Considering the very large size frame shown in these various photos I'm surprised that he still insisted on using DT shifters - that'd be a long reach. 'Course, I suppose it didn't matter much since he didn't shift very often...
On Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 10:02:29 PM UTC-6 Patrick Moore wrote: > Given the stubbornness and native retrogrouchery he exhibited during his > 80-something years of riding -- he was riding basically the same sort of > bike in 2010 as he rode in 1960 -- I'd guess that if he were riding in 2023 > he'd be riding the same thing. > > I think this is one of his last bikes; an all terrain bike by his usage. > He did progress to a threadless stem and clipless pedals. > > Laing remarks on the absence of helmets in the Tom Ritchey article photos. > The photos seem to be from the 1970s or early 1980s, back before helmets > became common; I recall buying my first helmet circa 1986 or 1987 -- that > heavy Bell VI-Pro made of thick, stiff plastic, but helmets then at least > in W DC, were just becoming common. > > The proportion of his 700C wheels to his seat tube -- 68 cm? -- is very > like that of my 559 wheels to my 58 cm seat tube. > > [image: image.png] > > On Tue, Jan 31, 2023 at 8:49 AM Andrew Turner <andyree...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I'm in the process of building a JB-inspired road bike but with a nod to >> current bicycle trends: mainly wider tires and spinnier gearing. As a >> result, it's made me wonder what he would be riding today if you spliced >> his timeline and moved his prime days to current day. >> >> Today's Radavist >> <https://theradavist.com/conversations-with-tom-ritchey-part-two-the-influence-of-jobst-brandt/> >> article >> really fueled that question so I'd like to open it up to this group who >> likely have much more insight into the man and his bike(s). >> >> What are we thinking? Rim brakes or disc? Carbon? Steel? Ti? I see a lot >> of similarities between him and Jan Heine as far as a desire for >> performance and reliability, so perhaps he'd lean towards a rando build? >> >> Take it away if you wish, >> Andrew >> >> -- >> > 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/96eddf41-a3ea-4f59-b990-41ed5a80d12an%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/96eddf41-a3ea-4f59-b990-41ed5a80d12an%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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6edc7a76-0c00-4cef-901f-50239bda8a69n%40googlegroups.com.
