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Old 06-18-11, 02:11 PM
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nlerner
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Three and a half years later, I thought I'd update this thread as I've gone through a few different builds with my Ron Blanton and am quite happy about the latest one. This iteration started with a set of 8/9-speed Dura Ace bar-end shifters. Unfortunately, I didn't have an 8-speed Shimano wheelset, but after some study, it seemed I could transplant a new 8-speed freehub body on to a nice Shimano 105 7-speed rear wheel I had, so that's what I did. I also picked up the appropriate Dura Ace RD (thanks, MKeller!), a Dura Ace FD, some 48/38t chainrings, a 14-26t cassette, and Shimano brake levers (thanks, Colonel!). I have SunTour barcons on most of my road bikes, but I have to say I really like the action of these indexed units: crisp and sure. The bike itself is one of the lightest in my fleet as it's made from Reynolds 531P. Tires are Parigi-Roubaix clinchers, which I like just fine. Took the bike on a fast 40 miles or so this morning with a couple of neighborhood friends.













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