[RBW] Re: 1975 Eisentraut A series touring - rivvy build

2014-03-27 Thread pb
On Thursday, March 27, 2014 2:57:49 PM UTC-7, Jim Bronson wrote: > > > Did this bike originally come with 27" or 700c? > I would expect 700c. I have never seen a 27" Traut, but it might be a very early example, don't know. What's the measurement from center of dropout to center of brake br

[RBW] Re: 1975 Eisentraut A series touring - rivvy build

2014-03-27 Thread Bill Lindsay
> > The bottom bracket. It has one in there, which I have no intention of > re-using, but what threads does it have most likely? And will I need to > run a tap on the threads? > > English. I would tap it before re-installing but some might think it unnecessary. Count me as one who thinks it

[RBW] Re: 1975 Eisentraut A series touring - rivvy build

2014-03-27 Thread Brewster Fong
Jim, Nice frameset! On Thursday, March 27, 2014 2:57:49 PM UTC-7, Jim Bronson wrote: > I have an old Eisentraut that is in fairly good condition that's been > hanging on my wall for way too long. I'd like to build it up in a > Rivendell-esque sort of way. I'd like to use as many of the par

[RBW] Re: 1975 Eisentraut A series touring - rivvy build

2014-03-27 Thread Jim M.
On Thursday, March 27, 2014 2:57:49 PM UTC-7, Jim Bronson wrote: > > > Did this bike originally come with 27" or 700c? That will help with > trying to figure out what kind of brakes I will need with the 700c. If > it's a conversion from 27" I would assume that the nutted Tektro 559 would > pro