Hello from Melbourne, Aus!
Wicked site this, been absorbing as much as I've been able over the past couple of weeks, its all so addictive! I've been a vintage road bike lover for quite a while now, and have the same preference for mtbs... for sure.
at the moment I'm building up a rig remotely (I'm about to move to the states (TN) and plan to ride the transalp next year), and would love any help that you guys might be able to give.
The bike (1993 KHS montana/ritchey P-something) came single speeded so i need to get some gears happening.
here are my questions:
1. in that vintage, were the seat tubes clamps 28.6mm for FDs?
2. the guy i bought it off says it was a KHS, pink and blue, but the serial number is 7828, which seems like a ritchey serial. He is also adamant that the tubing is Ritchey prestige. any thoughts?
3. the fork has tange dropouts, so do i assume its a tange fork and ritchey would have been using their own drops for their forks at that time?
4. I have a single ritchey ring on logic cranks... anyone know where to get a couple more, sliver and vintage?
5. any ideas of the seat post dia that i'm looking for? 26.8, 27.2?
6. the bike came with a first generation paul melvin chain tensioner... i love paul and have some of their/his brakes on my touring bike, is this something i should hold on to?
if it helps with IDing the frame (I want to make sure before spraying it) you can find the listing under completed listings on ebay.com and search for "ritchey white industries single speed" its the white one.
sorry, those questions, on reflection, are pretty bogus.... but not having the bike in front of me is killing me, and truth be known, i'm keen for dialogue of any kind
anyone else here intend hitting the transalp next year? anyone done it rigid? tips! gimme tips!
oh, and something extra ridiculous about me is that if you google "faux denim lycra racing" you'll find a photo of me and my ex-stumpy
cheers to you all,
JP