Yawn - another klunker

[tam_shadow]

Picked this up recently in trade with Alan Bonds - crappy cell phone pic from my 6/5 ride (yes that's Mt Tam in background).

"Bluebird" a 40-41 DX curved downtube with NOS Union drums and all the to kill for bits.

full details from Alan's site

 

[J_Westy]

Geez Eric, how many klunkers do you have now

 

[tam_shadow]

a looot :-D couple are for sale too hint hint

 

[al]

Great looking bike in a fantastic location.

You lucky chap!

Al

 

[goodas12003]

That is gorgeous! I think's i want one of them!!

 

[kaiser]

That is very cool, especially like the drum brakes. How do they fare on a descent of mt Tam?


BTW with a name like tam shadow you could be from Glasgow

 

[Lysander]

That is very cool, especially like the drum brakes. How do they fare on a descent of mt Tam?


BTW with a name like tam shadow you could be from Glasgow

Heh! The Drumchapel Secret Agent.............licensed tae malky!!

 

[otherself]

Cool bike; like the sky blue and silver component choice. What ratio you be having on that chainwheel then? 48:28?

 

[J_Westy]

a looot :-D couple are for sale too hint hint

Must be nice to be buds with AB!

 

[tam_shadow]

That is very cool, especially like the drum brakes. How do they fare on a descent of mt Tam?

These drums can lock the front on the hill, even with the tiny Weinmann levers - Gary Fisher's record run was on an very similar setup.

What ratio you be having on that chainwheel then? 48:28?

52:31, and it shifts cleanly - Suntour Winner-6 wide ratio (13-32) cogs in back.

Must be nice to be buds with AB!

Not so nice to the bank account LOL but yeah, he's a great guy and sorely missed since he moved off to AZ. We chat every week or so, he's still riding up a storm and has another cool bike in build.