Originally Posted by
ThermionicScott
Good on you, Kurt! That is really cool of you to save and repurpose those bikes.
Trust me, I'd like to save all of them, but I know I'm stretching the program just to accept these three. Also, the co-op is a long drive away, and if I'm going to stretch myself in every direction, I'm going to do it for the 1980's Roberts they have there
More importantly, the rest of the 650C fleet uses proper track crowns that I won't risk drilling, and the no-budget build means finding 650C forks puts them out of the running. The 700C bikes are probably too big for this type of repurposing, especially given the lack of BB drop.
Geometry is the same on all of them though, so despite the track crowns, they still have clearance
- proof that they were built quickly to supply the velodrome's order. They're not by any means badlybuilt, but Confentes they're not.
/thread hijack
-Kurt