Hi Jerry. I was wondering what you did for brakes on the Voyageur? I considered chan ging my Voyageur from 27" to 700c, but the brake monts are welded on the frame and fork for 27". How did you do this? Did you set the bike up as a fixed gear? The weather in the bay Area is warming up for the weekend, so I'm hoping to get out for a bit. Take Care.
Tom Harriman.
San Francisco, Ca> Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 21:01:52 -0800> From: jerrymoo
s@sbcglobal.net> Subject: RE: [CR]wtb- touring bikes and small bikes> To: o
oki1998@yahoo.com; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org; transition202@hotmai
l.com> > Don't know about the Trek, but another nice thing about the Worl
d Voyageur is it has a high BB that lends itself nicely to a 650B conversio
n. I converted my World Voyageur to 650B because it was just a little too t
all with 27" wheels, but the result was so nice that I picked up another
World Voyageur that would fit me with 27" wheels, but I may convert to 65
0B anyway.> > Regards,> > Jerry Moos> > > > --- On Tue, 1/6/09, Tom H
arriman <transition202@hotmail.com> wrote:> > > From: Tom Harriman <transit
ion202@hotmail.com>> > Subject: RE: [CR]wtb- touring bikes and small bikes>
> To: ooki1998@yahoo.com, "Classic Rendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikeli
st.org>> > Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 10:50 PM> > Hi George. Two
other bikes you should keep an open mind to> > are the Trek 52> > 0 and th
e Schwinn Voyageur. Both of these machines would> > serve your friend> > s
well. Two years ago I started commuting on a touring> > bike, and came to
> > really love both the ride, and the functionality of the> > bike in th
e City> > . Best of luck in the new year.> > > > Tom Harriman.> > San Franc
isco, Ca> > > > P.S. It would help if you said what size frames you were>
> looking for. > > > > > Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 19:33:22 -0800> > > From:
ooki1998@yahoo.com> > > To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> > > Subject: [
CR]wtb- touring bikes and small bikes> > > > > > Sorry if this is a re-post
, my e-mail server booted me> > out as I was hit> > ting send...> > > > >
> I am looking for touring style bikes for 2 local> > friends. Based on th
eir> > riding styles, wants and needs I think they'd both do> > well with
somethin> > g like a Miyata 1000 or 612, Centurion LT, Univega viva> >
tour; you ge> > t the picture. If anyone has anything from 50cm - 54cm i
t> > may fit the bill> > . > > > > > > Also, I am always on the hunt for
smaller than 50cm> > Japanese bikes from> > the 80's (mid-range or better)
that I tinker with,> > ride, trade and sel> > l here in Portland during
the summer months. If you've> > got stuff and need > > some cash for other
stuff let me know...> > > > > > Thanks all.> > > > > > George Ramos> > > P
ortland, OR> > > USA> > > > > > > > > > > > _____________________________
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