HM & SS Sachs wrote:
> <>John Thompson wrote, refering to the Regina Titanio FW:
>
> One of my co-workers at Trek had one on his Vitus, along with a Zeus
> freewheel (lighter than the Regina Ti). The whole bike (Jubilee
> derailleurs, Zeus 2000 crank and Ti BB and pedals, Stronglight headset,
> Hi-E wheels with Clement silk track tires, etc.) tipped the scales at a
> tad over 14 pounds, which was pretty good for early 80's technology.
>
> IIRC, the chain cost ~$150 at the time.
>
> ++++++++++++++++
> Come on, John, tell us the rest of the story. Surely this was built
> around the only set of Hi-E 24" pacer rims ever made, with 12/6 rear and
> 18 front spoking, and the frame was a 42 cm on which all tubes had been
> reamed after taking the bike apart? :-)
It was a 56cm frame with 700C wheels, although they did use Hi-E's asymmetrical spoking as you mention. He was a machinist, and replaced all the "heavy" hardware with custom-made Al or Ti pieces. IIRC, he also milled flutes into the Vitus steel steer tube to further lighten the fork. It rode pretty well, but definitely was not good for hard sprints. :-)
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John (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA