Anyone commute on a 853 Reynolds frame?
08-10-15, 12:41 PM
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I commute on a 2001 Lemond Tourmalet with 853. No issues so far with 25mm tires, and full sks fenders. I also mounted a rack using p clamps. The Vittoria Rubino Pro 25mm tires made the ride much more tolerable than 23mm Gatorskins.
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I ride a LeMond Zurich ... made with 853 Reynolds. Came with bone-hard Rolf wheels. When I sold those and got some standard wheels, the ride suddenly turned ... dreamy.
I commute on this bike most days, and have been doing so for well over a decade.
I don't abuse it with a chain and lock banging around. That sounds ... disrepectful.
The LeMond handles bumps and such fine. I live in a city largely free of potholes (we don't get a lot of killer freezes) but there are plenty of this and that on my commute.
It handles 25mm tires. I've squeezed a 28mm on the front (rear, no problem) but that's a tight fight. This is with the carbon fork. Some versions came with a steel fork, which is likely to have different dimensions.
So I'm riding 25mm front, 28mm rear.
Brooks saddle ... a fine and fast comfort bike!
I commute on this bike most days, and have been doing so for well over a decade.
I don't abuse it with a chain and lock banging around. That sounds ... disrepectful.
The LeMond handles bumps and such fine. I live in a city largely free of potholes (we don't get a lot of killer freezes) but there are plenty of this and that on my commute.
It handles 25mm tires. I've squeezed a 28mm on the front (rear, no problem) but that's a tight fight. This is with the carbon fork. Some versions came with a steel fork, which is likely to have different dimensions.
So I'm riding 25mm front, 28mm rear.
Brooks saddle ... a fine and fast comfort bike!
08-10-15, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by SlimAgainSoon
I ride a LeMond Zurich ... made with 853 Reynolds. Came with bone-hard Rolf wheels. When I sold those and got some standard wheels, the ride suddenly turned ... dreamy...
It handles 25mm tires. I've squeezed a 28mm on the front (rear, no problem) but that's a tight fight. This is with the carbon fork. Some versions came with a steel fork, which is likely to have different dimensions.
So I'm riding 25mm front, 28mm rear.
It handles 25mm tires. I've squeezed a 28mm on the front (rear, no problem) but that's a tight fight. This is with the carbon fork. Some versions came with a steel fork, which is likely to have different dimensions.
So I'm riding 25mm front, 28mm rear.
Someone pointed out in another thread somewhere recently that Rolf does not support those wheels. They were made by Trek under license and are not "real" Rolfs, though the design is the same basic idea.
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08-10-15, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by SlimAgainSoon
I ride a LeMond Zurich ... made with 853 Reynolds. Came with bone-hard Rolf wheels. When I sold those and got some standard wheels, the ride suddenly turned ... dreamy.
I commute on this bike most days, and have been doing so for well over a decade.
I don't abuse it with a chain and lock banging around. That sounds ... disrepectful.
The LeMond handles bumps and such fine. I live in a city largely free of potholes (we don't get a lot of killer freezes) but there are plenty of this and that on my commute.
It handles 25mm tires. I've squeezed a 28mm on the front (rear, no problem) but that's a tight fight. This is with the carbon fork. Some versions came with a steel fork, which is likely to have different dimensions.
So I'm riding 25mm front, 28mm rear.
Brooks saddle ... a fine and fast comfort bike!
I commute on this bike most days, and have been doing so for well over a decade.
I don't abuse it with a chain and lock banging around. That sounds ... disrepectful.
The LeMond handles bumps and such fine. I live in a city largely free of potholes (we don't get a lot of killer freezes) but there are plenty of this and that on my commute.
It handles 25mm tires. I've squeezed a 28mm on the front (rear, no problem) but that's a tight fight. This is with the carbon fork. Some versions came with a steel fork, which is likely to have different dimensions.
So I'm riding 25mm front, 28mm rear.
Brooks saddle ... a fine and fast comfort bike!
Otherwise, you just made me drool a little describing your bike and its ride. I checked out a 90s lemond recently and I want one now. Already have a Brooks in reserve waiting for it, in fact.
Will NOT be throwing a lock on it...
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08-10-15, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Bandera
Smashing any thin walled tubing with a heavy chain and lock makes as much sense as using a crystal champagne flute as a toddler's juice glass. 
As always, suit yourself.
-Bandera
As always, suit yourself.
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