Paul: many thanks again for taking the trouble to reply in detail and to
find photos. I'll have to remember this if I ever get fenders for the
errand Riv.
Now all I have to do I find a useable source for 559 Honjos ... (Hiroshi,
who sold me my first pair some years ago, hasn't carried them for som
Patrick
Not my bike pictured but it's an Alps I found on the web with the same
design. The mudguard is a standard Honjo type, cut in half just aft of the
brake bridge. A rectangular metal tab is affixed to the front half of the
mudguard, using the same nut that holds it onto the bridge. This is
Thanks, Paul. I used a 46/26 TA Pro 5 Vis for a while off road, then
switched to 44/30 (home brew 14 or so -34 9 speed) for faster shifting and
a slightly lower range on the big ring, but the SunTour shifter shifted the
larger gap fine, if a bit slower. I ran the rings on the inner two
postions, la
Doug
The cassette is an Ultegra 12x27. The rear derailleur, to anticipate a
question, is the long cage Dura Ace 7700GS. The original tyres were Mitsuboshi
Trimlines. It is currently wearing Michelin World Tour 650 x 35A. Could only
find an ancient review of these online, where I believe they we
Paul:
Your chainring & tire size beg the question: what is your cogset?
5,000 km per year for 8 years! "The builder did a good job"! I think the
builder did a GREAT job. What tires are you using?
dougP
On Tuesday, November 6, 2012 4:09:22 PM UTC-8, Tokyo Crank wrote:
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> Patrick
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> The
Patrick
The ( Carradice Nelson ) saddlebag is supported with a bagman. I've tried it
without, and it sits just so on the mudguard. But in that position, it hits the
back of my legs, so bagman it is. The mudguard by the way, is split underneath
the brakes. The rear half can be removed without to
On Nov 5, 2012, at 22:55, Tokyo Crank wrote:
> Hello
>
> Not directly Rivendell related but I hope some might find it of some
> interest. I attended Tokyo Cyclemode on Sunday, the largest annual cycle show
> open to the public in Japan. It was 50km or so from home, so I cycled over
> and to
Those are some beautiful bikes, particularly the pink portuer. I lived in Japan
for several years. I would love to go back and purchase a bike from there.
Thanks for the pics. I enjoyed the entire slideshow. I saw the Rivendell
surprise!
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Hello
Not directly Rivendell related but I hope some might find it of some
interest. I attended Tokyo Cyclemode on Sunday, the largest annual cycle
show open to the public in Japan. It was 50km or so from home, so I cycled
over and took some snaps of the things that interested me. On entering,
