Here's the metallic tangerine Palo Alto frame/fork I picked up a few months ago, now fully built. I'll test ride tomorrow.

Almost always I build a new bike from parts on hand. Almost always this requires some hoop-jumping. In this case I could not find a non-recessed side pull front brake caliper with enough reach. Campy, Suntour, Gipiemme, Modolo, Weinmann and a few others were all about 3-4 mm short. I didn't want to drill this fork. Nor did I relish using center-pulls of any ilk. Drop bolt time.

Cudak888 showed me a Scott drop bolt specifically designed for non-recessed use. Kurt asked me to emphasize its existence so no more C&V forks necessarily need be "Drewed". I bought the bolt and tried to plug it in. Long story short the 6mm shaft on the drop bolt would not work on the 5mm caliper arm bore of all the previously mentioned candidates except one - the Modolo Speedy/America. OK, we'll go with the grey.

I acquired the grey Americas and red cable housing, along with a batch of other Modolo brake bits in a trade with our man in Nayarit, Kroozer. He's down there teaching.........kids, I suppose.

Thanks to both for their contribution.

So, it was another enjoyable build, all-in-all, especially given the anticipation primed by Bigbossman's supercool red PA racer he's been complimentary about in several previous posts here. Thanks to BBM for sharing the fruits of his good taste.

Elsewhere: Phil/Mavicwheels, Gatorskins, red Retrofrictions, Suntour XC Pro seat post and bombproof Sprint/Cyclone transmission, Cinelli stem/bars, Campy NR BB/headset, self-dyed bar tape, self-covered Selle Flite Ti, Edco Competition crankset, Mavic rings. Pedals? I don't know yet.

Altogether a colorful, worldly bike did up Chattanooga style.

Now, here are pics. Nobody reads this stuff, anyhoo.

Back story and pics......

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...70s?highlight=