Two of the take-off parts from this Miyata are now up on ebay, if anyone is interested. 100% of the bid price goes back to Harding Elementary School PTA.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/bubbanumbertwo/m.html?item=261031370889&sspagename=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT&rt=nc&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649&_trksid=p4340.l2562 It's the Shimano 600EX brakeset 47-57mm single pivot, with non aero levers, and the crankset 170mm 52/42 On Monday, May 21, 2012 10:55:57 AM UTC-7, William wrote: > > I'm in the midst of a 650B conversion that I'm pretty excited about. I've > acquired a 1984 Miyata 912, and it's getting resurrected. The major > enhancement in my eyes is that I'll be converting it from a solid road bike > that can take 700x25c tires without fenders, into a bike that can take > 650x38B tires with fenders. This conversion has a couple new aspects for > me. The clearance at the forks and the seatstays was wide enough for > Hetres, but it was cozy down at the chainstays. I researched a little > through the various forums and on flickr and got my courage up to crush the > chainstays a little bit to make some extra room. That worked great, and > I'll go at it again if I actually decide to run Hetres. For now it'll be > Soma B-Lines. > > The other highlights are that I'll be running the new, lighter weight > Velocity A23 650B rims, exclusively available from Longleaf in New > Hampshire. Those rims, along with some advice from Anthony at Longleaf has > got me convinced to give tubeless a try. I'm a little freaked out by the > concept, and I'm nervous that I'll make a mess of the whole thing, but at > the same time I'm excited to learn something new. Finally, this bike will > be the home for a Sugino compact double that I beautified as my first bike > part polishing project. It was a 52/42/30 130/74mm crankset, that I've > converted to a chainguard/42/26. > > This bike is tagged to become my new commute bike. I've been using the > Bombadil for my daily commute. That commute involves bike on the roof of > the car in the morning (carpool), and then a bike/BART commute home in the > evening. The ride home from BART is 2 miles, 600ft of climbing. The Bomba > is obviously smooth, rugged, and reliable. The shortcomings are that the > Bombadil is heavy for the roof rack, heavy for BART steps, and heavy for > the 600ft climb, not to mention valuable to be subjected to 30 miles of > freeway roofrackage every morning. This Miyata will essentially be > everything a Bleriot or a Betty Foy would have been for me. Hopefully I > can have it running by next week. > > pics show some of the progress: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/sets/72157629709054752/ > > > -- 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/-/XBDeBFlT58UJ. 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.
