Originally Posted by
nlerner
It was about 35 and sunny this morning, which is actually unusually warm for this time of year in the Boston area, so I headed out for a ride. I’ve been meaning to take an inaugural run on a recent build, a consequence of the great
rccardr sell-off of 2019. Doc had this 1978 Davidson Custom set up with early Dura Ace and a 6-speed friction drivetrain. I’ve riffed off of that theme and set it up with a mix of various era Dura Ace and 7-speed indexed downtube shifters.
Wheelset consists of Velocity rims and American Classic hubs, Nitto stem and bars, Brooks Swift with Ti rails. Ride was really superb. I was on a relatively hilly course (1500 ft of climbing over 31 miles), and the bike climbed and descended really well. I need to slide the saddle back a 1/2 cm, but that’s it to really have it dialed in. It’s a keeper! Thanks, Doc!
Hmm I didn’t realize you ride the same size frame as Doc (same as Me!) Looks like another bike collection I have to keep my eye on.
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