Originally Posted by Rogerinchrist
More about the Waterford? Looks rather late model, what year is it, options and such?
I'm the second owner, and you know, I actually never considered checking the year! I sent Waterford my frame # so they could register change of ownership, and I should have confirmed the year with them (but if I recall it is 2 digits of the frame#-I forget which, but I want to say it's a 2000).
It's a 1900 "Adventure Cycle" here are the spec's:
Frame: Reynolds 853 main triangle, 531 stays, size: 58 cm,
color: Candy Red(vy nice, yet subtle).
I've covered the decals&headbadge with thin black nylon ?zipper fabric.
Fork: Reynolds 531, 1" threaded steerer
Geometry
seat tube: 55.5 cm c-t
top tube: 57 cm c-c
standover: 82.5 cm
chainstay: 44.5 cm
wheelbase: 104 cm
Braze-ons:
3 sets bottle cage bosses
chain hanger
seatpost binder
pump peg
2 sets of eyelets, front and rear
Dropouts: Henry James stainless steel, vertical, 135 mm OLD
Headset: Shimano Ultegra
Stem: Nitto Technomic deluxe, 10 cm ext.
Bars: Nitto Dirt Drop (pretty darned comfy-they flare out at the bottom) , 46 cm at brake hoods
Saddle: Brown Brooks Team Pro (Harris Cyclery was out of honey the day I wanted a new saddle).
Brakes: Avid Shorty 4 center-pull cantilever, Kool Stop salmon pads
Brake levers/Shifters: Shimano Ultegra STI, black hoods
Front derailer: Shimano Ultegra triple
Rear derailer: Shimano XT SGS
Bottom bracket: Shimano Ultegra, splined
Crankset: Shimano Ultegra, 172.5 crank length, 24(generic)/38/48 TA rings
Pedals: eggbeaters stainless
Racks: Jandd Expedition front&rear
Fenders: SKS (I still need to make a mud flap!)
Front wheel:
Shimano 105 hub
32 spokes
Mavic MA3 rim, 700c
14g straight gauge spokes
Rear wheel:
Shimano XT freewheel hub
36 spokes
Shimano XT freewheel (11/12/14/16/18/21/24/28/32)
Mavic MA3 rim, 700c
14g straight gauge spokes
Tires: Specialized Infinity Armadillo
I also bought an excellent spare front wheel with the bike, built on an MA3 rim and a Schmidt Dyno hub. All three wheels are Peter White built, and his craftsmanship shows! I have yet to retrue one of them, and some of the roads I toured were pretty darned bad. The rear rim is wearing a bit, so its due for a re-build.