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<https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QyZfOc-Vcfk/V6twgETubtI/AAAAAAAAHcA/u143e8D52Z03NcqcCBudMRKh_xY8ukHEgCLcB/s1600/Bianchi%2BCity%2BBike.JPG> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Xc6g0DaLwso/V6twYGYdPuI/AAAAAAAAHb4/DePyETz1V5ERL0g-D0xKpbqpJETh1CiWgCLcB/s1600/Canyon%2Bside%2Bshot.JPG> I've set up a number of these, as no doubt many/most on this list have. (I do object to disqualifying pre NORBA geo, since you are asking us how we would set up a bike, so I will ignore that parameter;o) Some of my more successful so far include a Trek 750 Multitrack set up to look just like a Raleigh Sport (I don't find the Raleighs particularly ponderous or ungainly); including painting the fenders in black and white; a Miyata Ridge Runner more or less stock; a Peugeot Canyon Express fenderized and Big Appled; a Le Tour mixte with the only original parts being frame, fork, and derailleur. Even before the Clem was a gleam in Grant's eye, my 650B Bianchi city bike was roaming the streets of ...Rome, perhaps?...beginning in 1945 or so. I have had the bike in my possession now for at least 8 years or so. I debated rehabbing it but decided to spring for the Clementine--I have already confessed to being a procrastinating mechanic. I still have plans to resurrect this bicycle, but it needs a lot of work...one day soon the proto Clementine will re-awaken and roam once again! On Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at 11:19:29 AM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Let's say that you've decided your stable has a niche for "just ride" > bicycle, one that *encourages* slow meandering rides, with sit up and beg > position, street shoe pedals, and comfortable tires. But you can't afford a > Clem, and yet want something less ponderous and ungainly than, say, a > Raleigh Sports. Since this is a "spur of the moment, get on and ride for 10 > to 30 minutes" kind of bike, you won't need fenders; but you might want a > rack or bag for light loads -- say taking a ride to the nearby Open Space > park to do some work on your laptop. > > What would you build up? For example, would you choose an old chromo road > frame and 650B it, or would you choose a nice old rigid mtb (not pre-NORBA; > I don't like the old ones) and shoe it with Rat Trap Passes? > > Bar? Saddle? Pedals? > > Describe the saddle and build kit and gearing -- me, I'd be inclined to > make it fixed or, at least, ss -- keep it simple = just get on and ride, in > my opinion. Platforms or clips 'n' straps? > > First criterion: easy no-thought, no-prep riding; second, stability; > third, comfort and efficiency -- no g-d iron tires; fourth, cheap. > > The Dahon is somewhat of this quality, but it's a bit too twitchy to be > ideal for this purpose. Perhaps I should look into replacing the 35 mm > Kojaks with 55 mm Big Apples ... > > > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten > ************************************************************************** > ************** > *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a > circumference on the contours of which all conditions, distinctions, and > individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu > > *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the > world revolves.) *Carthusian motto > > *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart > > *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle > > > -- 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.
