1981 Fuji S12S Conversion

[Brent Avery]

     Many thanks to Rob Perks for checking dimensions on this frame and  re spacing to accept a 135mm hub. It is my first try at low trail 659b geometry and I am still awaiting a V.O. front rack and Grand Cru handlebar bag so a Carradice Zipped Roll is filling in for now.  I have yet to take it on a good ride since I just built it up but hopefully I will like it. Here is an image of it's current configuration.




  

[Tony DeFilippo]

Handsome bike, love the color scheme all around. Happy riding!

[Mike Schiller]

that came out very nice. Which brakeset did you use?

~mike

[Brent Avery]

  Mike - I decided on the Dia Compe 750 and there was still a few millimeters left when properly set up.

[Dave Johnston]

I think thats the best looking conversion I've seen so far! How wide are the Soma tires on the synergy rims and how much room to you have to spare?

-Dave J
King George, VA

[Brent Avery]

  Dave, thank you for the kind words! Something about the metallic brown and gold decals just looked right for the terracotta colored tires. The Soma B lines measured out to about 36mm although I have the inflation numbers on the low side. The Fuji does ride very nicely although the steering feels quite light it definitely requires less steering correction, especially compared to my Bleriot with Hetres - more so when riding at slower speeds and I think once I get a proper handlebar bag mounted low on a rack with at least 10 lbs, it should make it even better. I am using some 45mm V.O. fenders for 700C  that I had and they fit without much work and appear to be about as wide a fender you could comfortably fit without touching the inside of the fork. I am sure 42mm Hetres wold fit without fenders. Here are some more images from one of my first rides.

[rob perks]

Brent,

I am so stoked the bike is going well for you.  As to the light handling, IMO it is most noticed on your first "Low Trail" bike, and may quickly become what you expect handling to be.  The switch back to the Bleriot after a few weeks will remind you how much more input was required.  That was my general experience as I held on to my Roadeo longer and longer, and finally have sold off most high trail bikes in the stable.  The increased effort for the other bike is not a bad thing, just different, and many prefer the increased feedback in the steering.  Have fun with the journey, starting off on a vintage conversion is one of the best ways to dip a toe in the low trail water, and how many of us on this list started down the path

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[Brent Avery]

        Just a minor update. With the V.O. Grand Cru front bag setup I find the bike slower to respond to direct input at the handlebars but as with most low trail bikes it handles quite well with body movement and the bike is extremely stable at higher speeds such as when riding down some steeper roads for instance, it tracks almost as though on rails. I really like that aspect of low trail and have been enjoying riding it immensely. Eventually I will want to get a taller bag though, most likely a Berthoud as I find it really needs to be secured with a stem or headset mounted decaleur but the V.O. is too low, works alright for now though.

 

On Saturday, 31 August 2013 16:29:42 UTC-7, Brent Avery wrote:

[Adam Hansen]

This might do the trick: http://acornbags.com/tallrandobag.html

[Daniel]

I think the tall Acorn bag is still roughly the same height (10") as the Grand Cru (25cm = 9.84").

Very sweet Fuji. How's the tubing on these frames?

Daniel

YL, CA

On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 8:18 AM, Adam Hansen <fireh...@gmail.com> wrote:

This might do the trick: http://acornbags.com/tallrandobag.html

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[Brad]

Fuji S-10-S was straight gauge chrome moly which ostensibly Fuji manufactured.  The bikes seem to be very rare on eBay, I think because they are so much loved.  A lot were sold in the mid to late 70's.

[Joe Broach]

Actually, at least some years of the S-10S were really odd ducks--butted hi-ten! The S-12S in this thread was, I think, straight gauge cr-mo. There were LTD versions of each offered that were butted cr-mo.

Best,

joe broach

portland, or

[Steve Palincsar]

I'll never forget when the S10S first hit the US market.  I'd been invited to a bicycle trade show in NYC in either 1972 or 1973 and saw it there.  It just blew us all away: for less money than the Schwinn, Raleigh or Puegeot it had alloy cotterless cranks compared to their steel cottered cranks and Japanese alloy derailleurs that worked well compared to the thoroughly crappy Huret Allvit or Simplex Prestige.

On 10/18/2013 07:38 PM, Joe Broach wrote: