Dear List:
I have recently completed my 'for now' build out of my SW Cotten roadie. I believe it was actually built by WB Hurlow. My understanding is that Sam Cotten was somewhat of a framebuilder, but not capable of accomplishing the lugless details that this presents. The overall frame design resembles the frame owned by the list master and viewable on the CR site. The bike came with a CF fork and the original steel fork, but there is transportation damage to the original fork. I figured, until I can get the fork fixed (and probably have the whole frame repainted) I'd rather ride it then let it sit anymore. It has a Campagnolo NR rear derailleur, Modolo Pro brakes and levers, Sugino crankset, OMAS BB, Campagnolo headset, Campagnolo LF wheels and Campagnolo Record Pave Rims, Simplex RF shifters and TUFO tubulars. Still needed are the post and saddle combo, the seat binder bolt (brit threaded--came missing). The hard part about the paint will be the decals as they are all hand painted---anyone with any ideas/experience on this let me know...Lastly, I left the ugly water bottle gimic on because it has scared the paint and looks uglier with it off than on. I'd probably have WB Bosses installed when painted.
It is taller than most of my other bikes and ever so slightly threatens my octave range when I step over it---but it is a good top tube fit (measures 56x56) and rides great ---perhaps a geometric rationale (I assume the relatively shorter TT with this configuration means a greater seat tube angle???)
Any ways....thanks all for looking---comments/suggestions welcome.
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Skip Sinatra
Frog Level VA