Have I missed the size bike you are seeking? > On Sep 16, 2021, at 07:29, Christopher Cote <christopherjamesc...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I've never seen a Specialized Sequoia in person. Maybe they're more common > on the west coast, but around here, you'd have a better chance of finding a > Heron Road, or Riv Rambouillet used. I've also never understood why the > Sequoia has such status here. It's not very "Riv-ish". To me, the first tenet > of Rivishness is a slack seat tube. Everything else is built around that. The > Sequoia has a 74 degree STA. Sure, you can set a super setback seatpost, but > that makes the reach to the bars way too long, and upsets the whole aesthetic. > > Yankeebird - there's a lot more to the Trek 720 than the long chainstays. I > personally am not a fan of the 720. If you're lusting after an old Trek, my > preference would be the 1983 or older 620. I had one of those, and it was a > great bike. The 720 is a purpose built loaded tourer. It may not appear so to > the eye, but it's built of very stout tubing, and won't ride as nicely > unloaded as some of the other suggestions, and certainly not as nice as a > Roadini. I don't know how it would compare to a LHT. The deal killer for the > 720, though, are the wheels and brakes. It was built around 27" wheels with > cantilever brakes and very narrow brake post spacing. Without getting too > deep in the weeds, that makes it challenging to convert to 700c. It's much > easier on the 1983 620 with regular caliper brakes. The 620 also was built of > lighter tubing. > > Where are you located? Have you found any bikes for sale locally that you are > interested in? > > Chris > > >> On Thursday, September 16, 2021 at 2:05:45 AM UTC-4 Jay P wrote: >> You have at least two great options that are easy to find (with a little >> patience): >> >> 1) Specialized Sequoia, earlier the better >> >> Obvio. For all the reasons. But I think this is better.... : >> >> >> 2) Trek 710 (1983 or before, earlier maybe better but not necessarily) >> >> I"m surprised these don't get higher prices as it is the perfect all around >> road bike -- Rivendells surely improve on them but.... >> >> I've seen some frames/forks clear up to 700x40, but you need to triple >> confirm because sometimes just barely 35mm. Often already have rack mounts. >> I've set up many people on these and almost uniformly superb riding bikes -- >> lively, fun, practical, probably supple. If you're feeling flush, have a >> framebuilder improve it (downtube cable stops, better brake cable routing, >> 2nd and/or 3rd water bottle cage mounts (triple mount on seat tube for the >> King manything ti cage?), rear der. stop?) and get it powder coated or >> painted. Phenomenal bikes. I'm surprised we all aren't competing for >> these. >> >> + make sure you have proper stem, handlebars, wheels, and tires >> >> A nice 710 (without the framebuilding stuff) + parts (assuming you do the >> work + have some parts around) = maybe $500-800 >> >> Best value around ! >> >> Wishing you well ---- >> Jay P. >> Kauai >> >> >> >> >> >>> On Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at 8:45:29 AM UTC-7 Yankeebird wrote: >>> I would like a Roadini, but it's going to be a while, and I'm going through >>> some money constraints right now, and I don't mind fixing up something else >>> in the interim. I have a Cheviot right now, and it's my primary main bike >>> for everything. I also have a Surly CC that I built up with an Alfine IGH 8 >>> and Albatross bars, but I keep that at Mom's so when my bro and I visit we >>> have a bike to bang around on to blow off steam. >>> >>> I would really like a decent smooth steel frame that will take at least a >>> 32-38 tire, and I can build up either with another IGH/albatross or a >>> cassette and drop bars depending on my whims. Something zippier than my >>> Cheviot but not a straight up triathlon bike. >>> >>> I'd like to get my hands on a '86 Schwinn Passage (my brother has this bike >>> and it's an incredible) or an early/mid 80's Trek 720. But these things are >>> going for PREMIUM money, almost ridiculous. I value them as $200-300 bikes, >>> but they are listed at $800+ and it boggles my mind. >>> >>> Any other comparable frames to the above two I mentioned that I should be >>> looking at? What about Motobecanes? Do they have standard sizing for >>> components or am I going to be banging my head against the wall finding >>> French sized parts? >>> >>> Biking is something I enjoy, and I can do basic bike MX and can learn the >>> stuff I don't know, but I am not deep in the weeds of dorkdom when it comes >>> to bikes. I have other much deeper passions. I probably won't build a >>> wheel, but I can replace a BB. I know what I like and what I want when I >>> see it, if I'm pointed in the correct direction by those who know. Hence >>> this query. > > -- > 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/e308f454-b700-47cc-a51a-72be09813f4fn%40googlegroups.com.
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