No.Who built it? Kelly Bedford?
No.Who built it? Kelly Bedford?
Don’t know if the frame will accommodate 32mm tires.Would he be willing to do a 650b build? Imagine this bike with slightly smaller wheels but with wider rims and 32mm+ tires.
There is much cush/comfort to be had at the tire, all the components can still be silver, and you can have taller tread blocks for those sandy/muddy days.
Been there, done that. Like many, many times. That frame has seen lots of centuries, and longer, rides.Lovely frameset. Flat bars? Grocery getter? Ick. Drop bars. Centuries.
Don’t know if the frame will accommodate 32mm tires.
Lovely frameset. Flat bars? Grocery getter? Ick. Drop bars. Centuries.
Yep, finally. I had multiple conversations with John at Sleeping Dog Cycles, a friend who has worked a lot on the original bike. I ended up ordering a full Shimano kit (big discount when that is done) with double chainring (weirdly, cheaper than single), a pretty large range in the back (I forget the specifics, sorry), 172.5mm cranks, which I used before, and a flat-ish mountain bike bar with a gentle backwards sweep. He’s going to put in the widest rims that he can fit.Any progress?
Oh, geez, I love that blue Trek!!!! I borrowed one like that from a friend when visiting his home in Denver years and years ago. Fond memories.Fun reading, and somewhat inspirational though I expect indenting the stays is well past what @Wendy would be wanting to do:
What We Ride (Part 3): Steve's Frek
This mini-series shows the bikes of the Bicycle Quarterly Team. These are the bikes we've bought with our own money and/or built with our own hands. They aren't show queens, because we ride them hard. They've proven themselves over many thousands of miles on the…www.renehersecycles.com
Well, no. LOL. I could’ve purchased a new bike for the price.105 is cheap?!?! Looks great.
Forgot to reply to this, but the Serotta’s chain stays have a flared part to accommodate the rim, at a distance corresponding to a 700c rim.A 650b rim would sit significantly lower in the rear triangle - that difference is what accommodates extra tire width.
Look at the conversions here:
Forgot to reply to this, but the Serotta’s chain stays have a flared part to accommodate the rim, at a distance corresponding to a 700c rim.
Too late. I’m good! Tyres are Vittoria Zappiro Pro, a nice durable yet reasonably priced tyre. They do come in 32mm, but I’m wagering they’re 25mm. Which is fine. Fatter tyres than I’ve ever had on a road bike. ;-)Right - so the 650b conversion is even easier. A shorter rim would sit short of the flare and the extra tire width would sit within the flare. Easy peasy, IF you want to do it.
Tyres are Vittoria Zappiro Pro, a nice durable yet reasonably priced tyre.