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Originally Posted by auchencrow
(Post 12705412)
The Soma Lauterwasser Handlebar CrMo is not currently available. Please contact us (Soma) for availability of this item.
Update today from Soma: "Sorry the bar is unavailable. Check back in 3 months. Thanks." |
^ :lol:Ka-ching! The value of mine just jumped. Wonder when the ebay rally begins?
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Originally Posted by Velognome
(Post 12706901)
^ :lol:Ka-ching! The value of mine just jumped. Wonder when the ebay rally begins?
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When I click on the Rene Herse link, it shows the item "in stock" and lets me put it into the basket.
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^ Wow, they must have re-stocked since I last clicked on the link this morning. There go your Internet spoils, Vgnome!
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Perhaps you are all already aware of it, but I just happened across this site.
Some very interesting tidbits are contained therein. |
This guy is working the SF CL... Does he look like someone in here?
http://i983.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Bicycle-1.gif |
Originally Posted by curbtender
(Post 12707766)
This guy is working the SF CL... Does he look like someone in here?
http://i983.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Bicycle-1.gif |
Originally Posted by auchencrow
(Post 12707718)
Perhaps you are all already aware of it, but I just happened across this site.
Some very interesting tidbits are contained therein. |
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Ok it's not English but for a USA made bike it still is a very "English" wannabe! I saved this from certain death at the local flea market. It was in very bad condition but a brass brush, some Mother's and a bit of elbow grease and she came back nicely! I'm always impressed with how well old chrome can withstand Mother nature's wrath.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...lls/004-30.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...lls/007-23.jpg |
My daily driver. Rudge Deluxe. It's a sports model with GB drops, stem, Weinmann brakes and Stronglight cranks.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2759/...607a0bf1c6.jpg 27 107 by barnstormerbikes, on Flickr |
Originally Posted by ftwelder
(Post 12716913)
My daily driver. Rudge Deluxe. It's a sports model with GB drops, stem, Weinmann brakes and Stronglight cranks.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2759/...607a0bf1c6.jpg 27 107 by barnstormerbikes, on Flickr I really like the looks of these club-style bikes. This one is very appealing indeed. |
Hmm, I should put drop bars on a three speed and see how it handles. I probably won't keep it that way, but I'm curious.
What gearing are you using? The chainwheel looks nice and small. You'd need that to handle the hills in Vermont. |
I'm going to guess Frank has a 42 on his. My Lambert has a 48.
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Hmm, I should put drop bars on a three speed and see how it handles. I probably won't keep it that way, but I'm curious. |
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When I aquired it was missing it's fenders and chain guard and it's saddle was rotting away. So it got built with inverted Northroads, nice but the cockpit was too small but it was a blast to ride.
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=204169So, inspired by members of the Forum, I collected some bits and put together this which seems more in character with the original. http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=204170 It's a 23" fame with about a 1" drop to the bars. Very comfortable indeed! FT- I like your fenders;) |
Originally Posted by noglider
(Post 12717612)
Hmm, I should put drop bars on a three speed and see how it handles. I probably won't keep it that way, but I'm curious.
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Hey guys, I'm a certified English 3-speed fan. I haven't had one for many years, in College (UC Berkeley) i would drive down to my grandmother's place in Silicon Valley and buy up old bikes, clean them up & sell them to other students for extra cash. Anyway, I kept the English ones for myself because they were so cool!
I had a Phillips Rod-brake 26-inch roadster, a Dunalt 28-inch single-speed rod-brake roadster (with the most awesome rack you have never seen, was made of what looked like angle iron), a Moulton M2 Deluxe, which was really a 4-speed but which was the best rider out of all of them. Also had two Raleigh 20s, a stock folder (stolen) and a non-folder that I built new wheels for (so it would stop). Unfortunately after college I moved back to LA and caught the derailleur sickness (LOL) and sold all the old English stuff. Now I have an 80s investment-lug Trek with all low-end Campagnolo (newer Victory mostly) and many thousands of miles on it. Until Sunday when I bought this Raleigh:http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=204175 Now I'm jazzed to have another one, despite not having small wheels or rod brakes |
I'm sure it rides well with drop bars, but I like upright bars for short trips and city riding. I like drop bars for long rides. My Rudge is my city/errand bike. I don't think I want to build a long distance rider out of an English three-speed.
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[QUOTE][I don't think I want to build a long distance rider out of an English three-speed. /QUOTE]
That's the point! no thinking went on here..:lol: |
I have drop bars on my lightweight.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...Brittourer.jpg It's not an English frame, exactly, because I built it in my garage in Southern California. It's copied from Brit lightweights typical of the 1940s, though, with NOS 531 (domed and slotted!) and fitted with an S-A FM 4 speed. It's the most comfortable bike I own and is utterly perfect for flat to rolling century rides, etc. It's only out of its element in truly mountainous terrain... |
It's the most comfortable bike I own and is utterly perfect for flat to rolling century rides, etc. It's only out of its element in truly mountainous terrain... |
six days, that's gorgeous.
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