Hello Jim Thank you for posting those inspiring pictures. What is the size of the frame and what is the length of the stem? How is the Nitto Campee works with Berthoud panniers. I´m curios to know because I´m in the porocess of building my dream touring bike in same tradition.
Regards Carl Otto Wollin > Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:22:33 -0700 > Subject: [RBW] Rivendell Road Standard from 1996 > From: cloud...@aol.com > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > > I added some photographs of my Rivendell Road Standard from 1996 to > the flickr photosharing website (Rivendell Group) and I thought I'd > post a message on the RBW discussion group. I requested the bicycle, > during its original build with Bruce Gordon style rack mounts on the > fork, pinstriping and a custom paint job which is one that was > available on the first generation Paramount Design Group Paramount > bikes from 1980. The color is called "Light Saddle Metallic", and was > originally an automotive finish. > > This bike was originally equipped for fast sports riding, but I've > recently redone it for light touring (thankfully, I had the necessary > brazed attachments on the original build, sorry Maynard...). The bike > has very close clearances so the mounting of Honjos is somewhat > compromised and really only works with tires of 28mm width (or less). > Honjos aren't really too necessary in Tucson, but they look nice! > > I mounted the Berthoud GB2886 handlebar bag with a Mark's rack and VO > Classic decaleur, it has worked quite well with this setup. > > Here's the link to the photos: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/37964...@n05/sets/72157619758078965/ > > Jim > > > _________________________________________________________________ Vem är du? Gör personlighetstestet på MSN Dejting! http://dejting.se.msn.com/channel/index.aspx?trackingid=1002952 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
