Rear brake bridge moved up to accommodate 57mm reach brake, fender eyelets added to rear dropouts, repaint to original Imron red, chain holder peg added on drive side seat stay.
Bilenky supplied the fork, Franklin Frame did the alterations, paint and decals. Ed On Jan 13, 7:17 pm, "XO-1.org Rough Riders" <adventureco...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ed, besides the new fork, what else did you have done to it? > > - Chris Kostmanhttp://www.XO-1.orghttp://www.adventurecorps.com > > On Jan 13, 12:50 pm, "eddie...@gmail.com" <eddie...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Correct. The Ritchey in my size frame, 58cm, has 73.5 seat and head > > tube angles, 41.5mm chainstays. Wheelbase is 99.5. No lugs, but the > > welds are pretty nice. > > > It has great sentimental value and quality Toyo construction, but > > needed a repaint. I rarely rode it because the clearances were too > > tight for all but 25mm tires. Rather than retire it, I decided it was > > worth changing it to take 28mm Pasela tires and fenders. It's still a > > rather stiff, snappy race bike, but a fair bit more fun and > > comfortable to ride now. > > > Starting from scratch, I would get the Roadeo. > > > Ed > > > On Jan 13, 2:23 pm, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > > > > as someone who's looked into this... The Ritchey's have shorter > > > wheelbases and chain stays, and the seat angles are much steeper. And > > > as mentioned tire clearance is less. All features I have come to > > > prefer in the Rivendell bikes. > > > > And of course there is the absence of those beautiful lugs. > > > ~Mike~ > > > > On Jan 13, 9:54 am, robert zeidler <zeidler.rob...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > For the sake of conversation, what would be the detail differences > > > > between this and, say, a Roadeo? > > > > > Just axin', you know? > > > > > RGZ > > > > > On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 9:09 AM, eddie...@gmail.com > > > > <eddie...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Chris, my Ritchey can be seen here: > > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/8193389@N06/sets/72157606645245888/ > > > > > or > > > > >http://bit.ly/fHtURa > > > > > > I've got metal fenders to install when I get the chance. The SKS I put > > > > > on to start are a little narrow. > > > > > > Ed > > > > > > On Jan 12, 11:05 pm, "XO-1.org Rough Riders" > > > > > <adventureco...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >> Ed, I'd like to see some photos of that customized Ritchey! > > > > > >> - Chris Kostmanhttp://www.XO-1.org > > > > > >> On Jan 12, 8:02 pm, "eddie...@gmail.com" <eddie...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > >> > Us too. I called Rivendell when Grant first mentioned a tandem a > > > > >> > couple years ago in a reader, and tried to put down a deposit, but > > > > >> > they declined. We're ready anytime, Grant. > > > > > >> > I have a Toyo-built Ritchey Logic road frameset that I bought new > > > > >> > in > > > > >> > 1995. After owning a couple of Rivendell production bikes, I had > > > > >> > the > > > > >> > Ritchey refurbished in 2008 with a new Bilenky steel fork with > > > > >> > extended steerer tube, clearances changed to accommodate 57mm reach > > > > >> > brakes and new fender eyelets. It's my personal Ritchey-Bilenky > > > > >> > "Roadeo." It's not my best bike, but it's my favorite, if that > > > > >> > makes > > > > >> > sense. > > > > > >> > Ed Felker > > > > > >> > On Jan 12, 4:22 pm, Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > >> > > On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 4:20 PM, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> > > > > >> > > wrote: > > > > >> > > > "If we ever do a tandem, we'll > > > > >> > > > likely do the same. " > > > > > >> > > > I'd love to see it. I'd hope to be able to consider buying > > > > >> > > > one. > > > > > >> > > How many tandems pre-ordered does it take to cover the dev of > > > > >> > > the lugs? > > > > > >> > > Alternatively, would it ever be possible for a tandem as a > > > > >> > > full-custom? > > > > > >> > > I'm ever-hopeful but probably just going to talk to bilenky. > > > > > >> > > -sv > > > > > > -- > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > > > To post to this group, send email to > > > > > rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > > > For more options, visit this group > > > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.-Hidequotedtext > > > > > - > > > > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
