Re: [CR] Ebay Outing: 53cm Zeus/Otero, Spence-Wolff, Maxicar, 58T TA

(Example: Production Builders:Cinelli)

In-Reply-To: <20100611055700.3752C19D8D@ug6.ece.ubc.ca>
References: <20100611055700.3752C19D8D@ug6.ece.ubc.ca>
From: "Kurt Sperry" <haxixe@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:53:46 -0700
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] Ebay Outing: 53cm Zeus/Otero, Spence-Wolff, Maxicar, 58T TA


Very cool frame but why mount a long cage modded RD on a TT bike? I don't get it.

Kurt Sperry Bellingham, Washington USA

On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 10:57 PM, donald gillies <gillies@ece.ubc.ca> wrote:
> http://ebay.com/<blah>
>
> The super Raven 800 must be a Timetrial bike it only has one braze-on
> downtube boss and is set up with mostly NOS parts, including a 58T TA
> chainring.  Check out the spanish brazing on this bike, the
> embellishments are splendid !!!  For reference by posterity, they are:
>
>  - a bicycle engraved in the bottom bracket
>  - a fork tang down the side of the fork that's 3-dimensional
>  - nervex non-pro (constructeur, maybe ref. 158?) lugs.
>  - an oval ellipsoid chainstay stiffener, mounted vertically
>  - other indescribable stuff (rear bridge)
>
> - Don Gillies
> San Diego, CA, USA