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04-13-2004, 04:18 PM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] >,
Duncan Cooper <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>My riding buddy has a 80's vintage Romic touring frame he really
>likes. It's not really light or stiff, but it fits him perfectly.
>I'm not sure how "high-end" the frame is, but it's equipped with all
>Record components, which sez to me it a may be a fairly high quality
>frame. He wants to update it with a carbon fork, Ergopower shifters
>and a 9 sp cluster.
>
>Is the frame worth upgrading ? (he's not a racer, but does ride
>centuries)

If he wants ergo shifters and lots of cogs I think that's OK, he
doesn't have an obligation to make it a museum piece. I really
like riding bikes with ergo shifters, it's a matter of personal
choice.

I'd leave the fork alone, you don't get any added functionality
from replacing it, and it would drive up the cost of the work a
lot. It will be expensive enough with just drivetrain parts and
wheel(s), and the fork will make it ugly.

>Would the rear dropouts need to be spread to accept a modern cassette
>?

Yes, they are probably 126mm if it's a 6-speed bike now. You can just
cram the wheel in there and ride it, but I prefer to fix it properly
so the wheel is easy to change.

--Paul

04-13-2004, 04:18 PM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] >,
Duncan Cooper <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>My riding buddy has a 80's vintage Romic touring frame he really
>likes. It's not really light or stiff, but it fits him perfectly.
>I'm not sure how "high-end" the frame is, but it's equipped with all
>Record components, which sez to me it a may be a fairly high quality
>frame. He wants to update it with a carbon fork, Ergopower shifters
>and a 9 sp cluster.
>
>Is the frame worth upgrading ? (he's not a racer, but does ride
>centuries)

If he wants ergo shifters and lots of cogs I think that's OK, he
doesn't have an obligation to make it a museum piece. I really
like riding bikes with ergo shifters, it's a matter of personal
choice.

I'd leave the fork alone, you don't get any added functionality
from replacing it, and it would drive up the cost of the work a
lot. It will be expensive enough with just drivetrain parts and
wheel(s), and the fork will make it ugly.

>Would the rear dropouts need to be spread to accept a modern cassette
>?

Yes, they are probably 126mm if it's a 6-speed bike now. You can just
cram the wheel in there and ride it, but I prefer to fix it properly
so the wheel is easy to change.

--Paul

04-13-2004, 04:18 PM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] >,
Duncan Cooper <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>My riding buddy has a 80's vintage Romic touring frame he really
>likes. It's not really light or stiff, but it fits him perfectly.
>I'm not sure how "high-end" the frame is, but it's equipped with all
>Record components, which sez to me it a may be a fairly high quality
>frame. He wants to update it with a carbon fork, Ergopower shifters
>and a 9 sp cluster.
>
>Is the frame worth upgrading ? (he's not a racer, but does ride
>centuries)

If he wants ergo shifters and lots of cogs I think that's OK, he
doesn't have an obligation to make it a museum piece. I really
like riding bikes with ergo shifters, it's a matter of personal
choice.

I'd leave the fork alone, you don't get any added functionality
from replacing it, and it would drive up the cost of the work a
lot. It will be expensive enough with just drivetrain parts and
wheel(s), and the fork will make it ugly.

>Would the rear dropouts need to be spread to accept a modern cassette
>?

Yes, they are probably 126mm if it's a 6-speed bike now. You can just
cram the wheel in there and ride it, but I prefer to fix it properly
so the wheel is easy to change.

--Paul