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Vintage Road Conversion

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Yeah..... It's still VT....... the RR beds still have long relentless climbs that torture unsuspecting tourists from flatter terrain. A buddy of mine said it best; " Is there anything flat up here? :huh: " I did the Tour De Lile up in Montreal one year. That would have been a fixed gear riders dream! DEF worth the trip for anyone wanting the most amazing bike festival I've ever seen. They even have a "City Night Tour" w/ all kinds of crazy bike getups and lights. It made the Five Borough Bike tour in NYC look like amateur hour.
As a side note if you are a lover of the arts, Montreal is UNREAL as in the variety of venues and performances at Place Des Arts. We like to stay in a hotel that is essentially an art museum. I usually find myself walking the halls at 3 am just soaking in all the original Warhols, Miro's, etc.... check it out if you ever travel there. No need to eat there though as Montreal is a true "Foodie" paradise and too many other amazing places to eat, drink and hang out... https://www.lhotelmontreal.com/en

Saw these guys up there. Through a post performance conversation w/ the sound board crew, got turned on to the second group. They started the concert w/ an incredible rendition of Canon in D then jumped into this!


 
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Some respacing and dimpling porn.
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@cantunamunch, nice frameset. Is that tire really as tight in those stays as that photo makes it appear?

I assume it's yours and you'll be building it? Period specific or modern?

Thanks.

Yes, that was part of the problem.

The tire shown is a 700x35 Schwalbe G-One on a 17mm rim. The dimpling helped the tire clear the chainstays BUT notice that the dropouts are horizontal.
No way is that inflated tire going forward against the seat tube enough for the axle to actually enter or exit the dropouts. So 700x35 is effectively out.

700x32 works in the back but doesn't clear the fork crown on a 17mm rim. Yes, I could make the rim wider.

I should be fine with 700x28 or 700x30 - either goes in without too much fuss, and, as an added bonus, both clear the fork crown nicely.

I will be building it up as a rider so *not* full-period-Campagnolo.

I have enough 6400 and 7400 parts to assemble it all tomorrow, and the BB is already in. It would be kind of appropriate since those frames were not meant to be used for full bling show off bikes.

But I am struggling to motivate myself to do that kind of look. Yes, I am tempted to restomod, depending on what I figure out for wheels and brake calipers. I do know I want the new Vittoria Corsas on there.
 

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I mean, you can inflate after installing the wheel...

And, had it cleared the fork crown, I would have gone that route.

NP, 28-30 is fine to get on with, I can have pretty much any road tire I like.

Knowing myself as I do, I will probably do a fine job pondering choices, then just decide done is better than perfect sometime next March. And throw it together overnight :D
 
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