Welcome to the build thread of my recently acquired Roberts White Spider.
Built-to-order in February 1993, the frame includes the original Roberts stem and Bontrager composite fork.
Seat tube c-t-c is 18 inches and 21 inches centre to top of seat tube.
It uses a 1 inch headset and all cables are routed via the top tube.
The build plan
This White Spider gave scope for different build directions, as:
Built-to-order in February 1993, the frame includes the original Roberts stem and Bontrager composite fork.
Seat tube c-t-c is 18 inches and 21 inches centre to top of seat tube.
It uses a 1 inch headset and all cables are routed via the top tube.
The build plan
This White Spider gave scope for different build directions, as:
- Roberts bikes were built to order and the buyer could specify any colour and components they wanted – as such there is no constraint here of 'catalogue spec’
- This frame does not have the original paint. It was originally white but was resprayed blue by a previous owner. It was a nice deep metallic however it was showing signs of wear & tear
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