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#1451
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Put a Brooks saddle and some pullback tourist bars on it, and you're good to call it a townie.
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I really dig your Moto townie. Do you have any feedback on the saddle? I am trying to decide on one for my current townie build. I do not have any prior experience riding upright so I am open to suggestions.
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Thanks. I would say the saddle is very solid for the money (it's Velo Orange's Brooks Swallow lookalike, in case it wasn't apparent). I haven't put very many miles on it and it's still far from punishing. If you really want to go whole hog with the townie build, then a sprung Brooks saddle would probably be even more comfortable still (though I've never tried one myself).
#1456
Jedi Master
#1457
Calamari Marionette Ph.D
Those grips are silicone, but they look like foam rubber. Are they dense or fluffy? Kinda curious.
I swapped the 45mm tires down to 35mm on this bike. HUGE rolling improvement. The 45s were also just big enough to alter the trail enough to introduce a little wheel flop when turning. All good now.
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yes.
they fall somewhere between, they dont squish in your hands like ****ty 80s/90s foam grips and dont disintegrate from sweat or heat, but theyre not rock hard like lockon style rubber (which my hands hated, and why i got these), they clean up super easy
i have the same grips (just thicker) on my fatbike and im pretty sure theyre my favorite grips of ever.
they fall somewhere between, they dont squish in your hands like ****ty 80s/90s foam grips and dont disintegrate from sweat or heat, but theyre not rock hard like lockon style rubber (which my hands hated, and why i got these), they clean up super easy
i have the same grips (just thicker) on my fatbike and im pretty sure theyre my favorite grips of ever.
#1461
Calamari Marionette Ph.D
yes.
they fall somewhere between, they dont squish in your hands like ****ty 80s/90s foam grips and dont disintegrate from sweat or heat, but theyre not rock hard like lockon style rubber (which my hands hated, and why i got these), they clean up super easy
i have the same grips (just thicker) on my fatbike and im pretty sure theyre my favorite grips of ever.
they fall somewhere between, they dont squish in your hands like ****ty 80s/90s foam grips and dont disintegrate from sweat or heat, but theyre not rock hard like lockon style rubber (which my hands hated, and why i got these), they clean up super easy
i have the same grips (just thicker) on my fatbike and im pretty sure theyre my favorite grips of ever.
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you can get them in colors and color combos too
also theyre pretty damn cheap and weigh like nothing
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Saw this semi-townie today in downtown Denver...
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Thanks @Mumonkan for the idea. I needed a way to mount my dynamo light.
It even has "the answer" stamped on it.
It even has "the answer" stamped on it.
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Thanks @Mumonkan for the idea. I needed a way to mount my dynamo light.
It even has "the answer" stamped on it.
It even has "the answer" stamped on it.
i cant take credit for the idea though, i got it from ocean air cycles' blog
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this is my townie in progress. 86 lotus classsique tange 2. drop bars are a pain in my neck so i put these bars on.
IIRC, bars + 2 brake levers + cables + oury grips were around $60 in total. this bike screams down hills it's nuts.
IIRC, bars + 2 brake levers + cables + oury grips were around $60 in total. this bike screams down hills it's nuts.
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#1472
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converting 60s-70s Italvega to townie...
hello all,
just got my hands on a late 60s early 70s Italvega. It's an older Italian bike that has a lot of period detail (lugged steel frame, chrome crown fork w/ chrome tips, cable hangar, campy shifters/derailleurs, etc.). The tube set is a little heavy, so I'd like to turn it into a city/townie bike. I want to change out the drop handlebars, brake lines/cables and brake levers since they are the ugliest things about the bike. A little about the color scheme: light blue/greyish frame, w/ logo in gold & black pin stripe. Saddle is a black Brooks.
For the handlebar, I like most of the Velo Orange offerings, especially the Postino & the Milan bars.
1. classic black grip, gold cable housing, classic chrome levers OR
2. gold bar tape (covering most of the bar), black cable housing, reverse brake levers
Please chime in...
christian
just got my hands on a late 60s early 70s Italvega. It's an older Italian bike that has a lot of period detail (lugged steel frame, chrome crown fork w/ chrome tips, cable hangar, campy shifters/derailleurs, etc.). The tube set is a little heavy, so I'd like to turn it into a city/townie bike. I want to change out the drop handlebars, brake lines/cables and brake levers since they are the ugliest things about the bike. A little about the color scheme: light blue/greyish frame, w/ logo in gold & black pin stripe. Saddle is a black Brooks.
For the handlebar, I like most of the Velo Orange offerings, especially the Postino & the Milan bars.
1. classic black grip, gold cable housing, classic chrome levers OR
2. gold bar tape (covering most of the bar), black cable housing, reverse brake levers
Please chime in...
christian
#1473
Calamari Marionette Ph.D