Yeah, downtube shifter mounts are disappearing. And if you find old clamp-on downtube shifters, they probably won't work because most steel downtubes these days use 1 1/4" tubing rather than 1 1/8".
The Soma Stanyan will take a 32mm tire, and has downtube shifter mounts (and lugs!). Comes in any color you want, as long as it's black. http://somafab.com/stanyan.html I have a Guerciotti from around 1990, and it just barely fits 28mm tires, due to the really short chainstays. Its geometry was pretty typical for that time period. It was rare to see racing bikes sporting tires wider than 28. Horace. On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 9:45 AM, JoelMatthews<joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > I have been looking for the right frame for this type of bike for a > while. Lack of DT shifters among the new frames is unfortunately > almost across the board. > > As Seth points out, DT are available on the Surly Pacer. Looks like a > nice frame but maybe too much a yeoman effort to match with the > antique Italian and French racing parts I am hoping to use. > > I have checked out a couple of old Colnago, Masi, DeRosa and even a > CIOCC frame as possible rebuild candidates. None appeared to be able > to take a 35 mm tire. > > On Aug 28, 10:14 am, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I hadn't noticed that it doesn't have DT shifter mounts. That's a >> bummer. I hope they change their mind about that. >> >> --mike > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
