Phil, What was the original wheel size of Bianchi? 27" ? Are you staying with the original or switching to something else (622, 584, 559)?
Philcajean wrote: > Hello, > > Please pardon my mechanical ignorance ahead of time. This is my first > foray into building up a bike at home. > > I'm building up an old Bianchi Mixte frame found at a used bike shop. > I want to buy new center pull caliper brakes for it and really don't > know what might be a good fit. I suppose I could retro-fit it with V- > style calipers, but that doesn't seem "right" on this bike. This will > be primarily used by my wife as an around town bike, but set-up like a > "mountain bike" or "hybrid" (wide tires, flat handle bar w/grip > shifters - she used to do a lot of trail riding). We are using some > old components and buying some new. We want reasonably priced decent > components w/no delusions about racing (I'm cannibalizing the old > Specialized Ground Control - a relic of a past delusion). > > I primarily ride a Trek 4300 modified with an Xtracycle FreeRadical > kit and a Surly 1x1 rigid fork (long wheelbase and front suspension = > soggy mess). My wife is currently riding a Trek Singletrack 930 we > recently bought used. We now ride around town whenever possible all > year round. We know enough about bikes to know we don't know enough > about bikes. > > Thanks in advance, > Phil > -- > http://bikewhenyoucan.blogspot.com/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.0/1773 - Release Date: 11/7/2008 > 9:08 AM > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" 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/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
