Will, that dark green, silver and leather could not look more perfect! It's a jewel.
Paul Germain Midlothian, Va. On Friday, October 14, 2022 at 10:39:47 AM UTC-4 Will M wrote: > Hi all. > > Ssssshhhh. If you listen carefully you can hear my 1990s Cannondale T1000 > whisper, "I wish I were an Atlantis!" How many parts you can spot from the > Riv catalog in this recent pic? > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/millhiser/52412267528 > > Answers: > > - Cockpit: Tallux stem, Albastache bars, Dia-Compe long-pull levers* > - Silver2 friction bar-end shifter (right)# > - Downtube friction shifter (left)# > - Jack Brown tires > - SKS 45mm fenders > - Brooks Flyer Special saddle > - Sugino XD2 24/36/46 triple crank (and IRD bottom bracket) > - Nitto 2-strut top rack + Wald 139 basket** > - Nitto Big Back Rack ("large"; 40-pound capacity!) > - Busch & Müller Secula battery light > - King water bottle cages > > Only 5 original parts remain: generic linear-pull brakes, 105 headset, XT > & 105 derailleurs, RSX hubs,## and the CAAD2 Touring frameset. Got > Motolites and a rapid rise in my sights, when the time comes. And any old > 61cm Atlantis if the aluminum frame cracks. > > Backstory: In the 1990s with time for extended self-supported tours, but > no dough for the dream bike (Atlantis), I scraped up enough for this > US-made Cannondale T1000. Parts that wore out over the subsequent quarter > century were always replaced from the Riv catalog, slowly turning the T1000 > into an Atlantis. > > I know this transformation is not unique, but wanted to share. > > Cheers, > Will M > NYC > > * Many have written about Albastache bars working/not working for them > <https://groups.google.com/g/rbw-owners-bunch/c/dmrOBmIrdI4>, but after > decades on drop bars, the Albastache for me is a revelation. A rebirth. A > dramatic improvement. Thanks to Paul G on this list for shifter cable > routing advice. > > # It was originally spec'ed with 105 STI 9-speed brifters. Both brifters > failed catastrophically after only 10 years. > > ** Back in the aughts, Grant's writing in the* Reader* inspired ditching > the low-riders for the two-strut rack and 139 basket. Self-supported > touring with 20-30 pounds in low-rider-mounted panniers is amazing, stable, > motorcycle-like. Putting 18 lbs (the max weight) up in the basket is... > well... I'll go back to low-riders for the next adventure tour. > > ## The original Mavic T221 touring rims self-destructed > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/millhiser/2904828776/in/album-72157607836895923/> > > with cracking between eyelets. Only hubs live on. > > > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/66e4d2d2-37c7-425d-90d9-e010a244179an%40googlegroups.com.
