My first "real" bike after my two-speed Schwinn Typhoon was a Frejus I bought at Robert's Cyclery in Chicago. It was the first bike I'd ever ridden that felt alive. I rode that all through high school and college. Years later I picked up a nicely restored '63 Jack Taylor Super International frame from a shop in Portland. It was my first 531 frame and I built it up to ride with a batch of Ultegra parts that I had. It was the fastest bike I've ever ridden. I don't know if that's objectively true, but it had a feel like nothing I've ever been on. Sadly, the short Jack Taylor brazed stem and the long top tube made the riding position too stretched out for my aging body to ride the long distances I'd planned on and it got relegated to short rides and eventually taken out of use. It hangs in the corner of my shop and needs a new home.
[image: DSCF9306.jpeg] [image: DSCF9314.jpeg] On Sunday, June 25, 2023 at 12:33:33 PM UTC-7 JohnS wrote: > Thank you Eric, > > JohnS > > On Sunday, June 25, 2023 at 11:14:27 AM UTC-4 campyo...@me.com wrote: > >> The mount I added to the Singer is this one: >> >> [image: >> 3198yXsC3ML._SR600,315_PIWhiteStrip,BottomLeft,0,35_PIStarRatingTHREEANDHALF,BottomLeft,360,-6_SR600,315_ZA321,445,290,400,400,AmazonEmberBold,12,4,0,0,5_SCLZZZZZZZ_FMpng_BG255,255,255.jpg] >> >> Elite 0123301 VIP Cage Clamps Water Bottle Cage, 25mm-70mm, Black >> <https://www.amazon.com/Elite-0123301-Clamps-Bottle-25mm-70mm/dp/B00OS6HKIM/ref=asc_df_B00OS6HKIM/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=241987970787&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8490519446908074857&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1014208&hvtargid=pla-355337713622&psc=1> >> amazon.com >> <https://www.amazon.com/Elite-0123301-Clamps-Bottle-25mm-70mm/dp/B00OS6HKIM/ref=asc_df_B00OS6HKIM/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=241987970787&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8490519446908074857&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1014208&hvtargid=pla-355337713622&psc=1> >> >> <https://www.amazon.com/Elite-0123301-Clamps-Bottle-25mm-70mm/dp/B00OS6HKIM/ref=asc_df_B00OS6HKIM/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=241987970787&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8490519446908074857&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1014208&hvtargid=pla-355337713622&psc=1> >> >> It’s been solid and dependable. The device adds mounting points—you >> provide the bottle cage. >> >> --Eric Norris >> campyo...@me.com >> Insta: @CampyOnlyGuy >> YouTube: YouTube.com/CampyOnlyGuy >> >> On Jun 24, 2023, at 9:16 AM, JohnS <shar...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hello Eric N, >> >> Thanks for the close up of your bike. Because of it I noticed the clamped >> on water bottle cage on the seat tube. Do you like? Which brand is it? I >> would like to add a water bottle cage to my '82 Sequoia's down tube (Tange >> Special Series Touring, Cro-Mo Double Butted), great riding bike, so much >> more lively than my Surly Pacer. >> >> JohnS >> >> On Friday, June 23, 2023 at 11:57:10 PM UTC-4 campyo...@me.com wrote: >> >>> For the tubing nerds out there: the 531 Professional decal (in French) >>> on my 1983 Alex Singer. >>> >>> [image: image0.jpeg][image: image1.jpeg] >>> >>> –Eric N >>> >>> >>> On Jun 23, 2023, at 6:53 PM, brendonoid <bre...@areyoualert.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> My late 80s Holdsworth Mistral is 531c (I assume that's the competition >>> tubing?) And is the only frame I've ridden that has that "planing" feeling >>> that Jan gets so hot under the collar for. >>> I have converted it to 650b and it is my go to roadish bike when I'm not >>> on a Riv. Definitely a special frame. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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/ecb96a83-26c1-441a-b476-5ebd91747717n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ecb96a83-26c1-441a-b476-5ebd91747717n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >>> >> -- >> 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/ce3db0a8-9f91-4d1f-a3d9-0d84e87a9b6cn%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ce3db0a8-9f91-4d1f-a3d9-0d84e87a9b6cn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> >> -- 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/de9af0a8-bbd7-4965-a8c5-1061f5c19be9n%40googlegroups.com.
