Thread: RIH late 70's.
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Old 07-13-11 | 07:22 AM
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BG2
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Finally i have been able to buy the rih that was subject of this topic.

Included are some pix where my main q'n is was this frame made by v/d kaaij in amsterdam.

The bike appealed to me for reasons like the clamps on the toptube, 531 tubing all around, colour and the rih name.

The specs are anything but exciting, but her go's.

Brakes: weinmann 605 (introduced new in 78)
Brakelvers: weinmannn
Shifters: shimi 600 arabesque (introduced new in 78)
F/derr: shimi 600 arabesque (introduced new in 78)
R/derr: shimi 600 arabesque (introduced new in 78)
H/bar: 3ttt (beautifull logo's untouched)
Barstem: 3ttt
Seatpost: probebly sr
Seat: suede selle italia
Rims: Rigida red label
Hubs: the infamous helicomatic from maillard wich will be replaced with shimi period correct ones for the arabesque groep

The headset is a bit of a mystery as the lower cup is a brev campa and the topnut tange falcon
I assume something has happened and my q'n is regarding all the specs i assume the tange falcon headset is ok for this bike as the campy is a bit overkill.
I mean this with regards to it's authenticity.

The bottombracket say's davis components and a number of 79 (year) and 149 (number of frames made?)

Other than that i'm very happy with my rih despite possibly being a cove example.

Hope the given pix can prove some help in answering my q'ns.











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