Pace RC200F8
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MRGRUMPY
Senior Retro Guru
RC200 SPEC LIST
19.5" RC 200 F8
1994 RC35
RC45 stem with shim for the 1" steerer
Cheap headset until a King item arrives
Bontrager titec PG 150 bars
SRT 800 gripshift 8 speed
XT cassette
1994 XT rear mech
2008 XT front mech
UN72 bottom bracket
Sugino chainset
Sachs PC971 chain
Some well used PDM 540 pedals
Thomson Elite seatpost
Union Jack Rolls saddle
Hope Ti-Glide and superlight hubs
Mavic XC 517 rims
Kona Cleaner and Mr Dirt tyres with Air-B latex tubes
19.5" RC 200 F8
1994 RC35
RC45 stem with shim for the 1" steerer
Cheap headset until a King item arrives
Bontrager titec PG 150 bars
SRT 800 gripshift 8 speed
XT cassette
1994 XT rear mech
2008 XT front mech
UN72 bottom bracket
Sugino chainset
Sachs PC971 chain
Some well used PDM 540 pedals
Thomson Elite seatpost
Union Jack Rolls saddle
Hope Ti-Glide and superlight hubs
Mavic XC 517 rims
Kona Cleaner and Mr Dirt tyres with Air-B latex tubes
MRGRUMPY
Senior Retro Guru
RC200F8?
Yeah,i know its an older model with new decals,probably an F3 i think,but who cares?Not me,it rides great,i will post the frame no. at some point and find out for sure and get the correct decals then.It has a 1" head tube if and cantilever cable guides,which i guess put it around 1994-1996?Looking for some RC30's if anyone has some clean ones,Steerer size not important.
Yeah,i know its an older model with new decals,probably an F3 i think,but who cares?Not me,it rides great,i will post the frame no. at some point and find out for sure and get the correct decals then.It has a 1" head tube if and cantilever cable guides,which i guess put it around 1994-1996?Looking for some RC30's if anyone has some clean ones,Steerer size not important.
Re: RC200F8?
Probably nobody. You are Mr Grumpy, aren't you?
(I think you're right with F3, if it's a 1" steerer and round seat-tube, this would make it a 1994. Serial will tell all. I also have some proper F3 Pace decals for the downtube, but if you don't care.... )
MRGRUMPY":3ruqncso said:
Probably nobody. You are Mr Grumpy, aren't you?
(I think you're right with F3, if it's a 1" steerer and round seat-tube, this would make it a 1994. Serial will tell all. I also have some proper F3 Pace decals for the downtube, but if you don't care....
)
MRGRUMPY
Senior Retro Guru
New stem and Middleurn cranks
Just got a hardly used Control Tech stem to replace my RC45,as the Pace stem will not hold tight with the reducer shim,colour is awful,but the frame and stem will be powder coated in the winter.Also some Middleburn RS8 cranks,in square taper,so i now can use all three rings as the cranks are now straight.
This bike is like riding with a tail wind all the time,so stiff,but it is beating the hell out of me on every ride,thanks to everyone who has o
posted a repy and to all you guys for some great pics.and inspiration.
Just got a hardly used Control Tech stem to replace my RC45,as the Pace stem will not hold tight with the reducer shim,colour is awful,but the frame and stem will be powder coated in the winter.Also some Middleburn RS8 cranks,in square taper,so i now can use all three rings as the cranks are now straight.
This bike is like riding with a tail wind all the time,so stiff,but it is beating the hell out of me on every ride,thanks to everyone who has o
posted a repy and to all you guys for some great pics.and inspiration.
nice looking f3.
Pace frames will beat you up if you don't ride them right. Basically ride them like a road bike (the easiest way of descirbing it) and they are sweet as a nut. You can't just pootle along you have to ride everywhere fast. If you remember they were built as race bikes this sort of makes sense.
When I first got my f8 I was horrified by the ride, but once I started riding it differently it was just great.
I spend a lot of time on a very stiff road bike (Terry Dolan built Cougar) so the ride is similar; and as a result my f8 is comfy as hell
Pace frames will beat you up if you don't ride them right. Basically ride them like a road bike (the easiest way of descirbing it) and they are sweet as a nut. You can't just pootle along you have to ride everywhere fast. If you remember they were built as race bikes this sort of makes sense.
When I first got my f8 I was horrified by the ride, but once I started riding it differently it was just great.
I spend a lot of time on a very stiff road bike (Terry Dolan built Cougar) so the ride is similar; and as a result my f8 is comfy as hell
