it fits like a racing bike. I had it custom built in my youth, > >> and so now to get the bars up I had to use a Technomic Deluxe which is > >> excellent but I think it looks a little less than ideal to have a ton > >> of seatpost and a ton of stem showing. It makes the frame look too > >> small. > > >> Anyway, this Trek is a couple cm taller than my Davidson, so I hope to > >> get a similar fit with a regular proportioned stem. I finished > >> stripping the bike down, and I'll start selling off a lot of the Campy > >> Super Record parts through the normal channels. I got my compact > >> double crankset, and I've secured a few freewheels for various gearing > >> options. The recent highlight is that I've confirmed that a > >> 700x27RolyPolywill fit (no fender). I'm thrilled about that, and it was > >> something that I wasn't sure would work out. If the bike turns out as > >> well as I hope, I might get it powdercoated. I bought some > >> Resurrectio stickers from Riv on that chance. > > >> Riv content: Higher bars, fearlessly riding a 30 year old lugged > >> steel MUSA frameset,RolyPolytires bought from Riv, not being retro > >> for retros sake. > > >> Pics on my flickr: > > >>http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/sets/72157626511175478/ > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW, Ph.D., MBA, and much, much more! > [email protected] > > A billion stars go spinning through the night > Blazing high above your head; > But in you is the Presence that will be > When all the stars are dead. > (Rilke, Buddha in Glory) -- 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.
Re: [RBW] Re: Project bike will take Roly Poly tires.
Pretty bike, and I note with satisfaction that you've got the ends of the hooks parallel to terra firma as God commanded us. (I recently said unto myself, "tilt them down just *wee* bit," and so I did and immediately felt the pain in the heel of my left palm; back to horizontality and righteousness it was.) 42/21 used to be a pretty standard racing bike low back in the days of 5.6.7 speeds; my 89 Falcon had a 13-21 7 sp Uniglide freewheel. Patrick "now my low is 70" -- and so's my high" Moore On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 11:56 AM, William wrote: > And the build is complete. The clincher wheelset isn't ready yet, but > I did one shake-down ride on the tubulars, and was satisfied enough > with the fit to wrap twine and shellac the bars. It's ready to ride! > I'm amazed how un-low this bike was geared to start with. 42x21 was > the lowest gear. I have it all the way down to a 34x24 granny and > it's still barely rideable in the East Bay Hills. > > Photos on my flickr > http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/5646425361/in/photostream/ > > > > On Apr 19, 1:01 pm, William wrote: >> I'm well on my way to converting a 1984 Trek 770 into a retro-modern >> all road bike. Two shortcomings of my current road bike (a Davidson >> Signature) were that it doesn't take a tire wider than 700x25, and >> that it fits like a racing bike. I had it custom built in my youth, >> and so now to get the bars up I had to use a Technomic Deluxe which is >> excellent but I think it looks a little less than ideal to have a ton >> of seatpost and a ton of stem showing. It makes the frame look too >> small. >> >> Anyway, this Trek is a couple cm taller than my Davidson, so I hope to >> get a similar fit with a regular proportioned stem. I finished >> stripping the bike down, and I'll start selling off a lot of the Campy >> Super Record parts through the normal channels. I got my compact >> double crankset, and I've secured a few freewheels for various gearing >> options. The recent highlight is that I've confirmed that a >> 700x27RolyPolywill fit (no fender). I'm thrilled about that, and it was >> something that I wasn't sure would work out. If the bike turns out as >> well as I hope, I might get it powdercoated. I bought some >> Resurrectio stickers from Riv on that chance. >> >> Riv content: Higher bars, fearlessly riding a 30 year old lugged >> steel MUSA frameset,RolyPolytires bought from Riv, not being retro >> for retros sake. >> >> Pics on my flickr: >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/sets/72157626511175478/ > > -- > 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. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW, Ph.D., MBA, and much, much more! [email protected] A billion stars go spinning through the night Blazing high above your head; But in you is the Presence that will be When all the stars are dead. (Rilke, Buddha in Glory) -- 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.
[RBW] Re: Project bike will take Roly Poly tires.
Thanks Minh. If you mean brown handlebar tape, have another look. It's two coats of clear shellac on Newbaum's PURPLE. The decal accents are purple. It turned out pretty dark, I know. On Apr 23, 4:33 pm, Minh wrote: > I know you were talking about re-painting this but i think it looks > great, only change i would make is brown accents instead of black but > that's minor! > > On Apr 23, 3:35 pm, James Warren wrote: > > > William, > > That is great! > > > -Original Message- > > >From: William > > >Sent: Apr 23, 2011 10:56 AM > > >To: RBW Owners Bunch > > >Subject: [RBW] Re: Project bike will take Roly Poly tires. > > > >And the build is complete. The clincher wheelset isn't ready yet, but > > >I did one shake-down ride on the tubulars, and was satisfied enough > > >with the fit to wrap twine and shellac the bars. It's ready to ride! > > >I'm amazed how un-low this bike was geared to start with. 42x21 was > > >the lowest gear. I have it all the way down to a 34x24 granny and > > >it's still barely rideable in the East Bay Hills. > > > >Photos on my flickr > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/5646425361/in/photostream/ > > > >On Apr 19, 1:01 pm, William wrote: > > >> I'm well on my way to converting a 1984 Trek 770 into a retro-modern > > >> all road bike. Two shortcomings of my current road bike (a Davidson > > >> Signature) were that it doesn't take a tire wider than 700x25, and > > >> that it fits like a racing bike. I had it custom built in my youth, > > >> and so now to get the bars up I had to use a Technomic Deluxe which is > > >> excellent but I think it looks a little less than ideal to have a ton > > >> of seatpost and a ton of stem showing. It makes the frame look too > > >> small. > > > >> Anyway, this Trek is a couple cm taller than my Davidson, so I hope to > > >> get a similar fit with a regular proportioned stem. I finished > > >> stripping the bike down, and I'll start selling off a lot of the Campy > > >> Super Record parts through the normal channels. I got my compact > > >> double crankset, and I've secured a few freewheels for various gearing > > >> options. The recent highlight is that I've confirmed that a > > >> 700x27RolyPolywill fit (no fender). I'm thrilled about that, and it was > > >> something that I wasn't sure would work out. If the bike turns out as > > >> well as I hope, I might get it powdercoated. I bought some > > >> Resurrectio stickers from Riv on that chance. > > > >> Riv content: Higher bars, fearlessly riding a 30 year old lugged > > >> steel MUSA frameset,RolyPolytires bought from Riv, not being retro > > >> for retros sake. > > > >> Pics on my flickr: > > > >>http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/sets/72157626511175478/ > > > >-- > > >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 > > >athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- 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.
[RBW] Re: Project bike will take Roly Poly tires.
I know you were talking about re-painting this but i think it looks great, only change i would make is brown accents instead of black but that's minor! On Apr 23, 3:35 pm, James Warren wrote: > William, > That is great! > > > > > > > > -Original Message- > >From: William > >Sent: Apr 23, 2011 10:56 AM > >To: RBW Owners Bunch > >Subject: [RBW] Re: Project bike will take Roly Poly tires. > > >And the build is complete. The clincher wheelset isn't ready yet, but > >I did one shake-down ride on the tubulars, and was satisfied enough > >with the fit to wrap twine and shellac the bars. It's ready to ride! > >I'm amazed how un-low this bike was geared to start with. 42x21 was > >the lowest gear. I have it all the way down to a 34x24 granny and > >it's still barely rideable in the East Bay Hills. > > >Photos on my flickr > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/5646425361/in/photostream/ > > >On Apr 19, 1:01 pm, William wrote: > >> I'm well on my way to converting a 1984 Trek 770 into a retro-modern > >> all road bike. Two shortcomings of my current road bike (a Davidson > >> Signature) were that it doesn't take a tire wider than 700x25, and > >> that it fits like a racing bike. I had it custom built in my youth, > >> and so now to get the bars up I had to use a Technomic Deluxe which is > >> excellent but I think it looks a little less than ideal to have a ton > >> of seatpost and a ton of stem showing. It makes the frame look too > >> small. > > >> Anyway, this Trek is a couple cm taller than my Davidson, so I hope to > >> get a similar fit with a regular proportioned stem. I finished > >> stripping the bike down, and I'll start selling off a lot of the Campy > >> Super Record parts through the normal channels. I got my compact > >> double crankset, and I've secured a few freewheels for various gearing > >> options. The recent highlight is that I've confirmed that a > >> 700x27RolyPolywill fit (no fender). I'm thrilled about that, and it was > >> something that I wasn't sure would work out. If the bike turns out as > >> well as I hope, I might get it powdercoated. I bought some > >> Resurrectio stickers from Riv on that chance. > > >> Riv content: Higher bars, fearlessly riding a 30 year old lugged > >> steel MUSA frameset,RolyPolytires bought from Riv, not being retro > >> for retros sake. > > >> Pics on my flickr: > > >>http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/sets/72157626511175478/ > > >-- > >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 > >athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- 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.
Re: [RBW] Re: Project bike will take Roly Poly tires.
William, That is great! -Original Message- >From: William >Sent: Apr 23, 2011 10:56 AM >To: RBW Owners Bunch >Subject: [RBW] Re: Project bike will take Roly Poly tires. > >And the build is complete. The clincher wheelset isn't ready yet, but >I did one shake-down ride on the tubulars, and was satisfied enough >with the fit to wrap twine and shellac the bars. It's ready to ride! >I'm amazed how un-low this bike was geared to start with. 42x21 was >the lowest gear. I have it all the way down to a 34x24 granny and >it's still barely rideable in the East Bay Hills. > >Photos on my flickr >http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/5646425361/in/photostream/ > > > >On Apr 19, 1:01 pm, William wrote: >> I'm well on my way to converting a 1984 Trek 770 into a retro-modern >> all road bike. Two shortcomings of my current road bike (a Davidson >> Signature) were that it doesn't take a tire wider than 700x25, and >> that it fits like a racing bike. I had it custom built in my youth, >> and so now to get the bars up I had to use a Technomic Deluxe which is >> excellent but I think it looks a little less than ideal to have a ton >> of seatpost and a ton of stem showing. It makes the frame look too >> small. >> >> Anyway, this Trek is a couple cm taller than my Davidson, so I hope to >> get a similar fit with a regular proportioned stem. I finished >> stripping the bike down, and I'll start selling off a lot of the Campy >> Super Record parts through the normal channels. I got my compact >> double crankset, and I've secured a few freewheels for various gearing >> options. The recent highlight is that I've confirmed that a >> 700x27RolyPolywill fit (no fender). I'm thrilled about that, and it was >> something that I wasn't sure would work out. If the bike turns out as >> well as I hope, I might get it powdercoated. I bought some >> Resurrectio stickers from Riv on that chance. >> >> Riv content: Higher bars, fearlessly riding a 30 year old lugged >> steel MUSA frameset,RolyPolytires bought from Riv, not being retro >> for retros sake. >> >> Pics on my flickr: >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/sets/72157626511175478/ > >-- >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. > -- 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.
[RBW] Re: Project bike will take Roly Poly tires.
And the build is complete. The clincher wheelset isn't ready yet, but I did one shake-down ride on the tubulars, and was satisfied enough with the fit to wrap twine and shellac the bars. It's ready to ride! I'm amazed how un-low this bike was geared to start with. 42x21 was the lowest gear. I have it all the way down to a 34x24 granny and it's still barely rideable in the East Bay Hills. Photos on my flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/5646425361/in/photostream/ On Apr 19, 1:01 pm, William wrote: > I'm well on my way to converting a 1984 Trek 770 into a retro-modern > all road bike. Two shortcomings of my current road bike (a Davidson > Signature) were that it doesn't take a tire wider than 700x25, and > that it fits like a racing bike. I had it custom built in my youth, > and so now to get the bars up I had to use a Technomic Deluxe which is > excellent but I think it looks a little less than ideal to have a ton > of seatpost and a ton of stem showing. It makes the frame look too > small. > > Anyway, this Trek is a couple cm taller than my Davidson, so I hope to > get a similar fit with a regular proportioned stem. I finished > stripping the bike down, and I'll start selling off a lot of the Campy > Super Record parts through the normal channels. I got my compact > double crankset, and I've secured a few freewheels for various gearing > options. The recent highlight is that I've confirmed that a > 700x27RolyPolywill fit (no fender). I'm thrilled about that, and it was > something that I wasn't sure would work out. If the bike turns out as > well as I hope, I might get it powdercoated. I bought some > Resurrectio stickers from Riv on that chance. > > Riv content: Higher bars, fearlessly riding a 30 year old lugged > steel MUSA frameset,RolyPolytires bought from Riv, not being retro > for retros sake. > > Pics on my flickr: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/sets/72157626511175478/ -- 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.
