On 01/01/2014 12:39 PM, reynoldslugs wrote:
Steve, that MAP is a true and lovely classic.
Thanks. Mitch does a nice job, and the design is indeed classic.
I also have a larger 650B bike - - a 62 cm Ebisu randonneur, with 650B
wheels. Here's a picture (my obligatory Wohler Bridge Shot):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/41563482@N06/8525565763/in/set-72157632906410829
I think the proportions work fine, especially with fenders.
Looks grand to me. And you're right: fenders make a big difference. A
650B wheel with a big tire like a Hetre and big wide chrome fenders over
them actually looks larger than a 700C wheel without a fender, when it
comes to "filling up the space in the frame."
The MAPS are gorgeous, and Mitch is still on my shortlist for possible
future bikes. Living in the Bay Area, I decided to go with an Ebisu
from Jitensha Design - - it was one of Hiroshi Imura's last builds
before he retired and moved back to Japan.
Can't go wrong with either of those!
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