Bicycle Oppos, got another moment?

"Nom De Plume" (unlistedusername)
10/27/2020 at 15:46 • Filed to: None

I’d like to present a counter argument in the form of my replacement Winter beater after the fork snapped in half on the former one. Free and having previously brought it into working condition factored heavily in the decision.

Disclaimer: Don’t attempt to recreate anything depicted below. I’m far from a professional and have just enough of an idea what I’m doing to slide down the road on this at 3 mph and tip over a lot.

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DISCUSSION (13)

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Nom De Plume
10/27/2020 at 16:02

I want to see some of those sweet 1990's shimano parts on this build.

PowderHound > Nom De Plume
10/27/2020 at 16:09

Do you have roller cams on that thing?

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Nom De Plume
10/27/2020 at 16:33

Nifty... I thought I recognised the brand but actually I was mislead. What I had remembered was the Gitane Hosteller, which was a randonneur style of bike that was popular in Europe in the late 60s and early 70's . Whereas i t appears this was something of an American off licence copy organised by a mob in Minneapolis...

I have a TA crankset just like that and I'm assuming they are Mafac brakes?

Nom De Plume > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
10/27/2020 at 17:23

Suitably impressed. It is labeled as a Hosteler and was as you said a Minneapolis affair. Not great steel, thick lugs , multiple thick layers of paint, basically a city and flat land leisure bike well suited for casual Midwestern riding.

French standards and (some) parts abound. Had to remove a tiny bit I.D of the headset to replace the quill stem with Nitto pictured. Weinmann brakes, Huret AllVit derailleurs, Universel crank, and the worst 27 1/8 rims ever made (not worth taking a photo of but the braking surface is attractively drilled making wet weather braking non-existent) . I’m sure you and Highlander-Datsuns can mostly figure out what’s planned for it.

Kinja'd!!!

Nom De Plume > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/27/2020 at 17:27

That is exactly the plan. Just brought it home this weekend and I’m sorting out a plan of attack.

Thank you again since I haven’t said that enough.

Nom De Plume > PowderHound
10/27/2020 at 17:32

No.

The bottom pulley of the rear derailleur doesn’t have cogs that slot into the chain. It is just a round pulley that ride between the plates centering it though.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Nom De Plume
10/27/2020 at 17:39

I’m terrible, I already told the shop to put in a standing order for a new bike when they are available. Looking like next spring but then I might have up to three mountain bikes....

Nom De Plume > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/27/2020 at 17:53

I have been starting to look for a new carbon road bike. What mtb did you buy, another Specialized?

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Nom De Plume
10/27/2020 at 18:22

Yep, I’ve got a new Fuse on order, aluminum frame, SLX components and a fox 34. A “fun” hard tail. There are other similar bike out there but I’m finding that I’m limited by my extreme height. I run an 85 cm seat height and the newer XL sized frames are just too small.

My BMC road bike is doing great, I think I’ll be able to ride it for years to come. I’m only riding it like 500 miles a year as it is. My wife got a Trek Madone and she loves it. I put her Ksyrium wheels on the trek and that thing is stupid light. It must be nice to ride a 52 cm frame.

Jb boin > Nom De Plume
10/27/2020 at 18:27

You should try to fit a driveshaft on your bike !

Nom De Plume > Jb boin
10/27/2020 at 20:56

Think riding in Norway only with a lot of road salt, road chemicals, and sand. Anything attempting to shift gears in the back is a waste of time.

Nom De Plume > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/27/2020 at 21:07

I’d say you are lucky a brand as well distributed as S fits you. My issue is not extreme height but ideal proportions requiring parts and geometry that fall into the pro only category or custom. Compact geometry took designs in the complete opposite direction of my needs.

I want to move back to the mountains and have reason to buy a new bike other than potholes and frost heaves. Winter riding is the only real fun I get here.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Nom De Plume
10/27/2020 at 21:37

Duluth!