the deerfield bike

[manet]

so this is the old nova club i'm going to haul over 100+ miles of dirt roads.
the fenders are coming off, and cyclecross tires are happening.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e61/easterncaster/IMG_2020_1.jpg

[znfdl]

Manet:

What an awesome looking crank, looks like one I had for years. Sorry for all of the sweat pitting and scratches. Good luck, ride TT into the ground. :D

[manet]

Manet:

What an awesome looking crank, looks like one I had for years. Sorry for all of the sweat pitting and scratches. Good luck, ride TT into the ground. :D

thanks! hey it's sweetness. my pal A.L.Breguet helped me, or i should say,
i helped A.L. remove my old BB and replace it with the wonderfully patina finish set.

when i get the tape + tires on i'll repost, maybe next to the tall one's.

[stevep]

looks like the right bike manet.
you wont need wide tires... 28s would be aok.
s
ps the week looks dry...bodes well for the ride.

[BoulderGeek]

Cool bike.

Downtube friction shifters are propah.

Looks like the cat needs some exercise.

:banana:

[Grant McLean]

keep the cat away from the 'pellegrino, i'm alergic.

g

[A.L.Breguet]

Cool bike.

Downtube friction shifters are propah.

Looks like the cat needs some exercise.

:banana:No way man, the cat(Buster) is just big boned!!
:no:

[manet]

No way man, the cat(Buster) is just big boned!!
:no:

dat's rite AL _ just like his owner

[gdw]

Nice bike. Is that an old Avocett/TTT seatpost?

[manet]

Nice bike. Is that an old Avocett/TTT seatpost?

aye

[tomwd3]

Manet, are you planning to go with 25's or 28's for tires?

I know that SteveP road it earlier this year. I thought I recalled him riding a cross rig, but unsure of tire selection.
I'm going with 4 friends, and I know a couple of us are on cross bikes with low profile multi-use 35s. (I wish I had my camera handy, I'd sanp a pic). They're a lot lower rolling resistance than any standard 32 cross tire I've seen.
Either way, it looks like weather should be decent, and that will certainly be helpful.
Thanks,
Tom

[stevep]

yep, great ride.
the tires i had were 30c ritchey cross tires speedmax.
note that these tires are a very narrow 30c and really the only cross tires that fit on my ritchey cross frame...michelins rub on the chainstays.
they probably are equal to a 28c tire.
they worked well for the ride.
you cannot not love that ride.
watch for a friend of mine riding my red/ white ritchey out there...has a white concor saddle.
he is crackpot mo.
give him some shiite for me.

[tomwd3]

Steve,
Thanks for the feedback. I'm really looking forward to it, and I'll be on the lookout for mo.
Oh, I forgot, I saw that you're a CCB man. I ride regularly with A. Ruiz here in Albany. I was telling him about this ride he was chuckling about the idea of 80mi on dirt.
Tom

[stevep]

tell andy he should do the ride... he would like it and probably win the sprint at the end to boot.
s

[tomwd3]

tell andy he should do the ride... he would like it and probably win the sprint at the end to boot.
s

No kidding. For not being a real big guy, he sure can rip off a mean sprint.
I've never beat him to a town line yet!

[Elmer]

Be on the lookout for three dudes on full rigid mountain bikes with slicks doing the 180k ride. We'll be the ones looking like wide eyed kids on christmas morning.