You are correct, I had not seen them, and thank you for sharing! I love
them both. I'm a big fan of 26" wheels, partly because of how nimble they
feel, and partly because I hate toe overlap and headtubes shorter than
~135mm.
The XO size I have is a 52 seat tube, 55 top tube. It fits great bu
Now, that is very nice! Thanks for the photo.
I'd guess that yours, like mine, is a 55?
Your chainrings are far bigger than any I installed. But I did hit 48 mph
chasing and matching pace with a Range Rover at the bottom of a steep, 1/2
mile hill in 98 gear inch top gear (48 X 12 X 24.5"). (Back
"Topline Superlight." I did also use a Grafton triple on it for a while,
which was an entirely other can of worms
On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 1:03 PM Patrick Moore wrote:
> ... an ineffably nice looking Grafton Superlight crank ...
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Note that the Elk Passes are really featherweights: I weighed one new
sample at ~175 grams, another at ~180. I use them with the lightest 23 mm
tubes I can find, *with sealant* in goathead country; even on firm dirt;
wonderful tires. Note that I expect only 1,500 trouble free miles out of a
rear in
Thanks. I assumed that the 55cm Sam was my size, but my saddle height has been
creeping down over the past few years, and I run it around 72cm now. Your
saddle height isn't much lower than mine, and it looks like you can get the
bars at saddle height without an unreasonable amount of stem quill
I have been eyeing the Elk Pass tires for the XO - good to know! I will
probably order up a set in the spring. Funny, a box just arrived to my
desk from Rene Herse this moment (my new chainrings)
On Friday, 22 November 2019 09:23:49 UTC-8, Christopher Cote wrote:
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> Jason, the build with the
Jason, the build with the Ultradynamico tires is killer! Can I ask what your
saddle height is in the pic?
Chris
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I’ve got several years on my older, canti Sam and can’t imagine ever giving it
up. I’m always reminded that it’s the best bike I’ve ever owned every time I
ride it. Do yourself a favor. Get a second wheelset. Swapouts are a breeze.
Takes me very little time to swap from road Sam to dirt Sam
Try the Rene Herse 559 Elk Pass: these make Paselas feel like $10 knobbies.
~29 mm on 21 mm (outside) rims, ~27 on 19s. Grant designed my 2 (remaining
of 3) Riv road customs to be improvements on my erstwhile '92 XO-1.
On Thu, Nov 21, 2019 at 10:47 PM Jason Fuller wrote:
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> Joe - yeah, as m
Patrick, maybe it is a 700c vs. 650b difference, since mine is a 650b
model? I'm not sure!
Joe - yeah, as much as I wish I could fit a bit more tire, that's a good
point. The 1992 has a unique charm. I prefer bigger tires but it's like a
go-kart with the 26x1.25 Pasela tires (which measure
Jason: A small aside (excellent Sam, btw), I dig the tusk '92 XO-1. I think
it's cool that it came with lightweight single-pivot caliper brakes for a more
pure 26-inch wheel road bike. I've owned the orange '93 and it's awesome with
cantis for a broader duty range, but I think the bike lost a bi
Thanks for the additional info. Again, a very nice and interesting build.
And, very interesting to hear that the new model Sam can take 50s -- I
daresay with fenders, if you are careful with the installation? So perhaps
you could install the Rene Herse 700C X 55s without fenders? Amazing,
compared
Thanks everyone for the comments!
Patrick: Yes, 50mm Tallux, and you're absolutely correct that it's all due
to the wide bars. I would run an 80mm with "normal" drop bars. Reaching
wider puts one's shoulders quite a bit further forward, all else equal.
Tires are 650 x 48, but measure a touch
Welcome, and thanks for an interesting report. And, nice bike!
Curious: That's a very short stem, no? I use 8s or 9s on my Rivs, and yours
looks even shorter. And that leads to a question: What is the st
measurement, c-c, of your Sam, and what is the effective tt measurement?
One former Riv I owne
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