Re: [CR] FUJI "Retro" road bike for 2009

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Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:43:03 -0400
From: <rdayton@carolina.rr.com>
To: John Betmanis <johnb@oxford.net>
Subject: Re: [CR] FUJI "Retro" road bike for 2009
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cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

I believe the Ferarri F1 program showed Colnago that straight blades worked better. Could be wrong.

Rob Dayton
Charlotte,NC
USA


---- John Betmanis wrote:


> At 08:18 PM 26/08/2008 -0600, Mitch Harris wrote:

\r?\n> >What a great bike. Thanks for posting it.

\r?\n> >

\r?\n> >The quill stem is a good surprise. I didn't expect to see that from a

\r?\n> >major builder.

\r?\n> >

\r?\n> >Even the crank resembles the vintage ones from SR, Sugino, etc., that

\r?\n> >were N.Record lookalikes. At first from the photo I thought it might

\r?\n> >be a revival of the ones that had an arm swaged to a spider, but the

\r?\n> >specifictions list says it's a forged crank. Looks like it's a 130

\r?\n> >bcd, and I hope it's available separately on the market.

\r?\n> >

\r?\n> >Too bad the fork has straight blades. Otherwise nice crown and

\r?\n> >forkend details though.

\r?\n> >

\r?\n> >Noticing they put the sifter braze-ons pretty far up the downtube,

\r?\n> >about and inch or two further up than downtube shifters usually go. I

\r?\n> >wonder if this is part of making dt shifters more accessible for

\r?\n> >cyclists used to brake/shift levers who think they won't be able to

\r?\n> >reach.

\r?\n>

\r?\n> Looking at the picture, that crank does look like a swaged assembly with a

\r?\n> stamped sheet aluminum spider, but the description says otherwise.

\r?\n>

\r?\n> I didn't notice the straight fork. That's too bad, those look so "cheap".

\r?\n> Somewhere (BQ?) I read that the straight blades are actually better for

\r?\n> shock absorption. If so, why weren't they used decades ago? To me, it would

\r?\n> seem that straight blades would concentrate the load at the crown joint,

\r?\n> but I can't really prove it.

\r?\n>

\r?\n> I'm not familiar with "brifters" but those brake levers sure look like

\r?\n> them. I wonder if they actually have the shifting function disabled to use

\r?\n> the downtube shifters.

\r?\n>

\r?\n> (sorry about the premature send before I was done)

\r?\n>

\r?\n> >> http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb300/ypvs/Connoisseur.jpg

\r?\n>

\r?\n> >> Sizes:49cm, 52cm, 54cm, 56cm, 58cm, 61cm

\r?\n> >> Colors:Blue/Chrome

\r?\n> >>

\r?\n> >> Mainframe:Fuji Double Butted Cro-Mo, Lugged

\r?\n> >> Rear Triangle:Fuji Cro-Mo Custom tapered, Lugged

\r?\n> >> Fork:Fuji Cro-Mo, 1" Threaded Lugged

\r?\n> >>

\r?\n> >> Crankset:Fuji Alloy Forged 42/52T Chainrings

\r?\n> >> Bottom bracket:Sealed Cartridge Bearing ST

\r?\n> >> Pedals:Fuji Alloy Platform w/ toeclip

\r?\n> >> Front derailleur:MicroShift FD-R52

\r?\n> >> Rear derailleur:MicroShift RD-R44S

\r?\n> >> Shifters:Sun-Race SLR63 for downtube

\r?\n> >> Cassette:Sunrace, 12-25t, 8-speed

\r?\n> >> Chain:KMC HG-73

\r?\n> >> Front hub:Formula Alloy,Sealed Bearing, 32H, QR

\r?\n> >> Rear hub:Formula Alloy Sealed Bearing, 8-speed, 32H, QR

\r?\n> >> Spokes:14G Stainless Steel

\r?\n> >> Rims:Alex RDP15, Double Wall, 32H

\r?\n> >> Tires:Continental Ultra Sport, 700 X 23c

\r?\n> >> Tubes:Fuji Presta

\r?\n> >> Brake set: Dia-Comp BRS -101, Dual Pivot

\r?\n> >> Brake levers:Tektro R200A

\r?\n> >> Headset:Tange Sealed, 1" Threaded

\r?\n> >> Handlebars:Fuji Alloy

\r?\n> >> Stem:Fuji Classic Alloy Quill

\r?\n> >> Tape/grip:Fuji Custom Classic Eva Foam

\r?\n> >> Saddle:Fuji Classic Comfort w/ Rivet

\r?\n> >> Seat post:Fuji Micro-Adjust Alloy, 27.2,300mm

\r?\n>

\r?\n>

\r?\n> John Betmanis

\r?\n> Woodstock, Ontario

\r?\n> Canada