Nary a peep from the cognoscenti. If you're interested but put off by the asking price, reach out and we'll work something out. Thanks.
On Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 5:01:42 PM UTC-7 Matthew Danning wrote: > Hi, I bought the frame and fork new, and put it together using NOS, new > (at the time) and vintage parts. As my commuter, I made it a "sensible" > build--good quality parts, but no esoterica or fancy stuff that would > attract thieves or other rapscallions. > > I don't commute anymore, and I've started building up more vintage bikes, > so it's time for the Bleriot to go to a new owner. > > Aesthetics: > > Very good overall, with some small scratches/schips consistent with a > daily that was taken care of. Most chips have been touched up with nail > polish, but there may be a few that I missed. > > As I referenced in an earlier post, there is a small to medium divot in > the chain stay caused by a chain suck incident early in its life. Hidden > behind the small chainring, so difficult to photograph. > > Mechanics: > > Everything works as it should, wheels true, hubs and BB smooth, brakes > well, shifts great, etc. > > Parts: > > Nitto swept back bars--not sure of the model, but more aggressive than an > albatross > SR tall stem > Shimano 8 speed bar end shifters > Shimano Sora rear derailleur > Suntour ARX front derailleur > Tange Levin headset > Nice Sugino fluted seatpost > Sakae CR crankset with barely used Shimano 34/46 chainrings, 110 BCD > Sugino chainring bolts > Shimano XT hubs > Velocity Synergy rims--asymmetrical at the rear > DT Spokes > SRAM 13-28 cassette > Tektro brake levers > Tektro long reach side-pull brakes--Ill throw in a set of > Older Riv/Panaracer tires--still have some life in them > > Saddle and pedals not included > > See pictures and geometry table at: > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/xe9Br1i3PdSpgaTw5 > > Aking $1600 > > Prefer a local buyer. > > Matt in Oakland, CA > > Please contact me off list if interested. Thank you. > > -- 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 view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/553cfcd2-c5fe-4e8f-9dc6-7bb9b81b3c88n%40googlegroups.com.
