Originally Posted by
randyjawa
The wheels feature Dura Ace high flange hubs laced to Weinmann concave 27" rims. The tires, I believe are 27 x 1 1/8. For what it is worth, I am running the same rims on my Legnano, only the Leggy has 700c rims. Needless to say, though pretty heavy, the rims are darn near bullet proof and look the vintage part also...
Thanks for the info. on the wheels/tires. I will likely start that tomorrow with more research and ordering what I need. I want to max. out tire size but with room for fenders. Not sure about the vintage look issue, I don't think I have an eye for that yet, not enough experience to know what looks vintage haha. I'm not too concerned with being period correct though, just what looks 'good' ;-)
And thanks for the pics of the upright bars, I bought some very similar ones today from a bike shop for cheap, they were take-offs from a Linus he said, $20. Will put them on tomorrow. Actually looking at your pictures again I think maybe these bars I bought don't have as much rise. I'm thinking they will still be a bit low, so I may consider a different stem next... Will post pics tomorrow.