Curious what the chainstay length is on this 60cm Wilbury. I love my 58cm Saluki with drops and its 44.5 cm chainstays and my 55cm Cheviot as an upright with bosco bars is so stable with 50cm chainstays. Im guessing this mid lineage steed is somewhere in between two of my all time favorites.
On Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 7:59:57 AM UTC-7 Tom Goodmann wrote: > A case of Wilbury fever here too, so I am looking away from the cause as > the only cure. > > Very sorry to learn of shipping woes, Max; I've had some too and have been > mystified and angry with the carelessness of carriers. With shipping prices > as high as they are, it'd be nice for the services to be reliable. > > Tom > Atlanta (headed to the Midwest by 9/1) > > On Friday, August 15, 2025 at 8:31:43 PM UTC-4 Bill Lindsay wrote: > >> Bummer that. I have not given up on trying to figure out a way to grabby >> grab that Wilbury! Machinations are in motion! >> >> BL reaching very long grabby hands in EC >> >> On Friday, August 15, 2025 at 4:47:35 PM UTC-7 maxcr wrote: >> >>> Hi Everyone, >>> >>> I just had my second (and last) incident with shipping bikes, so >>> effective now the bikes listed above for sale are only available for local >>> pick up in/near Boston, MA. Apologies for anyone who was thinking of buying >>> one and hoping to have them shipped but I won't do that again. >>> >>> Best, >>> Max >>> >>> PS. I don't have a LBS to recommend. >>> On Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 1:28:38 PM UTC-4 [email protected] >>> wrote: >>> >>>> As much to myself as anyone else: I am *not* buying that Wilbury. I am >>>> *not*. No. >>>> >>>> *It's not the right time. I don't have the room. I haven't been riding >>>> enough. It can't swap brakes with my Hillborne.* >>>> >>>> Repeat as needed 'til Wilbury fever breaks. Call doctor Monday if no >>>> relief. >>>> >>>> Yours, >>>> Thomas Lynn Skean >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 1:00:33 PM UTC-5 maxcr wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Everyone, >>>>> >>>>> I'm taking a page from Bill's book and will offer up a few bikes to >>>>> see what sells first. >>>>> >>>>> These are all fancy bikes with fancy parts that I have painstakingly >>>>> chosen and installed. I hope someone gets to love them as much as I have. >>>>> I >>>>> have enjoyed building (most of them) and riding all of them but with >>>>> another family member on the way, the time has come to sell a couple of >>>>> bikes: >>>>> >>>>> Prices are net to me or for pickup in Boston, MA (so please consider >>>>> packing and shipping which is typically $185 + $250) >>>>> >>>>> 1. Red Wilbury 60cm, $2,400 - you may have seen the fs post here >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/g/rbw-owners-bunch/c/iNORRQbmZac/m/g6YYpJZFAAAJ> >>>>> but >>>>> here with a lower price >>>>> 2. Orange Ram 60cm, $2,500 - recently converted to 650b with Mafac >>>>> RAID brakes and SKS fenders, you may remember the fs post here >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/g/rbw-owners-bunch/c/6J4wY-8CNFE/m/EKnucgvNAgAJ> >>>>> $2,500 >>>>> (It now has a fancy Pacenti brevet wheelset on new Hetres tires and a >>>>> SON >>>>> dynohub plus Edeluxe ii light. Black White Industries 170 crank) - >>>>> this one >>>>> is ready for some serious rando or even PBP :) >>>>> 3. Cobalt Blue Quickbeam prototype >>>>> <http://www.cyclofiend.com/ssg/2006/ssg020-raouldelmare0306.html> >>>>> (caliper >>>>> brakes) 60cm $3,500 - built by Curt Goodrich and painted by Joe Bell >>>>> (the >>>>> paint is out of this world with an amazing sparkle in the sun). >>>>> >>>>> I recently acquired this one and I've gone crazy putting together >>>>> the build kit for it (won't sell any parts while I have the bike): >>>>> >>>>> - Frame: great shape with few minor scratches form storage and one >>>>> small chip. >>>>> - Headset: new grip2nut installed by Peter White >>>>> - Wheelset: Rivvy phil hubs with RH Bon Jon Pass tires built by >>>>> Rich Lesnik >>>>> - Rear Cog: 16/19 White Industries DOS (unobtanium) >>>>> - Cranks: Ritchey Logic 175 crankset and a 38T Fat Slim Chainring >>>>> from Blue Lug (I can also swap for a new White Industries double >>>>> chainring >>>>> 38/35 with WI cranks for $$) >>>>> - new IRD QB95 BB >>>>> - Brakes: used Paul Racers >>>>> - Seatpost: lugged Nitto seatpost >>>>> - Cockpit: TBD was considering an Albatross which is what I >>>>> currently installed to test ride around the block, but might use a >>>>> Noodle >>>>> instead which I think suits it better. >>>>> >>>>> Seat Tube: Center to Center 60cm, Center to Top 62cm >>>>> Recommended PBH: 87 to 89cm >>>>> Stand Over: 84.9cm >>>>> HT Angle: 72.5 Deg. >>>>> ST Angle: 72 Deg. >>>>> Top Tube Slope: 2 Deg. >>>>> Effective Top Tube: 59cm >>>>> Chain Stay: 44.5 cm >>>>> Rear Hub Spacing: 120mm >>>>> Stack: 591.4mm >>>>> Reach: 388.2mm >>>>> Wheel Size: 622/700c >>>>> Max Width Tire: 37c >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 4. Crust Lightning Bolt XL, $3,500. Champagne with the new Gran >>>>> Trajet Fork Crown which suits a 48b tire perfectly, and will fit 42s >>>>> with >>>>> fenders. >>>>> - Headset: crust palm >>>>> - Wheelset: Polished velocity quill with bitex hubs built by >>>>> Analog Cycles on RH Babyshoe pass tires >>>>> - Fenders: hammered honjo special long edition >>>>> <https://www.libertecycles.com/honjo-gb650ml> gb650ml >>>>> - Front rack: Nitto 32F >>>>> - Cassette: 11-34 XT M760 >>>>> - Cranks: Rene Herse 48/33 (these wobble - need to figure out >>>>> what's going on) >>>>> - SKF >>>>> - Brakes: RH Canti >>>>> - Seatpost: Nitto seatpost >>>>> - Cockpit: Shorty stem with 46 Nitto Noddle and TRP Brake Levers >>>>> - Shifters: Dura Ace Downtube Shifters 7700 (were NOS) >>>>> - FD Durace >>>>> - RD Duraace 7800 GS long cage >>>>> - 9 speed connex chain >>>>> - Bags X Bird Goldback V2, medium bush brown waxed canvas >>>>> >>>>> Let me know what questions you have or if you're interested in one of >>>>> the bikes! >>>>> >>>>> Max >>>>> Somerville, MA >>>>> >>>>> PS. If none of these sell, the next one up will be the Rosco Bubbe >>>>> Medium Mountain Mixte, although I really want to keep that one for now. >>>>> >>>>> Some pics for fun (I don't have good pictures of the quickbeam or the >>>>> LB): >>>>> >>>>> [image: ssg020-4QBforkclose-up.jpg] >>>>> Quickbeam >>>>> >>>>> [image: IMG_2979.jpg] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1641568b-0ad4-4273-8135-2b598229d635n%40googlegroups.com.
