You can convert the TREK to 650B and put fatter rubber on it of course. Like Bill, my '95 Road was pretty chipped and dinged. I took the plunge and shipped it off to Airglow Painting back in June. I will say that they are WAY behind on the quoted delivery schedule (6 - 7 weeks, from 6/16). The last email I had at the end of October showed that the frame had only just been bead blasted. The original brazing work was very clean looking. At some point, it will come back with a better than new paint job which will cost far less than an equivalent new frame would. I run it as a 650B, btw.
On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 5:18 AM, Bill M. <bmenn...@comcast.net> wrote: > I've been riding my Riv Road since 1995. It still looks good from a > distance, but it has never been repainted and has more chips and > scratches in the paint than I can count. If that's all that keeps you > from owning the bike you really want (i.e finances are not a barrier) > then get over the fear of cosmetic damage. Life's too short. > > Bill > > On Nov 13, 10:53 pm, Bob <linthi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Someday I will own one of the lovely-lugged bicycles that are the > > subject of this group. As I've mentioned, the thing that keeps me > > aspiring is the thought of doing this to such a nice bike: > > > > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170728473966#ht_... > > > > This is what my bicycles look like after moderate use. > > > > Cheers, > > Bob > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
