Hello Mike,
I'm taking my 1956 Cinelli Mod B. The frame is original; it's in a state of suspended decay. I've done some mods which will make it more practical for the L ' Eroica course and my 51 year old bod. -I've replaced the 50-47t Magistroni crankset with a NR 49-42-36 triple, which spins on a Phil bb. -The 50s pedals have been side lined and replaced with the indestructable Campag NR.
-The bronze Campag Record replaces the GS. The Record handles the triple and 14-28t Regina fw very well.
-I also sidelined the matchbox GS front der, and I'm running a NR in its place.
- Rather than 3 piece hubs and sew-ups, I've opted for MAVIC MA2, Campag NR LF and 32mm Paselas.
I am bowing to the distant past by keeping the Cinelli headset, steel badged stem and the painfully heavy steel road bars. The Universal Extras have been hotrodded by using Scott Mathauser pads and teflon lined cable housing.
The bike(s) that I would really like to take would be the Giotto Cinelli (made in Firenze) or the Bianchi P-R. But I'd hate to have them end up in the lost and found at the Octoberfest in Germany.
Regards, David Martinez Fremont Ca US of A
Michael Schmidt <mdschmidt@patmedia.net> wrote: I thought about a Rauler, an Alex Singer, a Peter Weigle and then, I asked myself what if the airlines sends the bike to Octoberfest in Germany.
Me?? I am taking the same piece of crap that I took last year. The Zeus Frankenbike. It was perfect last year only a bit too heavy. For 2007's event, I changed the wheels from Phil Wood/Mavic to a lighter pair of Campy/Campy. The Ideale saddle is now a Brooks B17. 3TTT bars and stem with heavier padded bar tape. Tires are Vittoria Randos 700x32 at 80psi. Last year, I ran Conti Top Touring 700x37 at 65psi. Still plan to run the triple but I found the 26T inner to be so low, it was unusable so I went to a 32T-41T-49T set and I think that works better.
We're now three weeks away.
Yeah baby!!
Mike Schmidt Stirling, NJ USA
On 9/10/07 3:02 PM, "Kurt Sperry" wrote:
> I just wanted to add that I've got some miles in on my Grand Bois 700Cx30
> tires I bought from Jan on some logging roads very similar to the typical
> Tuscan strade bianche and found them very stable and sure footed. They
> might be a good choice for L'Eroica as they seem to roll fast and smooth on
> paved road as well.
>
> Kurt Sperry
> Bellingham WA
> USA
>
>
> On 9/10/07, Paul Lee
wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> As L'Eroica gets closer I'm refining our choices of rides to take over
>> there. I've posted a few pictures to wooljersey along with some of the
>> brake
>> variations for Rita's Raleigh International with 650b's.
>>
>>
>>
>> I had built up a Motobecane Grand Jubilee but the French bottom bracket
>> threads were a bit loose after chasing and I abandoned it at the first
>> sign
>> of the fixed cup loosening. Besides, at 63 cm, the frame would be a tight
>> fit into the bike travel case. Rita's pink Bianchi seemed like an
>> appropriate choice but the 650b tire clearance was too close.
>>
>> Rita is not going for the style points as she wants the security and
>> comfort
>> of SPD pedals and aero brake levers. She is using friction bar end
>> shifting
>> though.
>>
>> On our test rides, the orange Ron Cooper turned out to be a blast on the
>> trails with Grand Bois Cypres tires. Rita is pleased with the stability of
>> the Panaracer Col de la Vie 650b tires when the trail gets loose. The
>> bumps
>> are softened too.
>>
>> I'm sure I'll be tweaking the bikes between now and when we leave but it
>> is
>> a relief to have narrowed down the choices with a week or so to spare. Ron
>> Cooper and Raleigh International it is.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Paul Lee
>> Huntington, New York USA