Sorry, all, I confused myself! Saw "drilling" and I concluded the fork needed to be drilled for a CP brake, not that the stem could be drilled for a CP cable stop!
Ken Freeman Ann Arbor, MI USA
On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 12:48 PM, Ken Freeman <kenfreeman096@gmail.com>wrote:
> I'm a bit surprised that if the frame has geometry suited for a touring
> build, that it doesn't have a drilled fork crown. This could be naive, but
> is the fork original?
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> Ken Freeman
> Ann Arbor, MI USA
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> On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 12:36 PM, <oroboyz@aol.com> wrote:
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>> <<?My particular bike S/N 2040 578 is fitted with a TA triple but,
>> because the steer tube was cut without spacer for a Campag road head set,
>> center
>> pull brakes are out of the question thereby ruling out a proper touring
>> build. >>
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>> There is always the option of drilling the stem for the center pull cable
>> stop... Some may tremble at the thought but it has worked very well in many
>> instances....
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>> Dale Brown
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>> Greensboro, North Carolina USA
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: r cielec <teaat4p@yahoo.com>
>> To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>> Sent: Sun, Aug 9, 2009 1:46 am
>> Subject: [CR] Witcomb Giro d'Italia Information Anyone ?
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>> Ahoy !
>> Re: Witcomb Giro d'Italia, 1979 (U.K. built)
>> Anyone have any information on this model ?
>> Regret to admit, I do not know how to measure frame angles so, I cannot
>> deduce
>> the intended use of this model.
>> I was told it was their top model but, I have not been able to confirm
>> this.
>> Incidentally: My particular bike S/N 2040 578 is fitted with a TA triple
>> but,
>> because the steer tube was cut without spacer for a Campag road head set,
>> center
>> pull brakes are out of the question thereby ruling out a proper touring
>> build.
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>> Thank you.
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>> Richard Cielec
>> Chicago, Illinois; U.S.A.