FINISHED - Pace RC200 F1 with special RC35s. Pics on Page 6

[mattr]

Copper washers on the ends of the axle? Making it 105mm oln? (Ish)

Doesn't the fact that the stanchions are no longer parallel worry anyone?

 

[Retro Spud]

Copper washers on the ends of the axle? Making it 105mm oln? (Ish)

Doesn't the fact that the stanchions are no longer parallel worry anyone?

I thought that but was brave enough to post given others have done the same in the past
I'm sure it spark a debait and I'll no doubt learn something

 

[Bollox64]

Copper washers on the ends of the axle? Making it 105mm oln? (Ish)

Doesn't the fact that the stanchions are no longer parallel worry anyone?

They don't even add 2mm overall, and I don't need to force in the wheel - it's well within the inbuilt flex of the carbon fibre, which I worked with for 6 years in the RAF. Suspension works fine, so it's not causing any binding...

 

[mattr]

Ah, 2mm shouldn't be a problem. Couldn't make out from your picture how thick they were!

(And it's the bushes that will be where the problems manifest themselves.....)

 

[Bollox64]

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Through my sad and extensive research (lol) I'm happy it's an F1, or a frame built around the concept from 92.

The F2 frameset came out late 92 early 93.

If Duncan (McDonald) built the frameset with Magura dropouts he may well remember building it... On my front page is details regarding his current website, I'm sure he wouldn't mind answering that question?

Either way, not many stock F1's built and this of course would be the rarest of them all :shock:

Once again thanks for the journey, and enjoy all you've accomplished, something a little special about Pace bikes eh

I wrote to Duncan, and he replied as below

Hi Alec,
It over twenty years since I was making Pace frames, so my memory of specific frames is somewhat sketchy. The RC200s were all made with cantilever bosses apart from some team bikes which had the Magura mounts. I still have the original RC100 prototype which I hope to have finished restoring this year.
All the best,
Duncan.

So, a Team issue RC200 it is

 

[Retro Spud]

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I wrote to Duncan, and he replied as below

Hi Alec,
It over twenty years since I was making Pace frames, so my memory of specific frames is somewhat sketchy. The RC200s were all made with cantilever bosses apart from some team bikes which had the Magura mounts. I still have the original RC100 prototype which I hope to have finished restoring this year.
All the best,
Duncan.

So, a Team issue RC200 it is

I'm pleased for yah buddy...

 

[Bollox64]

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Thanks! Your steed is also super nice

I wrote to Duncan, and he replied as below

Hi Alec,
It over twenty years since I was making Pace frames, so my memory of specific frames is somewhat sketchy. The RC200s were all made with cantilever bosses apart from some team bikes which had the Magura mounts. I still have the original RC100 prototype which I hope to have finished restoring this year.
All the best,
Duncan.

So, a Team issue RC200 it is

I'm pleased for yah buddy...

 

[Ollie]

Great news !

 

[Rich]

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Very exciting indeed

I'll second the lovely clean F2 build retro spud, looks like an awesome bike :shock:

Rich

 

[Retro Spud]

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Very exciting indeed

I'll second the lovely clean F2 build retro spud, looks like an awesome bike :shock:

Rich

Cheers Rich

its now been torn apart ready for a radical make over,
I'll start a thread soon... its going back to its 1993 roots

thread hi-jack over