Re: [CR]Re: Let's Stay On Topic, and Pick My Next Bike!

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Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 17:28:27 -0800
To: Steve Freides <steve@fridayscomputer.com>, Jeff Slotkin <jeffslotkin@home.com>
From: "Joseph Bender-Zanoni" <jfbender@umich.edu>
Subject: Re: [CR]Re: Let's Stay On Topic, and Pick My Next Bike!
Cc: chuckschmidt@earthlink.net, Classic Lightweights <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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An original Austo Daimler Superleicht might be a nice idea. Long top tubes in small sizes. Super Record with the titanium axles and BB. I think I remember 531 SL tubing. A little tight and 6 speed though per your spec.

Joe

At 03:15 PM 1/28/01 -0500, Steve Freides wrote:
>I actually did the short bio in a .SIG file for a while and people
>complained about it, but, hey, whatever - let's not lose sight of the bike
>for the lugs, to twist an old saying a bit. I don't think anyone minds
>Chuck's city being listed in his sig (well, except perhaps that it points
>out that he's not suffering through winter like most of the rest of us!),
>and I look forward to Chris Beyers' insertions like "in grey, snowy
>Bloomfield, NJ" in his postings. But back to business, gals and guys.
>
>How about recommending my next vintage purchase to me, to meet the following
>criteria:
>
> 1. Fit my weird riding body, which means seat tube 50.5 on centers or
> 52 to the top, a cm or two bigger is tolerable, top tube 57cm, even
> 58 is OK, 56 is the minimum.
>
> 2. 5 rear cogs or less, as I've already got a 1981 Raleigh Team 6-speed
> Super Record-equipped bike as my only real vintage ride.
>
> 3. Light and Racy. I weigh 150 pounds and I like bikes built for all-day
> road racing, long in the chainstays is OK, but heavy is not, and
> angles slacker than 73 degrees are not (with 73 degree seat tubes
> I need usually need a no-offset post, and to build up a full
> vintage-correct bike, I probably need a 74 degree seat tube angle)
>
>Since I only own one vintage bike, the world is my oyster - the next one
>could come from almost anywhere and not duplicate what I have. Who'd like
>to help me put together the list of possibilities? Assume money is no
>object, and we'll worry about that when and if someone finds me a bike to
>buy.
>
>Doesn't this sound like a _fun_ project? (Well, for _me_, anyway!!!)
>
>Many thanks in advance to all.
>
>-S-
>
>Jeff Slotkin wrote:
>> >
>> >I think it is very helpful to put your city with your sig. Helps me put
>> >your comments in context...
>> >
>> >Chuck Schmidt
>> >South Pasadena, California
>>
>> Carry this to it's logical conclusion and each post will have to end with a
>> short bio and a description of our spouses' attitude toward our hobby. My
>> spouses attitude, for instance, is why I didn't jump at the Cal Masi 57
>> that sold a couple o' days ago :^)