Geoff
Senior Retro Guru
Sorry to duplicate, I just figured this forum got more views than the other one...
Got this recently:
I need some help on what to do with it though. At the moment the steering doesn't feel right to me at all. I think the long stem combined with the low rise and flat, narrow bars is putting too much weight too far forward. I can't really go for a shorter stem cos I think I'll run out of room (well, maybe I could go a little bit shorter), so would a similar length with more rise and wider bars help? Either that or keep the stem and fit risers but I think that would look a bit wrong.
Also I'm going to need a rigid fork I think. Whoever owned this prior to me attacked the fork brace in order to allow the V-brakes to clear it, and even then they won't really clear it. So suggestions for a suitable 1" threaded fork please!
Got this recently:
I need some help on what to do with it though. At the moment the steering doesn't feel right to me at all. I think the long stem combined with the low rise and flat, narrow bars is putting too much weight too far forward. I can't really go for a shorter stem cos I think I'll run out of room (well, maybe I could go a little bit shorter), so would a similar length with more rise and wider bars help? Either that or keep the stem and fit risers but I think that would look a bit wrong.
Also I'm going to need a rigid fork I think. Whoever owned this prior to me attacked the fork brace in order to allow the V-brakes to clear it, and even then they won't really clear it. So suggestions for a suitable 1" threaded fork please!