Bueno! Ahhh. All better. That's an aspirational bike. Someone on G+ was trying to ID your derailleurs, but that kind of juju is way over my head.
Philip (listening to Sean Hayes on youtube) Williamson On Dec 17, 12:55 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > The link ought to work now. Again: > > https://picasaweb.google.com/BERTIN753/1958HERSE > > > > > > > > > > > > >> 1. I put black tape on the rear carrier to accomodate my Ortliebs. > >> 2. The pump, an old Zefal, comes with the bike -- it is in vg condition > >> and fits perfectly. > >> 3. The Turbo is a bit scratched on top -- garage door incident -- but not > >> gouged: cosmetic only, and lightly at that. > >> 4. Cyro R or Fly, your preference. > >> 5. The wiring is a bit bodged; the buyer may want to replace it again > >> starting from scratch. It works fine, though. > >> 6. There is a bit of a raised nub where the modifying builder ground off > >> the tt-mounted shift lever boss for the shifter that actuated the no longer > >> available left seatstay-mounted bottle dynamo. You can't see it very > >> easily. > > >> On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 4:38 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com>wrote: > > >>> Unfortunately, I need cash and, second, the Herse overlaps the Fargo > >>> (touring) and trike (don't laugh -- coastie/gearie JRA and shopping.) > >>> Randonees? If I ever do that, I'll worry about that then, not now. > > >>> Jan opined that this bike might have been built for "diagonales" but > >>> while it rides like a very nice all rounder, it is built of stout tubing > >>> and ought to make a very nice touring bike for up to 32s with fenders. > > >>> $2,500 plus actual shipping and packing by Bike Coop here in ABQ, NM. > > >>> Photos and questions answered for the seriously interested, but general > >>> description below. > > >>> 60X57 c-c (fits me who am an Asian-type 5'10" -- by that I mean, fits > >>> me perfectly -- I didn't even bother to adjust the bar when I got it from > >>> iBob RS Watson; just adjusted the saddle). > > >>> Newly POWDERCOATED in near-Herse blue -- frankly, although the > >>> original paint was faded, I believe that this is a nicer -- slightly > >>> deeper > >>> and shinier -- blue that the original may have been. The custom racks and > >>> frame and two TA cages all powdered. > > >>> The front rack has very likely been modified and a second story added; > >>> works perfectly with the (included) Lafamu bar bag. > > >>> I have had the left seatstay bottle dynamo tab and associated tt wire > >>> guides ground off; I also had the tt-shift lever mount ground off but the > >>> grinder left a little nub -- will explain. > > >>> The rack, dt, chainstay and lower st wire guides are intact. > > >>> Wheels are Mavic 36 with old style (steel centers) Phils; tires are 32 > >>> mm Pasela Tourguards (or IRC Tandems, 30 mm, if you prefer). > > >>> Rear 14-28 Shimano 5 speed (it looks very little used, but it does knock > >>> lightly when pedaled). > > >>> Simplex F and R derailleurs; can add a Huret Duopar for additional $$. > > >>> Mavic Retrofriction down tubers. > > >>> Simplex seatpost > > >>> Turbo saddle > > >>> NO PEDALS unless you want a pair of MKS Tourers with Christophe clips, > >>> no straps. (I will include these at no add'l charge.) > > >>> Brakes are Mavic cantilvers, non-touring length and I will add at least > >>> most of a wheel's worth of Mavic Tandem Model cantis -- I think I lost a > >>> spring. Matthauser pads. Note: I cannot make these brakes work like modern > >>> brakes but they are in no way defective. > > >>> Tektro aero levers. > > >>> Stronglight headset. > > >>> French 9 cm stem > > >>> Beleri rando bars, I think they are 39/42 or so -- feel perfect to me. > > >>> Sanyo bb dynamo > > >>> IQ Fly headlamp > > >>> Soubitez dynamo tail lamp with extra bulbs. > > >>> VO rubber chain-slap protector (the stay has brazed on mounts for such a > >>> protector). > > >>> Stronglight 99 crankset, 42/46 double. > > >>> BB assembly is a Taiwanese (I think) non-thread type (the bb shell is > >>> not threaded) and sized for a double. I will add two more of these, NOS. > >>> VO > >>> makes a bb bearing assembly that will fit, and I know at least one LBS > >>> that > >>> carries such assemblies. > > >>> Overall the bike is very good. No scratches -- the PC is new -- and all > >>> bearings very smooth. BB generator is NOS. > > >>> Lastly, I will include a matching set of Old School (= old; made from > >>> cotton canvas and leather trim) Lafuma bags including a medium sized bar > >>> bag that, with the two-story rack, mounts very nicely to the bar with > >>> straps, and a rather hacked up but still very usable and very nice looking > >>> pair of matchig, smallish rear panniers. I hacked these so that each > >>> straps > >>> separately to the rack; originally they sort of draped -- they work better > >>> now. > > >>> Might, just might consider in part trade a nice, steel, classic road > >>> bike like a RB-1 in a 57 or 58 in vg condition. > > >>> -- > >>> Patrick Moore > >>> Albuquerque, NM > >>> For professional resumes, contact > >>> Patrick Moore, ACRW > >>>http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > > >> -- > >> Patrick Moore > >> Albuquerque, NM > >> For professional resumes, contact > >> Patrick Moore, ACRW > >>http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "internet-bob" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to internet-...@googlegroups.com. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> internet-bob+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >> For more options, visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/internet-bob?hl=en. > > > -- > > Tom Hayes > > Chagrin Falls, Ohio > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRWhttp://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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