I agree; my '88 KOM turned out great. I built mine with drop bars to be a fast-ish gravel road bike, but now it has been superseded in that role by my 'cross bike (plastic frame, but it does have full fenders, bags, and a dynamo).
My point is, I will probably put upright handlebars back on it and return it to a "just ride" role. I tried Wald 872 cruiser bars initially (before the drop bars) and they encouraged a comfortable, upright position. Boscos or Albatross bars would be excellent candidates as well. The Walds got used on a similar build for my son (which my ex-wife has made her own, which is OK) of an '88 GT Avalanche. For my KOM re-build, I have a pair of cut Jones H-bars that may get the nod (with a threadless steerer adapter). I haven't used Rat Trap Pass tires yet, but Schwalbe Super Motos and Big Apple liteskins have been great tires for this type of riding. So, I agree that a late '80s/early '90s rigid MTB is a great starting point. To that, I recommend finding the highest-end frame you can, because they'll have the lightest-gauge tubing. Don't be afraid of U-brakes; they work fine as long as you keep them out of mud. But, measure the tire clearance; some of these bikes can't clear a 60 mm tire. My KOM fits a max ~57 mm tire in the rear (due to the U-brake). Cheers, Tim On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 10:49 AM, Ron Mc <[email protected]> wrote: > The rebuilds of Schwinn KOM are always really nice > > > On Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at 10:45:39 AM UTC-5, Philip Kim wrote: >> >> an old rigid mtb would be my bet. a trek 920/930/950 with some trap traps >> and uprights. still lugged, ox platinum tubing, musa. >> > -- > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
