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07-28-08, 06:58 PM
I just finished cleaning it, so I thought it would be a good time to share some pictures.
I built it to her specifications It had to have an upright riding position, a comfortable seat, indexed shifting and a kickstand.
http://inlinethumb41.webshots.com/28776/2855590860068014369S600x600Q85.jpg (http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2855590860068014369CyWGhO)
The derailers and hubs are Shimano 600 tricolor. Yes, it has a derailer claw. The Espree wasn't exactly top of the line.
http://inlinethumb19.webshots.com/43282/2499918950068014369S600x600Q85.jpg (http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2499918950068014369DGkIWI)
The crankset is a 600 Abaresque. I spent a week stripping and polishing it.
http://inlinethumb52.webshots.com/40499/2190745890068014369S600x600Q85.jpg (http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2190745890068014369iEvVKf)
Shimano 600 brakes. The fenders are purple heart and zebrawood from cody672 on eBay.
The headlugs are nicely thinned.
http://inlinethumb11.webshots.com/14858/2047721880068014369S600x600Q85.jpg (http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2047721880068014369ZhjryT)
http://inlinethumb59.webshots.com/27578/2539187550068014369S600x600Q85.jpg (http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2539187550068014369vHZgUJ)
The bag is a Zefal, the rack is a Jim Blackburn, the tires are Panaracer Pasela 28c folding Tourguards, the rims are Mavic MA40 and the spokes are DT Competition.
http://inlinethumb42.webshots.com/41961/2415731930068014369S600x600Q85.jpg (http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2415731930068014369nPbBtg)
The shifters are 8 speed Ultegra bar end shifters on Suntour thumbshifter mounts. I staind the cork grips to match the saddle.
http://inlinethumb25.webshots.com/6424/2287584290068014369S600x600Q85.jpg (http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2287584290068014369FdGcfD)
I built it to her specifications It had to have an upright riding position, a comfortable seat, indexed shifting and a kickstand.
http://inlinethumb41.webshots.com/28776/2855590860068014369S600x600Q85.jpg (http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2855590860068014369CyWGhO)
The derailers and hubs are Shimano 600 tricolor. Yes, it has a derailer claw. The Espree wasn't exactly top of the line.
http://inlinethumb19.webshots.com/43282/2499918950068014369S600x600Q85.jpg (http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2499918950068014369DGkIWI)
The crankset is a 600 Abaresque. I spent a week stripping and polishing it.
http://inlinethumb52.webshots.com/40499/2190745890068014369S600x600Q85.jpg (http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2190745890068014369iEvVKf)
Shimano 600 brakes. The fenders are purple heart and zebrawood from cody672 on eBay.
The headlugs are nicely thinned.
http://inlinethumb11.webshots.com/14858/2047721880068014369S600x600Q85.jpg (http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2047721880068014369ZhjryT)
http://inlinethumb59.webshots.com/27578/2539187550068014369S600x600Q85.jpg (http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2539187550068014369vHZgUJ)
The bag is a Zefal, the rack is a Jim Blackburn, the tires are Panaracer Pasela 28c folding Tourguards, the rims are Mavic MA40 and the spokes are DT Competition.
http://inlinethumb42.webshots.com/41961/2415731930068014369S600x600Q85.jpg (http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2415731930068014369nPbBtg)
The shifters are 8 speed Ultegra bar end shifters on Suntour thumbshifter mounts. I staind the cork grips to match the saddle.
http://inlinethumb25.webshots.com/6424/2287584290068014369S600x600Q85.jpg (http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2287584290068014369FdGcfD)