ZB, what did you sell, and what did you take on? Did you finally get rid of that Raleigh One Way?
Originally Posted by
jstewse
Why not go with the 3 speed/fixed wheelset idea on the supercourse? It would surely be lighter than the rudge and still serve your quote on quote beater function, as well as the 3 speed and the fixed gear. I can't imagine that Rudge would a great fixed candidate.
This makes a little too much sense. I've had a heck of a time tinkering with the Super Course. It feels lighter than it is. I think it's about 30 pounds with fenders, a rack, and a big collection of accessories. But I can't get rid of the Rudge, at least not this year. I've wanted one for 30 years, and I finally have it. Maybe I need to try my ideas and be proven wrong.
Also, I hope that with my tinkering, I learn what a typical X weighs where X is each component, frame and fork. For instance, why is this 720 so inexplicably heavy? Is it the components or the frame?
I hope I don't regret selling the Super Course. I've regretted selling my Gran Sport, but hey, I was 19 years old. But this bike wants to move on. I picked it from the trash. By amazing luck, a neighbor recognized it. He had also trash-picked it and built into a bike for someone else who used it and eventually put it out. So I think it wants to spread the joy further, in a nomadic kind of way.
Velognome and Veloria:
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