Originally Posted by
ascherer
Pretty much stock. Larger rear cog for more realistic gearing. Cork handgrips, modern brake blocks and Panaracer Col de la Vie tires. Until last autumn the pedals were original too but one of those snapped so new MKS rubber blocks. Original everything else, seen today in NYC's Central Park on a rainy ride home from Midtown.
Beautiful bike, lovely setting.
I'm also using a BMX post for the large offset. I'm 6-2 and needed the room with my current frame.
I spent about a year looking, searching with the terms
setback and
offset and not finding anything moving me back enough. Eventually I searched on the term
layback, and a whole new world opened up.