Stowe Phase 3 frame
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illegitmus non carbordum

Joined: Apr 2004
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From: SW MO
Bikes: 04 specialized Langster
Stowe Phase 3 frame
Wouldn't this lug frame make a good fixie? Says it was made for criteriums. Seems like with the fast handling and high bottom bracket this would be a natural.
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...100564091&rd=1
Can you respace the rear to a 120mm?
Thanks
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...100564091&rd=1
Can you respace the rear to a 120mm?
Thanks
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rider of small bicycles

Joined: Dec 2003
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From: Rochester, New York
Bikes: Cannondale
Rob Stowe still lives and works in Rochester, NY. From what I hear, he's given up frame building and is a devoted artist dealing mainly in scupture. His frames were well respected if not widely known. I still occasionally see one or two around Rochester.
I can't personally vouch for his frames. What's your total risk ... $50? Do it.
-mark
I can't personally vouch for his frames. What's your total risk ... $50? Do it.
-mark
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Coasting makes you grumpy

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From: Indiana
Bikes: Specialized Stumpjumper M2Comp; Habanero Ti-Team; Slingshot Road; 1962 converted Raliegh fixer aka: The Beast
Respacing is not a problem. If you can go out to 130, you can go down to 120. Since the frame needs stripped and painted, a better option to the dropouts is to have a local builder unbraze and rebraze a set of track drops.




