New Albion on SF CL?

[hsmitham]

Didn't these just come out? And here we have a brand new one up for sale already on SF CL. Like to know the story behind this quick turn around.

~Hugh

[Hugh Smitham]

Err and the link 

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/bik/4365568477.html

~Hugh

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” ― Albert Einstein

http://velocipedemusings.blogspot.com/

On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 4:50 PM, hsmitham <hughs...@gmail.com> wrote:

Didn't these just come out? And here we have a brand new one up for sale already on SF CL. Like to know the story behind this quick turn around.

~Hugh

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[Joe Bernard]

Big tax bill? Pissed off wife? Both? :)

[Hugh Smitham]

Maybe too big or too small. But yes tax season or spousal pressure seems like the usual suspects.

~Hugh

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[Peter Morgano]

Choice b is my only motivation for selling anything...

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[eflayer]

I think he might do bike builds for people he knows. Not sure if he does this as a favor or he is paid to do it...or both.

 

Think he built it to check it out, not so much to make it a daily driver. Apparently, it is not destined to be in his collection.

On Wednesday, March 12, 2014 4:50:59 PM UTC-7, hsmitham wrote:

[Brewster Fong]

On Wednesday, March 12, 2014 7:34:56 PM UTC-7, eflayer wrote:

I think he might do bike builds for people he knows. Not sure if he does this as a favor or he is paid to do it...or both.

Yeah, this guy is on the Paceline (formerly Serotta) forum and lives in SF. He's talked about this build and seems to like the frameset. Good Luck! 

[Evan Baird]

Overall not a bad looking build. I can't get into the mini-v brakes though.

[Brewster Fong]

On Wednesday, March 12, 2014 10:31:25 PM UTC-7, Evan Baird wrote:

Overall not a bad looking build. I can't get into the mini-v brakes though.

 

Why not? when I had a cross bike with Campy ergo shifter and tried using a pair of NOS Suntour XC Pro canti brakes with it the results were awful.  Could never get them to work properly. I tried KS salmon pads, and adjusted it for what seemed like forever. All I got was brake squeal and/or shudder. Terrible.  

 

On advice of a friend, I put on a cheapie Tektro 926al mini-v brake in the front  and wham - it was like night and day! The brake stop perfectly with no squeal or shudder. And this was with the stock black pads that came with the brake. Also, had no problem working with the Campy ergo lever.

 

Now, some could argue that what I really needed was a fork mounted brake cable hanger instead of the one that hanged off the top of the headset. That may be true, but at that time I didn't know about this hanger, so the mini-v was the solution. At about $20 (or less if you go on the internet), it was well worth the cost and far superior to the lousy Suntour canti brake.

 

Of course, YMMV....Good Luck!

[Evan Baird]

I'm sure they work fine, they just don't suit my aesthetic sensibilities. The Pauls on the other hand I will happily take as long as I don't have to pay.