Re: [CR]Now:Bike setup Was:parts dating

(Example: Racing)

In-Reply-To: <3D024636.2DEB06B4@earthlink.net>
References: <20020608.121410.-4189171.0.richardsachs@juno.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2002 15:25:23 -0400
To: chuckschmidt@earthlink.net, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Sheldon Brown" <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Now:Bike setup Was:parts dating


Chuck Schmidt wrote:
> > http://bulgier.net/pics/bike/Catalogs/richard_sachs2/rs2.jpg
>
>The rear brake housing makes a nice subtle little hump in the back. I
>know Sheldon doesn't care for that, but often it is necessary so that
>the housing doesn't hang up or rub on the seat stay caps when the rear
>brake is accentuated.

With a full-housing setup like, with braze-on guides instead of stops, that it's OK, keeps the housing from wearing the paint.
>And the rear derailleur cable housing is nice and short instead of the
>huge loop that I typically see on a poorly setup bikes.

This is largely an artifact of the move to above-the-bottom-bracket cable routing. When the chainstay stop is on top of the chainstay, you can get a nice curve without a long housing, but newer bikes have the cable under the chainstay, which needs a longer housing run to provide suitably smooth curves.
>But what is the deal with those toe strap buckles being so low, Richie!?!?

I don't see any problem with them being low, but my kvetch is that the free ends have been tucked in, which I always consider a mistake.

'Tis a thing of beauty indeed, but since we're picking nits, I think the downtube bottle bosses are way too low on that frame.

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