Hey all,
I recently acquired aNOTHER 59 Bleriot frame (my third, first destroyed in a wreck, second stolen) and am building it up, the question is how. I've ridden this frame with drop bars, moustache, and Albatross; with an XtraCycle extension; hauling kids in a trailer; commuted; and all around loved it in various iterations. But I have no idea how to build it now.
I've been on a 90s era Stumpjumper with VO Porteur bars, which makes for a tight, upright cockpit, and I'm cruising on Schwalbe Big Bens (60mm I think?), so it's a slow, ponderous thing. I'm contemplating a "faster" build of the Bleriot, but for the foreseeable future it will just be a neighborhood cruising machine, little to no riding off pavement. Since I haven't ridden drops in a loooong time, and remember learning to hate the moustache, I'd like to hear any well-meaning advice you have about setups. (Related: I rode Origin 8 Midge bars for a time and recall really loving the feel of them)
Also I WTB a 650 wheelset if someone's looking to offload one.
Colin Cummings
Amarillo, TX