Hi Folks - in Oakland CA for the week, and rebuilding a purple RB-2.
Not changing much, but would like to replace the bars and gearing, and trying to keep this on a budget and tight turnaround. Anyone have some parts lying around?
Handlebars:
- 25.4 clamp area (I already have a nice Nitto stem in that size)
- 'wide'-ish 42-45 ish range
- something with more parallel ramps than the classic Sakae bend that came stock. Nitto B135 or 132, maybe Noodles/similar, etc... my dream would be my favorite drop bar the Rene Herse Maes Parallel, but that's outa budget.
Chainrings:
- pretty sure the stock Sugino 5 bolt crank has a 130BCD
- currently 53 outer, would prefer a 48
- currently 40 inner, not bad, but wouldn't mind a 38
- or maybe you have a cheap subcompact-ish 2x square taper crankset or a 110 triple with extra chainrings that would look nice...
In other news, FWIW, Soma Supple Vitesse 700 x 33c tires fit nicely in the frame and under the Blaze calipers.
Thanks!
Patch in Oakland, CA