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13-04.-2004, 08:11 PM
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Romic frames
My riding buddy has a 80's vintage Romic touring frame he really
likes. It's not really light or stiff, but it fits him perfectly. I'm not sure how "high-end" the frame is, but it's equipped with all Record components, which sez to me it a may be a fairly high quality frame. He wants to update it with a carbon fork, Ergopower shifters and a 9 sp cluster. Is the frame worth upgrading ? (he's not a racer, but does ride centuries) Would the rear dropouts need to be spread to accept a modern cassette ? Hopefully someone out there has crossed this bridge before, and can provide some meaningfull insight. Thanks Coop from Cleveland |
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14-04.-2004, 06:31 AM
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Re: Romic frames
Jdcooperclan@CS.com (Duncan Cooper) wrote in message news:<aeccdd19.0404130311.348b0aef@posting.google.com>...
> My riding buddy has a 80's vintage Romic touring frame he really > likes. It's not really light or stiff, but it fits him perfectly. > I'm not sure how "high-end" the frame is, but it's equipped with all > Record components, which sez to me it a may be a fairly high quality > frame. He wants to update it with a carbon fork, Ergopower shifters > and a 9 sp cluster. > > Is the frame worth upgrading ? (he's not a racer, but does ride > centuries) > The first thing I would look at is whether the frame fits. If it "fits him perfectly" as you state, upgrading parts is not a problem. Alot of people *upgrade* to Campy Ergo shifters because of the convenience. If he does do this, get a Campy rear der and he could use either a Campy hub rear wheel/cassette or a Shimano hub rear wheel/cassette. As to *upgrading* to a carbon fork, what does he expect it to do for him. Unless he gets a carbon fork with a carbon steerer tube, he's won't really save much weigh. Upgrading to a carbon steerer tube will also require an aheadset type headset and stem. More money. If he does go this route, make sure he knows how high he wants his handlebars before cutting the carbon steerer tube. > Would the rear dropouts need to be spread to accept a modern cassette > ? > Depends on when the frame was made. If the frame, which I presume is steel, has a dropout distances of less than 130mm, he will need to spread the frame. |
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14-04.-2004, 07:00 AM
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Re: Romic frames
On 2004-04-13, Duncan Cooper <Jdcooperclan@CS.com> wrote:
> My riding buddy has a 80's vintage Romic touring frame he really > likes. It's not really light or stiff, but it fits him perfectly. > I'm not sure how "high-end" the frame is, but it's equipped with all > Record components, which sez to me it a may be a fairly high quality > frame. He wants to update it with a carbon fork, Ergopower shifters > and a 9 sp cluster. > > Is the frame worth upgrading ? (he's not a racer, but does ride > centuries) Romics are decent frames. Handbuilt, IIRC, but most to off-the-shelf specs rather than custom designed. Romic had a small production facility in Texas, I believe. > Would the rear dropouts need to be spread to accept a modern cassette > ? For a nine-speed? Most likely, yes. -- -John (JohnThompson@new.rr.com) |
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14-04.-2004, 08:18 AM
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Re: Romic frames
In article <aeccdd19.0404130311.348b0aef@posting.google.com>,
Duncan Cooper <Jdcooperclan@CS.com> wrote: >My riding buddy has a 80's vintage Romic touring frame he really >likes. It's not really light or stiff, but it fits him perfectly. >I'm not sure how "high-end" the frame is, but it's equipped with all >Record components, which sez to me it a may be a fairly high quality >frame. He wants to update it with a carbon fork, Ergopower shifters >and a 9 sp cluster. > >Is the frame worth upgrading ? (he's not a racer, but does ride >centuries) If he wants ergo shifters and lots of cogs I think that's OK, he doesn't have an obligation to make it a museum piece. I really like riding bikes with ergo shifters, it's a matter of personal choice. I'd leave the fork alone, you don't get any added functionality from replacing it, and it would drive up the cost of the work a lot. It will be expensive enough with just drivetrain parts and wheel(s), and the fork will make it ugly. >Would the rear dropouts need to be spread to accept a modern cassette >? Yes, they are probably 126mm if it's a 6-speed bike now. You can just cram the wheel in there and ride it, but I prefer to fix it properly so the wheel is easy to change. --Paul |
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