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Old 08-23-19, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by 3alarmer
...it's actually a pretty nice ride. Roughly the equivalent of an Acer Mex Windsor Competition (Suntour components and Columbus frame tubing), but with longer chainstays (and possibly not a full Columbus frame for that reason. I'm uncertain about the chainstays.) When I got it it had tubular tyres and wheels on it.

I can't seem to find any current photos of mine with its new wheels and fenders. I'll take some next time I ride it.

Meanwhile, here is a grab from the internet jungle. His is way fancier than mine, but mine fits me better.

1980 Windsor--Touring Elite

1980 Windsor--Touring Elite
Nice! What makes this a touring bike? I don't see most of the touring features I would expect.
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Originally Posted by kross57
Nice! What makes this a touring bike? I don't see most of the touring features I would expect.
...it's more on the model of a "sport touring" bike. So longer chainstays and longer wheelbase, that allow for more flexibility in selection of wheels and tyres. Also room to mount fenders. IME there are not a whole lot of Columbus tubing touring bikes around. Generally speaking the Italians (who used Columbus) didn't manufacture and sell very many of them. In Italy, when I was there for a while, if you tried to talk about touring on a bicycle the Italians would look at you like you were nuts. I think maybe the Schwinn entries from the 80's might have a Columbus entry, but those were made mostly in Asia.
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Originally Posted by 3alarmer
...it's more on the model of a "sport touring" bike. So longer chainstays and longer wheelbase, that allow for more flexibility in selection of wheels and tyres. Also room to mount fenders. IME there are not a whole lot of Columbus tubing touring bikes around. Generally speaking the Italians (who used Columbus) didn't manufacture and sell very many of them. In Italy, when I was there for a while, if you tried to talk about touring on a bicycle the Italians would look at you like you were nuts. I think maybe the Schwinn entries from the 80's might have a Columbus entry, but those were made mostly in Asia.
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Old 08-24-19, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by kross57
I am fooling around with an old Nishiki Cresta, which has some nice touring features. I was unsure how much of a demand there was for these types of bikes. I appreciate all the info.

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That brought in the IACC era.

The image in the lower right of the catalog page illustrates why 27" wheeled bikes with cantilever brakes languish. 27" tires are around, but not that many. A 700c rim requires the pads to be about 4mm lower.... often, not an option.
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I converted this 1984 Lotus to an upright rando bike. Wondering if I should have just left it alone.
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Originally Posted by repechage
The image in the lower right of the catalog page illustrates why 27" wheeled bikes with cantilever brakes languish. 27" tires are around, but not that many. A 700c rim requires the pads to be about 4mm lower.... often, not an option.
For me, the type of brakes and wheel size doesn't seem to matter much. More well-known European and Asian bikes sell pretty easily, such as Fuji, Miyata or Peugeot. Lesser known makers like Univega, Nishiki or Motobecane take a bit longer. Easiest are USA bikes such as Giant, Trek or Cannondale. Toughest are Schwinns. I don't deal with Italian or British bikes, so I am clueless there.
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...I input "touring" into the local and Bay Area Craigslist last night. There are some pretty nice bikes, all of them listed in the neighborhood of $300. There was one old 60's Bertin I would buy today if it were not so far away. And I don't buy bikes any more.
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Well, I added to the activity and picked up this Mariuishi Tourace TA18 from a former member here, Auchencrow. Rides and handles very well, extremely smooth. I might swap the bars for something wider, but I'd plan to keep the same Nitto model if at all possible.


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Those bars look like the B135 Nitto. It's a favorite. I have them on several bikes.
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What did I miss. What is wrong with cantilevers? As long as they keep me from crashing into things... Isn't that the point? So cantilevers are now the lesser of all styles of brakes?
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What did I miss. What is wrong with cantilevers? As long as they keep me from crashing into things... Isn't that the point? So cantilevers are now the lesser of all styles of brakes?
...I think the reference is to cantilevers that are set in position for 27" wheels. It limits your tyre choices. I don't have an issue with it so long as National Tire and Rubber keeps making Panaracer tyres in that size, but it is true that good 700c tyres are much more widely available.
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Originally Posted by bargainguy
Those bars look like the B135 Nitto. It's a favorite. I have them on several bikes.
Those are, in fact, B135s. The problem is that they are the narrowest made- I feel like I'm in a Superman position riding on the hoods!
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Perhaps it's time to thin out the steel touring bike stash.
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For anyone interested: The touring bike I couldn't sell for $200? Finally sold it just now by dropping the price $1, complete as shown. New owner very happy.
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Heck, I'd do $199 all day long for that bike- esp. considering everything on it.
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In Canada, specifically AB and BC, the market for touring bikes is D.E.A.D.

Well, bikes in general. Over-saturation of low end bikes. But even the higher end bikes are going really cheap.
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I sold the Cresta quickly for $185. It went to a college student looking for a campus bike, not someone interested in touring.


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