When I first started riding back in the mid-80s, there were a lot of these (along with the Fuji Series III, II and I) around. Touring bikes were still mainstream then - gradually they fell out of favor with many riders as mountain bikes took over. Today there are more choices in touring bikes than there were 15 years ago, but the older ones like yours have more charm and appeal for me.
I love what you've done with this bike! Thanks for sharing it with us. On Saturday, May 10, 2014 9:28:03 PM UTC-4, Montclair BobbyB wrote: > 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.
