Agreed. You have your Saluki very nicely set up. A great looking country bike.
On May 15, 8:18 am, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > That looks great. Very country bikish. > > --mike > > On May 15, 7:56 am, frank_a <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I recently found a Saluki on Craigslist. I sold off my 60 Saluki a few > > years ago and realized not too long afterward it was a bad idea. This > > was before the Hetre and Pari-Moto etc... Anyway I wanted to try > > another Saluki and while the 60 is the right size for me they don't > > pop up very often and for my plans I was pretty sure the 58 would work > > out. > > I've set this one up as a replacement for my old 56 Atlantis. That > > one was shod with the 2.1 Continental Town and County tires with wide > > Brooks and Albatross bars. I was a great set up but small for me, > > especially the top tube. > > This Saluki is set up with the Schwalbe "Fatties" from Rivendell. > > They measure just under 47mm wide on Synergys and clear the stays > > fine. This is working out better than I had hoped. It feels a lot like > > the 26" Atlantis did, probably due to the same set-up but I like the > > longer wheelbase and handling on this one. I'm more balanced on this > > frame. If it had a sub-72 seat tube angle (like my custom) It'd be > > perfect. The V/O seatpost gets the saddle where I need it. > > I'm sure I'll try a set of Hetres sooner or later but for now I'm > > having a blast on this bike. > > Here's a link to a photo after a "rough stuff" ride: > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/8531240@N06/5721871391/in/photostream/ > > > - Frank -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
