Originally Posted by
agnewton
A french path racer? Pourquoi pas? Bravo [MENTION=489193]aceves[/MENTION]! Thanks for sharing your project. I liked your choice of full cable housing between the stops on the top tube. I hadn't consider that, but a natural choice to preserve your new paint job and decals. When you replaced the original Atax stem with the Pivo, did you modify the reach at all? (Wondering about the change from a more aggressive forward posture with the drop bars to an upright urban ride). I have been thinking about a Path Racer/ English 3-speed project, but was wondering how to make a 21" or 23" vintage English frame compatible with my 6' 3+" frame. You've provided a possible path to a solution. Thanks.
Hi agnewton, good eye on that cable housing! Yes, I went with a full housing between the stops, for full cable coverage and to give it a little more gold up top. As far as the Pivo v. Atax stem reach, they were very close in length (I do not have the exact size at the moment). The Pivo stem is slightly shorter, so a little more comfortable. And you are correct about the frame size being an important element in this project. I am 6' 2" and I needed a large frame. This UO-8 is size 23.5 inches (about 60 cm), and this allowed me to turn a large frame into a path racer without having to use a small English frame for this project.
Thank you for your comments!
aceves