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Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-02-20, 01:07 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,281
Posted By 3alarmer

....a couple of things to think about. This is...

....a couple of things to think about. This is from the perspective of someone who constructs his own wheels, and has for a long time.

Most of those wheel sets you can buy for a couple hunnet...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-02-20, 12:56 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,281
Posted By scarlson

Spreading the 126mm rear end of the Vitus 979 to...

Spreading the 126mm rear end of the Vitus 979 to 130 is something I've done three times now. All the bikes I have done are ridden extensively, and they've been fine for some years. It's ok if you...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-02-20, 11:43 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,281
Posted By SurferRosa

All the above. We ride vintage because it works...

All the above. We ride vintage because it works for us, and we're really into the aesthetic. It's these two things. We like beautiful things that look right together and can perform just like they...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-02-20, 10:10 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,281
Posted By Classtime

DC City Hauler the bike you are considering has...

DC City Hauler the bike you are considering has space in its rear end for a vintage hub. You would need to spread that rear end wider to squeeze in a more modern wheel with its wider hub that you...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-02-20, 02:16 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,281
Posted By SurferRosa

First, buy vintage used ($100-$160) or build them...

First, buy vintage used ($100-$160) or build them yourself with vintage hubs ($50-$100 if you don't already have them) and either new rims ($70-$150) or really good vintage rims ($50-$120). Double...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-01-20, 04:34 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,281
Posted By Mad Honk

DCCH, I doubt that a pair of clinchers will...

DCCH,
I doubt that a pair of clinchers will set you back $200 unless you buy new stuff. If you look through the junk here in my shop you could get a set with tires for on the cheap. If you are...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-03-20, 12:33 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,907
Posted By scarlson

It's pretty! And I bet it is light. Maybe...

It's pretty! And I bet it is light.

Maybe ask the seller for a closeup photo looking at the headtube head-on? The top head lug is a common failure point on these. Like this:
...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-01-20, 08:31 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,729
Posted By Kapusta

I go by frame stack and reach. Google it. If...

I go by frame stack and reach. Google it.

If you can find a calculator to figure that out (or get the measurements from a bike that fits you well) I would go by that.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-01-20, 08:11 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,729
Posted By bruce19

One thing to understand is that you can fit a...

One thing to understand is that you can fit a range of sizes. They are Competitive, Eddy and French. (You can do a search for details). I use the Guimard - LeMond sizing method. When I do the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-01-20, 07:45 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 4,729
Posted By Phil_gretz

Measure Yourself, Use a Fit Calculator

https://www.competitivecyclist.com/Store/catalog/fitCalculatorBike.jsp

You don't really want to know "frame size" at all. What you want is a set of frame measurements that you can use to compare...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-31-20, 06:34 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 5,501
Posted By sdn40

That's correct. While not a problem in this...

That's correct. While not a problem in this forum, for the most part, the gap is shortening in price. And 99% of the public will choose the brifter bike.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-31-20, 12:25 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,122,070
Posted By SurferRosa

Brooks' "not a bicycle" bicycle. ...

Brooks' "not a bicycle" bicycle.

https://images.craigslist.org/00l0l_2vc9rQioxNj_0CI0t2_1200x900.jpg...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-30-20, 09:06 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,600
Posted By Wildwood

Buy 2 bikes. Square hole, round peg conundrum.

Buy 2 bikes.
Square hole, round peg conundrum.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-30-20, 05:48 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 5,501
Posted By top506

With a '93 R600 and a '97 SR500 in the barn,...

With a '93 R600 and a '97 SR500 in the barn, along with a 979, I'm not qualified to give an either/or answer.

Top
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-28-20, 12:03 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 5,501
Posted By sdn40

With careful planning, you could do whatever you...

With careful planning, you could do whatever you wanted to the Cannondale and still come in under the cost of the Vitus ....... if that's your thing. That's what I did to this Criterium. I would have...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-28-20, 11:24 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 5,501
Posted By jetboy

the Vitus 979 is a sexy beast for sure. If money...

the Vitus 979 is a sexy beast for sure. If money was not a problem then I would get it for sure just because i like unique and beautiful things. That said, get a nice T700 cannondale and use the...
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