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Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-03-14, 07:23 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 36,428
Posted By leovelo

I tour on North Road bars. I love being upright,...

I tour on North Road bars. I love being upright, especially in hilly terrain --which is pretty much everywhere in my neighborhood.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-03-14, 07:21 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 36,428
Posted By leovelo

I am building a bike a LOT like this; it's using...

I am building a bike a LOT like this; it's using a Giant frame, but even the same color! Pics on "Poor Man's Atlantis" thread. Yours is really beautiful! I can't do the drop bars anymore though, bad...
Forum: Touring
12-03-14, 12:16 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,019
Posted By leovelo

Aw shucks.

Aw shucks.
Forum: Touring
12-03-14, 12:15 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,019
Posted By leovelo

I work in Burlington and have visited The Old...

I work in Burlington and have visited The Old Spokes Home several times. They are always helpful--lot's of very useful advice, not "upselling."
Forum: Touring
12-01-14, 06:01 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,019
Posted By leovelo

Here's the bike so far: 420700 This is the...

Here's the bike so far:
420700

This is the wheel with Bronze fenders from Public Bike:
420701

I used this thick, soft macrame cord to wrap the handlebars and create a top tube protector....
Forum: Touring
12-01-14, 02:39 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,019
Posted By leovelo

There's a few on Ebay. Thanks for all the...

There's a few on Ebay.

Thanks for all the feedback, folks. I'll put some more pictures up tonight.
Forum: Touring
12-01-14, 11:22 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 6,418
Posted By leovelo

For anyone interested I did start a new thread in...

For anyone interested I did start a new thread in Touring, entitled Poor Man's Atlantis: 90's hardtail-to-tourer. I have a picture of the new frame. More to come as the build progresses.
Forum: Touring
12-01-14, 11:19 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,019
Posted By leovelo

Poor Man's Atlantis: 90's hardtail-to-tourer

I originally started this as a comment to a thread titled, "expedition bike." I'm not really making an expedition bike, more of a "light tourer," although maybe more heavy-duty than that. Several...
Forum: Touring
11-23-14, 09:39 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 6,418
Posted By leovelo

I love riding rail trails. I know it isn't...

I love riding rail trails. I know it isn't hardcore touring, but there are such beautiful trails where I live. I have set up a 6-day jaunt in May that is really 6 one-day rides of 40 - 60 miles...
Forum: Touring
11-21-14, 05:02 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 6,418
Posted By leovelo

I hear and I shall obey. :thumb: I don't have any...

I hear and I shall obey. :thumb: I don't have any "before" pictures, but bikepedia has all the info and a good photo at this link: 1999 Giant Upland - BikePedia...
Forum: Touring
11-21-14, 02:45 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 6,418
Posted By leovelo

I have taken the advice that appears on this...

I have taken the advice that appears on this thread (and several others), and I am customizing a 1999 Giant Upland frame, replacing many components. The sandblasted and powder-coated frame arrives...
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