Thanks Garth very much for the info and the link. I already have a 56cm Bombadil. :) Doing the conversion will just be for fun. The more I put into the less likely I'd sell it. I floated it because our PTA could use the dollars, and the event where we'll sell this won't be until next spring.
On Tuesday, August 7, 2012 4:46:46 PM UTC-7, Garth wrote: > > You have a 1985 Sport model William. > http://mombat.org/Specialized_Specs.htm > http://mombat.org/MOMBAT/BikeHistoryPages/Specialized.html > > It's a little better riding than the pre-85 models that used a dreadful > 67 degree head angle. Your is 70. > I owned a '83 Sport that I bought in back then and kept up until last > year. The ride was poor due to the head angle. But , yours should be much > improved, so it could be alright for a touring bike. A Bombadil ... it > ain't .... lol. I have one .... and the comparisons are not even close. > Everything is better . Not to say your Sport won't be fine for you , it's > all subjective. > > If you want to sell it ... leave it as is ! A used '85 isn't going to get > you a ton of cash... so spending money on it makes no sense if selling it. > I noticed however, that these has those Specialized Cranks .... these were > prone to cracking inside the spider like Campy cranks. > > If you want to keep it to play with, do it because you LOVE the bike ... > not because you want to sell it as you're gonna lose $$ on it then. > > Either way .. have fun :) > -- 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/-/ZIQenYB9-jkJ. 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.
