OK Ladies, the framebuilder finished making the fork and installing the s/s couplers and canti bosses. He shipped her out today, and took these pix for his website so here she is. I'm gonna build her with: nitto technomic stem, nitto noodle bar, kalloy uno 374 silver post, brooks finesse saddle, and an ultegra/XT mix (50/34 front, 11/34 rear). For go fast rides I'll probably use my lighter wheelset with a 12/27 cluster and 23 c schwalbe stevlios and for touring my sturdier wheelset with the 11/34 cluster and front and rear racks. For in between stuff my carradice bag will do! And she'll be light with her reynolds 853 steel.
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12-04-2006, 07:06 PM #1
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Feronia Rises!
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12-04-2006, 07:49 PM #2
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Ooooh, nice!!
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12-05-2006, 04:53 AM #3
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Very Pretty - You're going to have so much fun this year riding a new bike!
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12-05-2006, 05:04 AM #4
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Congrats, Triskeliongirl. What a nice ride. Love the couplers.
Oil is good, grease is better.
2007 Peter Mooney w/S&S couplers/Terry Butterfly
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12-05-2006, 06:31 AM #5
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thanks for showing us your finished frame! this thread was very instructive to me.
I am going to go to Sheldon's website and look up "coupler"
I give up. All i could find was something about SHOES.
what's the cute coupler on this bike?Last edited by mimitabby; 12-05-2006 at 06:34 AM.
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12-05-2006, 07:05 AM #6
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The couplers are the metal sleeves on the top tube and downtube near the seat tube. They let you break the frame into 2 parts for packing. Now TG can pack her bike in a suitcase and fly with it, and go touring anywhere in the world. Cool, huh?
Originally Posted by mimitabby
Oil is good, grease is better.
2007 Peter Mooney w/S&S couplers/Terry Butterfly
1993 Bridgestone MB-3/Avocet O2 Air 40W
1980 Columbus Frame with 1970 Campy parts
1954 Raleigh 3-speed/Brooks B72
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12-05-2006, 07:56 AM #7
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Oh DUH. those kind of couplers.
thanks Deb you are always a kind patient teacher.
Yes, it is slick.
I'd love to go to one of Velogirl's workshops in SF but don't want to have to learn to take my bike apart and put it back together. I am sure with couplers,
it would be a lot easier.
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