1981 Chris Chance Criterium: 2011 RBUK Road Bike of the Year
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yo-Nate-y":17ov79px said:Thanks for the thumbs.....I just played in Photoshop....and I fear it is going to stay silver
just playing; it will look great either way, but I just like the blackout out components. Plus, wasn't it a popular look on high-end road bikes in the early 80's?
I hear ya!
Just got back from a short ride around town to make sure everything is proper. And yes, yes it is very proper My local shop (http://www.thedevilsgear.com) had some black cable end crimps that they volunteered after ogling for a bit. I stopped afterward to take some snaps with my iPhone. Not bad, but I need to get back out there with the DSLR soon so I can compete with Spikes' awesome bokeh.
The ride is great and the fit is perfect. She turns quickly and precisely and the BB is relatively high. You'll see in the pics that the rear end is nice and tight too. But despite being a criterium frame and all that entails, she handles very smoothly and isn't skittish at all. I am used to riding a keirin bike on the street, and she feels far more stable than that. I cruised up to the top of a local promontory (East Rock), descended, and did a few short sprints. Though I was just wearing converse the frame seems admirably stiff. I need to find some classic stiff soled shoes now....or swap out some clipless for longer rides.
But I digress, here are some pics! I am very stoked with how this project has turned out.
Just got back from a short ride around town to make sure everything is proper. And yes, yes it is very proper
My local shop (http://www.thedevilsgear.com) had some black cable end crimps that they volunteered after ogling for a bit. I stopped afterward to take some snaps with my iPhone. Not bad, but I need to get back out there with the DSLR soon so I can compete with Spikes' awesome bokeh. The ride is great and the fit is perfect. She turns quickly and precisely and the BB is relatively high. You'll see in the pics that the rear end is nice and tight too. But despite being a criterium frame and all that entails, she handles very smoothly and isn't skittish at all. I am used to riding a keirin bike on the street, and she feels far more stable than that. I cruised up to the top of a local promontory (East Rock), descended, and did a few short sprints. Though I was just wearing converse the frame seems admirably stiff. I need to find some classic stiff soled shoes now....or swap out some clipless for longer rides.
But I digress, here are some pics! I am very stoked with how this project has turned out.
Thanks---glad you liked the pics. I'm certainly looking forward to entering it in the comp.
Chance hired to be a part of Witcomb USA by Pete Weigle and Richard Sachs in the early to mid 70s, then he went solo 77-81 before starting Fat City Cycles in 1982. Here is a nice write up: http://www.classicrendezvous.com/USA/Wi ... mb_USA.htm
Nice that Chris cut his teeth as a framebuilder here in CT. As I mentioned earlier in the thread, I got the frame from a former racer in Boston. This was the second frame Chris made for him, but he went to a sponsor's frame soon after and went to Europe, and this frame sat basically NOS in his parent's attic for the last 30 years.
Chance hired to be a part of Witcomb USA by Pete Weigle and Richard Sachs in the early to mid 70s, then he went solo 77-81 before starting Fat City Cycles in 1982. Here is a nice write up: http://www.classicrendezvous.com/USA/Wi ... mb_USA.htm
Nice that Chris cut his teeth as a framebuilder here in CT. As I mentioned earlier in the thread, I got the frame from a former racer in Boston. This was the second frame Chris made for him, but he went to a sponsor's frame soon after and went to Europe, and this frame sat basically NOS in his parent's attic for the last 30 years.
