Currently 5 in our garage have my name connected to them. Another one is the wife's and the 7th belongs to the grandson.
The oldest is early Nashbar Mk III that Ed Braley originally converted to 650B. I've changed the crankset to a compact double, and put a 14 - 27 Dura Ace FW on it. It's my weeknight hill training bike (its mustache bars are wonderful for climbing) and runs on Maxy Fastys at 65 psi. I replaced the original Selle San Marcos saddle with a Brooks, but have since found a Selle Anatomica to be far more comfortable. It's also a Sunday afternoon gent's bike. It was offered at a great price, and I always thought I should try an MTB, so I have an '88 Bridgestone MB-2 Comp. triple butted tubing and bone stock original (except for the broken in Brooks saddle I swapped over to it). Sadly, it gets no use beyond evening laps around the block. No where nearby to put knobby tires to use :( Next oldest is a 95 Riv Road Standard. Got the frame set used about two years ago, built it up and rode most of last year's miles on it. I also converted this bike to 650B and it is a dream on 38 mm Pari-Motos. This frame set just went to Airglow bicycle painting for a new paint job. Keeping the original color, but using cream on the lugs and crown. It'll be back in a couple of months, I am told. This is my raciest bike. The touring bike bike is an early Saluki in Linda Blair green. The color actually grows on you after a while. I take it on club rides once in a while, but generally pull it out for real touring rides. Like a week long tour last month. Racks, fenders, 36 mm Ourson tires and a very nice ride. Well suited to long days in the saddle. Got this bike used in mid 2007 and manage to rack up plenty of miles on it each year. Newest in terms of manufacture is the road sport Rambouillet. I don't think a custom would fit any better than this bike does. Rode it on a hilly metric just yesterday. Super comfy on Pasela TGs at 75 psi. The XD crank gave way to an Ultegra 9 speed and the Brooks saddle was replaced with a Selle Anatomica, but it's pretty stock other than that. Got this bike in Jan 2007. Have 8,000 mi on it and it still looks good. -- 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-bunch@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.
