Originally Posted by bulgie (Post 22529288)

some 'Hissing Lung' doodad from Asia


Mark B in Seattle

Originally Posted by merziac (Post 22528012)

So the last several weeks including the runup to Eroica and deep clean of the Merz I took included lots of wrangling, shuffling, digging and plenty else. I kept running into parts I had collected for the big Stumpy frame that I've had for awhile. As I unearthed them and started to put them back in the pile I decide to set them aside, clean, scrub and polish them so they would be ready to go. Well the Ritchey was right in the middle of all this and it had several of the parts already hanging on it so it got the rest of what it needed and finally sailed through its maiden voyage today.

Originally Posted by tendency (Post 22529673)

Dude! love the chromed Ritchey - wow. And by the way - how long is your inseam?! :)

Originally Posted by cooperryder (Post 22529489)

I'll add my congratulations on an outstanding build.

I'm quite fond of chrome bikes and vintage mtb's and what a wonderful job you have done on this one.

Over the years I've had a few chrome frames. Only one was a mtb and that was a pretty heavy Univega Rover. It did look cool.

Currently I'm enjoying a dark chrome Austro Daimler Puch Vent Noir to satisfy the love of chrome.

What can you tell us about the ride of the bike?

Originally Posted by merziac (Post 22529691)

Tx man, me too, glad it turned out as well as it did. ;)

Inseam is 38 in. and 6 ft tall, I ride 66 cm regular road frames. :twitchy:

Originally Posted by tendency (Post 22529781)

Gadzooks those are some long legs! im 6'3" w/ a 36 inseam - and my legs are on the long side for my height.

Originally Posted by Reynolds 531 (Post 22529630)

What does this mean?

Originally Posted by bulgie (Post 22530068)

I mentioned a "Hissing Lung doodad"

Sorry, that was pretty obscure.
Hsin Lung is a big manu of h-bar stems in Asia. I think they made stems for Ritchey (low end cheaper ones), Tioga, Zoom et al.

I don't know if they even made those "heads up" tall stem adapters, that go into a steerer and then a threadless stem clamps on. The adapter is what I was getting at, and I use Hsin Lung as a generic term for any cheap Asian stem, like xerox or kleenex. Mostly because I think the name is funny. Like if the stem poked a hole in you in a crash and you got pneumothorax — "hissing lung". Yes I know pneumothorax or collapsed lung doesn't usually make a hissing noise, but it can. Hey, I did say it was obscure didn't I? ;)

Mark B

Originally Posted by The Golden Boy (Post 22530328)

While I think biplane fork crowns are the coolest- the 2nd coolest is the lugged unicrown.

Beautiful lookin' bike!!!

Originally Posted by The Golden Boy (Post 22530328)

While I think biplane fork crowns are the coolest- the 2nd coolest is the lugged unicrown.

Originally Posted by Clyde1820 (Post 22530517)

https://theradavist.com/bike-jerks-h...ne-fork-crown/

https://theradavist.com/tom-ritchey-...-fork-pioneer/

Originally Posted by bulgie (Post 22530068)

I mentioned a "Hissing Lung doodad"

Sorry, that was pretty obscure.
Hsin Lung is a big manu of h-bar stems in Asia. I think they made stems for Ritchey (low end cheaper ones), Tioga, Zoom et al.

I don't know if they even made those "heads up" tall stem adapters, that go into a steerer and then a threadless stem clamps on. The adapter is what I was getting at, and I use Hsin Lung as a generic term for any cheap Asian stem, like xerox or kleenex. Mostly because I think the name is funny. Like if the stem poked a hole in you in a crash and you got pneumothorax — "hissing lung". Yes I know pneumothorax or collapsed lung doesn't usually make a hissing noise, but it can. Hey, I did say it was obscure didn't I? ;)

Mark B

Originally Posted by The Golden Boy (Post 22530668)

I can't find the article- but I recall reading that the lugged unicrown came about because people didn't trust the full unicrown- so the lug was designed to give the known, old world reliability to the new unproven technology/fashion.

Here's my lugged unicrown- on a 1987 Schwinn High Sierra in black chrome:

https://live.staticflickr.com/4611/3...cfeed17f_b.jpg1987 Schwinn High Sierra by Dave The Golden Boy, on Flickr

Originally Posted by Weaselshark (Post 22530586)

I actually have one of those chrome Mongoose biplane forks in my workshop. Unfortunately they have the old 21.1mm quill diameter… though likely would need a steertube extension done anyways in which case that could also solve the 21.1 issue.
Also the spring mount holes on the canti bosses are on the outside of the post rather then the inside. So not the easiest fork swap perhaps?!
Lovely Ritchey!