Chuck Schmidt wrote:
> > http://bulgier.net/
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>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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