Found this all-original 1983 Fuji Touring Series on eBay last year, and have just finally gotten around to giving it a minor Rivish makeover. I wanted to leave it as original as possible, but I simply had to give it a Brooks saddle, swap the narrow touring bars and down tube shifters for wider bars (Noodle 48s with Dirt Drop stem) and bar-end shifters (vintage Shimano, spring-loaded). And although I would like to run fatter tires, width choices for 27 inch rims are very limited. The wheels are beautiful, though (40-spoke rear, 36-spoke front) and I went with the widest 27x 1 1/4 tire I could find - Panaracer Paselas... It rides beautifully, so I will stick with the current setup for now (before considering changing to 700c wheels)..
I will add racks, bags and fenders next. This ride quality of this bike is exceptional. BB <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-DTMTWUPHIvc/U27QAOqd2SI/AAAAAAAAEng/iZn6_R8ewMM/s1600/14152477781_848afab047_b.jpg> -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
