'93 Bike-tech Toyo ('96 Stevens 7.6.2. Comp, '91 Koga Terraliner Carbolite)

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So these are the brakes

I could have fitted XT 734 or 739, which are more shiny, but it doesn't work out with my front rack and I am not out for period build

 

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RD is a 730 XT, a joy to setup, my 9-speed recently almost made me mad. The frame has a pulley at the seat tube for down pull derailleurs, but my 7 and 9 speed Ultegra have both the bolting in the wrong place and they don't work, so I will use the top pull DX instead, also fits color wise.


Chainset is a Sugino DX, left over from another bike, with my favorite DX touring pedals, and hubs are again both Edco Competiton, the rear makes a lovely noise


So it's all set up, bars wrapped and ready for a test ride

 

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Some impressions of the completed build in action: Best brakes I’ve had so far on a drop bar bike, in terms of classic rim brakes. You can’t go more than 35 km/h with 40/28 but I never do that apart from down the hills. Next investment is probably in bars with a little less reach and 48-50 mm tires when the old Snoqualmies are finally giving up the ghost