Correction on size: Seattube is 56.5cm As for price, if you're interested make me an offer. Thanks!
On Saturday, January 21, 2023 at 1:29:37 PM UTC-6 Kolby wrote: > Hey friends, I've not been on this list in years, but I'm back to test > interest in what I've long called my Poor Man's Riv. It's a real beaut. > > [image: 7D7E0E66-5E7C-4B1D-A396-612E6D2CABC6-compressed.JPG] > [image: 951E3DF8-2C52-4851-9133-1DE648A42A5F-compressed.JPG] > I bought this Maruishi Tourace around 2010 with almost no miles on it -- > original tires, saddle, etc., clearly garage stored. I converted it to my > daily NYC commuter. I covered it in stickers and locked it up all over the > place and never had any issues (tho it was never stored inside overnight). > It's a very nice back that deliberately looks like a beater. I moved to > Austin several years ago and haven't ridden this once. I can't justify the > space it takes up anymore, tho it pains me to think of letting it go since > I have so many great memories with this thing. > > Here are the specs: > > - Frame: Maruishi Tourace (from late '80s) converted to 650b by a > builder in Brooklyn who moved the canti studs. It LOOOVES to have about 5 > pounds over the front wheel. > - Size: 54 seattube > - Wheels: 650b wheelset. Phil "Rivy" hubs 36 hole laced to Velocity > Dyad rims with a Shimano freewheel that Riv used to sell. Great wheels > with > lots of life left in them. > - Brakes: Tektro brakes and levers (there's a Shimano V brake on there > right now but that was to fit a child seat; I have the other Tektro canti > and would include). > - Stem: Nitto technomic (the biggest and tallest one) > - Cranks: Sugino VT (original) > - Tires: Compass Loup Pass 650bx38. These probably have a couple > thousand miles of NYC roads on them but some life left for sure. > Amazingly, > I never got a single flat because I kept them around 40psi. > - Rear derailluer: Shimano Altus (love this thing) > - Front rack: SOMA cargo rack; rear rack: original Blackburn > - Saddle: Brooks (ones of the ones with springs) > - Seatpost is a weird and rare size and this UNO is about the only > thing I could find available. > - Paint: A couple of years ago I touched up a few places where the > paint had light surface rust (the inside of the tubes is very clean). The > paint stands out, but to me this just adds to the stealthiness of the > build, kind of like the stickers. > - Pitlocks on both wheels and the seattube collar. I have the key of > course. > - Soma saddlebag > > I'm looking to sell as is, racks and all. If you're interested make me an > offer. Bike is located in Austin but I'd be willing to ship. > > Thanks! > kolby > kolbyt at gmail dot com > -- 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/f9e44c06-8953-4acc-b9f0-dc5ab3687e01n%40googlegroups.com.
