> > multiple rack braze-ons, especially the midfork and midstay ones? > > Yes.
Certainly on the (none to common) Constructeurs. Some other models, I am sure had them as well. Multiple rack braze ons were, however not all that common, even on some bikes popular for touring. On Jun 28, 3:29 pm, juarez <juarez....@gmail.com> wrote: > On Jun 28, 8:28 am, James Warren <jimcwar...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > Nice ride story. The part about the guy thinking the bike is from the 60's > > leaves me thinking the following: Did bikes from the 60's have: > > > upward sloping toptubes with 6 degree angles? > > Not readily apparent to a casual observer. > > > multiple rack braze-ons, especially the midfork and midstay ones? > > Yes. > > > 135 mm rear spacing that allows 9 or 10 speed clusters? > > Not readily apparent to a casual observer. Can you tell 135mm from > 130mm or 126mm just by looking? > > > headtubes with upward vertical extension for height? > > Not readily apparent to a casual observer. > > > cable-stops that allow discontinuous cable housing? > > Very common on bikes up through the late 1970s. > > > vertical rear dropouts? (I actually don't know the answer to this) > > Not readily apparent to a casual observer. > > > Were most of the features above even common in the 90's? > > While I understand that a Riv owner might experience some > consternation that their expensive bike might be mistaken for a less > expensive older model, I don't think one can really fault a casual > observer. After all, Rivendells do look like older bikes in many ways > -- it's hard to deny that. > > J. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
