Originally Posted by
bikemig
I haven't done touring on the bike but with soft bags, it would make a first rate credit card tourer. I found the 86 SR Apex crank on eBay. New 86 bcd chainrings are available from UK vendors but with the end of the de minimis exception that has become problematic. Why not a sugino AT triple? Yes it's from the 80s but it will look good on the bike and chainrings will be easy to find.
I'm running compact gearing on a mighty tour crank (46/34 rings) that I plan on installing on a Pinarello cross but I also have a 12-32 7 speed freewheel so that will give me the low gearing I want.
Sugino AT is a nice choice. I've got a nice triple, Shimano 600 (6206 model), but it's got the damn auto extracting sugino bolts installed and I can't get them out. Practically ruined until I figure that out.
Nice to hear a vote of confidence for credit-card touring, it seems perfect for that kinda thing.
Originally Posted by
Sactown_Albert
I did a whole thread on the build of one of these. Very stable, comfortable riding bike. I purposely built mine with a 1st generation Shimano DA groupset and a Crane RD so that I could have wide ranging gearing. This bike has a shorter top tube but a very long wheelbase and rake so it is stable, even under load. I have been downsizing my collection but this one has become one of the keepers. I regularly run it with700/28s and I am confident you could run 700/32s with plenty of clearance.
Gus Salmon (on Facebook under Gus Salmon Decals) has period and model correct water slide decals for this bike if the buyer were interested in doing a full restore,
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that is some awesome intel, thank you! I will definitely be picking up a some decals just in case this bike goes the distance with me through the years and earns a full restore.
I'll take a look at your build thread, thanks. Comfy, stable even under load, that's exactly what I'm looking for!