Originally Posted by
phatatude
I would pay 150 for one of these easily. You know how rare a non folding R-20 is here in the states? Cresent made decent road bikes in the 70's. They were Moltini Orange with the checker board in various places. They also have a pretty odd headbadge that almost wraps all the way around the head tub. This folder/non folder also is lacking the bottom frame stays which might take away some of the frame rigidity, but would enable you to build a seriously light bike.
I am definitly going to have to start looking up Crecent to see if I can score one of these puppies...
The blue paint job on it is pretty stellar too...
come check the progress...
http://web.mac.com/phatatude/Green_S...enty_Blog.html
R-20's :
They come in different flavors...
I understand why you'd want one. Just to be clear, it is a separable - there is essentially a really big screw that holds the front of the bike and the rear triangle together. I really am considering throwing on my 451 flip flop, getting a front to match, and running it with a front road style break. The other thing I would like to upgrade is the bottom bracket. It's a one piece design, but I have seen some 1 piece to 3 piece crank conversion kits on line. I have a spare 105 crank that I would luv to throw on there.
...and yes, even in its current configuration, it is definitely quite a bit lighter than my R20,
Juan