Yes, joe, the dreaded 0.833" When I was doing the inspection I was all:
"Japanese parts everywhere, that's a good sign....calipers to the handlebar clamp-25.4! OK, lots of choices there!...calipers to the quill 21mm! Yuck!" Anyhow, that measurement was what made me decide to try it with the stock stem and Albas. I would have given Albastaches a try if it was a normal quill diameter. Another fun aspect to this is that I'm going to rebuild the wheels at 700c, and then run the fattest tires I can safely fit. I picked up a pair of the closeout Twin-Hollows from Riv over the weekend. This is purely a sentimental rebuild for me. My father passed away this month (only 71), and working on this bike and then using it will play a part in my recovery process. On Monday, October 28, 2013 3:12:33 PM UTC-7, joe b. wrote: > > Ha, cool on the Windsor! I built my Dad up a 64cm version of one of those > as a one of the weirdest town bikes ever. The head angle on > his > is crazy steep--must be > 75 > deg > , and the fork is > the old > 0.833 > " > American standard. He loves it, and I have to admit it's not a bad ride > when I've borrowed it on visits. The steering takes a little attention at > first, though! > > Best, > joe broach > portland, or > > > On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 10:55 AM, Bill Lindsay <tape...@gmail.com<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> My winter project list involves: >> >> 1. Some wheelset swapping: Dynamo wheelset moves form Hilsen to Rawland >> rSogn. New light weight wheelset goes onto Hilsen. This can't happen yet, >> because the Hilsen is down in Southern California at my inlaws for some >> cycling over the holidays. >> 2. A vintage restoration. I'm taking possession of my dad's 1973 >> Windsor Carrera Sport road bike. I'll be doing a complete overhaul, along >> with some modification and reconfiguration. For hints at what I'll be >> working on, here's a Bicycling Magazine review of the bike: >> >> Bicycling Reviews the 1973 Windsor Carrera >> Sport<http://www.velo-pages.com/main.php?g2_itemId=513> >> >> Expect tons of photos >> >> 3. I'll likely be making some more DIY bags/cargo-carrying units. For >> sure for the prototype Hub-Area Rack, and maybe a few others. >> 4. Riding enough to take a run at an SR Series in 2014. >> >> What all do you have planned for the winter? >> >> -- >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
