Ron -- A real classic, IMO -- good job. Glad the wheels fit the project well.
FWIW, Stan's seems to be helping with the Parigi Roubaix -- no flats since installation. On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 9:28 AM, Ron Mc <bulldog...@gmail.com> wrote: > Been working on a bike project the past month, and had some great help > from Patrick Moore - he donated the wheels. Finished Saturday and took a > maiden voyage to the brewpub on Sunday. The frame - lightweight lugged > steel made by Francesco Moser in my size (64 cm) - won as a lowball snipe > on ebay. > > > <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/F%20Moser/aP4290009.jpg> > > Frame came with a Campy Mirage bottom bracket and a needle bearing > headset, though that stem and I won't get along. Built from Dedacciai Zero > Tre triple butted Cr-Mo tubing - the spec'ed frame weighs 4 lbs. and the > graphics identify this bike as late 90s. > > I have the moustache cockpit on my old Raleigh dialed in perfectly, so I > started with a sitbone to hood measurement, planning to duplicate it in the > top hood position on the Moser. Went with Cinelli 64 bars, 10 cm Nitto > Deluxe (long Pearl) stem, with 80mm of quill showing. > > > <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/F%20Moser/aP5060002.jpg> > > I was hoping to re-use whatever parts I had around and made do with my > rebuilt Shimano 600 EX rear derailleur (the VO red pullies made a cool > touch). I had the new Dia Compe brake levers in a parts box. Front > derailleur is a used Campy Daytona for $17 on ebay. But I was also hoping > to re-use a really nice Sugino Nuovo-Record-clone crankset, but Q was too > low, and it would rub the chainstay. So I went shopping on ebay again. I > discovered that even though BIN prices are crazy, naughties-era Campy parts > sell cheap in auction. Seems everybody wants the latest skeleton 11-speed > et. al. and 10-speed or older goes cheap. I paid $100 for a NOS Centaur > crankset and even happier, these beautiful Chorus dual pivot brakes removed > from a floor bike for $70 Since Patrick gave me the nice wheels on really > nice hubs, I sprung for the good Challenge Parigi-Robaix 27mm tubulars > (hoping I have better luck with these than he's having with the clinchers) > > > <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/F%20Moser/aP5110001-1.jpg> > > > Already a fan of the Thomson Elite seatpost on my other bike, I went with > the lighter Masterpiece for this one, and the Selle Titanico X saddle. > Jury is still out on the Selle waterproof white leather bar tape - it has > square sharp edges, but isn't a real problem with padded gloves. The > saddle - most invisible saddle I've ever ridden, but not without a hitch... > > > <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/F%20Moser/aP5110001.jpg> > > My old KKT pedals with Cinelli alloy clips and Ale yellow straps. Last > piece to come in was a Zenith 8-speed freewheel from SJS in the UK. 13 to > 24 - on the 39T front chainring, my 8 gears are 43 to 80 inches, with a 5" > spread between gears - all very useful. I'll let you know how the > freewheel holds up... Chain is the 9-speed hollow-pin SRAM, good buy at > Outside Outfitters, but they just beat the UK shipping by only 2 days - > they are very slow. The crowning touch are my straight lever Campy Grand > Sport QR skewers. > > > <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/F%20Moser/aP5190022.jpg> > > I'm in for $650 and ready for the maiden ride. A minimalist tool kit in a > Randi Jo bar bag. I already hate the bar-end bell - it rattles and was the > first thing to come off. Have to come up with a new bell bell plan. Any > recommendations on a small bell? > > > <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/F%20Moser/aP5190002.jpg> > > There's a 12-block zone south of my buddy's house that you're taking your > life into your hands, and since I had to haul my bike in the truck anyway, > we hauled both bikes to Breckenridge park and rode into downtown from > there. > > > <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/F%20Moser/aP5190021.jpg> > > We first rode north to "the" bike shop (Bike World) but found they didn't > open until noon, so back down Broadway to S. Alamo and Blue Star - there > the bike shop was open and it was a good thing. My saddle had stretched so > much in the first 8 miles that it spread over the adjusting bolt > > > <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/F%20Moser/aP5190007.jpg> > > My buddy bought the pump he wanted, the gentleman at the Blue Star bike > shop would not let me work on my bike - he fixed it right up for me,. On > to the Mission trail. > > > <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/F%20Moser/aP5190008.jpg> > > The Mission trail is a nice ride, 8 miles from Blue Star south along the > San Antonio River to Espada park. You have the option to stop and tour the > missions, which makes for a great family outing > http://www.nps.gov/saan/planyourvisit/hikebike.htm Of course that also > means family traffic on the trail, so good bell, good brakes and patience, > grasshopper. There is also a dearth of shade here - the river was scoured > for flood control - a few of the parks at creek mouths have shade that you > treat like oases - stop and hydrate. > > > <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/F%20Moser/aP5190011.jpg> > > Like I said summer heat is here, and this was our first summer ride - May > is our worst month, with low to mid 90s and 95% humidity. Going south into > the south breeze had no worries, but turning around and coming back north, > we were riding with the still air, and quickly dehydrated. But returned to > our destination - lunch at Blue Star brewery (and yes, we had a very nice > Trappist-citrus-style brew with lunch) - and a lot of water > > > <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/F%20Moser/aP5190018.jpg> > > The bike - I love it. It's fast with overqualified brakes. The saddle is > invisible, the cockpit is dialed in and the Cinelli 64 are dream bars. The > gears are spread right, good in traffic and up and down the river bluffs. > The bike is a a perfect ride for this mission. The last leg of our 30-mi > ride took us up north Alamo so we turned into Alamo Plaza for a quick photo > op. > > > <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/F%20Moser/aP5190019.jpg> > > In the last 20 blocks Stevo actually complained about the heat - he's not > one to squirm, so the summer heat was working. > > -- > 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com Albuquerque, NM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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