Thanks! I'm probably sticking so a 64 mostly because (most of the time) the top tubes are longer. Whats the top tube on tour Trek? That is a very nice bike though and along the lines of what I'm looking for.
- Ryan On Friday, April 6, 2012 1:11:13 PM UTC-7, MichaelH wrote: > > Ryan, I have a 61cm 1984 Trek that fits your description to a tee. I > have thought about selling it from time to time because the fit and ride is > almost identical to my 62cm Ramboulet. Maybe this is the time to do it. > Trek advertised this as a "touring bike" but it is really a sport touring > bike. Reynolds 531C steel, standard size. They put canti studs on it to > try to make it look like a touring bike but the brake reach is actually 57 > and I now run a pair of Campy Grand Sport Side Pulls. (their touring > version of the old NR) brakes, but the original DiCompes work fine with > 700c wheels. You can just squeeze 32 mm tires under SKS fenders, but 28s > are optimal, much like the Ramboulet. This bike climbs very well and is > rock solid on hi speed descents, exactly like the Ram. > > These photos are a few years old > http://gallery.me.com/mhechmer#100014 > > > but scratch wise it's not much different today. I have some different > components on it now. It has a brand new & expensive Cane Creek HS. If > you are interested I could sell the frameset, HS & BB for $600 plus > shipping. I can also offer very good prices on most of the remaining > components: Sugino 175 mm RD2 crank (48x34x26), 105FD, Ultegra (long)RD, > DiCompe or Campy brakes, 105/Synergy wheels. Fair prices on Nitto bars, > stem, seatpost, & silver BE or DT shifters. This vintage of bike didn't > come with DT braze-ons, but with a little effort I'm sure you can come up > with an old set of clamp on studs. The frame now has DT clamp on cable > stops. > > BTW, my stand over is 91cm and have no trouble fitting on this bike. I > ride with bars about 2 cm below the seat. I'm fairly tall waisted and so > this bike currently has a 12cm nitto delux stem, but I have sometime > thought a slightly shorter one would do fine. I use Frog petals and don't > remember any TCO problem. With fenders and clips every bike I have ever > ridden has at least some TCO . > > If you're interested I could take & send current photos. > > Michael > Westford, Vt > > On Friday, April 6, 2012 2:24:45 PM UTC-4, HappyCamper wrote: >> >> I finally convinced the Mrs. to let me get a second bike (as long as I >> only spend freelance money on it). I'm looking for a steel club ride type >> of bike allowing me to continue packing useful racks and gadgets (dynamo >> lighting!) on my touring bike and maybe even putting some albatross bars >> and a springy saddle on it. >> >> I'm on the lookout for a 64cm (or close) road bike that will fit fenders >> and 25s or 28s but not necessarily racks or anything. Downtube shifter >> bosses a plus. This bike will be ridden on 4 hr or less rides where I try >> and keep up with my pretend racer friends who like to ride really fast. A >> nice long top tube would be great as I hate "toeverlap." >> >> Interested in frame only, or full bike. Time to thin your herd and let >> someone ride it every day! In Seattle a huge plus but I don't mind paying >> shipping. >> >> Iv'e checked ebay and CL and nothing interesting yet. If I don't find >> anything soon I'll likely go with a Smoothie ES later this year. >> >> - Ryan >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/bD6SOIr3FUMJ. 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.
