I wonder how many swear words it took to get the cotter pins out.Originally Posted by Trek420
DebW, yes, I thought this was not an easy build to do. Chris hid his scraped knuckles well.It has a sticker on the tube "built with 1020 tubes & stays". What's that? Not Columbus.
1020 is a grade of chro-mo steel. It was used on low-to-middling 10-speeds back in the day. Not the quality of Columbus tubing, but well above department-store grade. I believe 1020 was used on Motobecane Mirages (and maybe Nomads?) which came in mixte frames. The original weight on a Mirage was around 27-28 lb with lots of heavy steel parts, but since you've got upgraded wheels, crankset, a single rear sprocket, single chainring, no derailleurs, I'd guess your mixte now weighs.... 24 lb (maybe 23 1/2?).
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09-30-2007, 01:47 PM #1
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09-30-2007, 02:12 PM #2
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Which makes little difference because the rider has gained back 7 lbs lately Originally Posted by DebW
but with a few more "nice day for a ride, isn't it?" rides ... 
Fancy Schmancy Custom Road bike ~ Mondonico Futura Legero
Found on side of the road bike ~ Motobecane Mixte
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09-30-2007, 02:38 PM #3
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Trek- so great, the whole story!! And the green is perfect, and the cork bars.
I am still not seeing any pix of the whole bike- just a bit shot here and there- am I missing a whole bike picture somewhere??
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09-30-2007, 02:58 PM #4
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Fancy Schmancy Custom Road bike ~ Mondonico Futura Legero
Found on side of the road bike ~ Motobecane Mixte
Gravel bike ~ Salsa Vaya
Favorite bike ~ Soma Buena Vista mixte
Folder ~ Brompton
N+1 ~ My seat on the Rover recumbent tandem
https://www.instagram.com/pugsley_adventuredog/
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09-30-2007, 03:32 PM #5
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She needs a nice honey Brooks.
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09-30-2007, 03:56 PM #6
Mmmmm... Broccoli?
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WoW! It's so beautiful... Makes me all nostalgic just looking at it. What a lovely LBS. Great story...
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09-30-2007, 04:38 PM #7
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I can't see the pedals in your pic very well, but are they these?
http://www.rei.com/product/752200
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10-01-2007, 09:30 AM #8
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Trek, what a wonderful story and what a beautiful bike!
I AM sorry i didn't do business with your LBS.
Those handlebars, how wide are they?
I also love the photograph... makes me want to get my paints out again!
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