Robin Hubert wrote:
> Hi Neil,
> Mine was vintage 1992 T1000. I liked the bike, but it was a bit
> beyond my needs in terms of strength, weight, and general spec's. I
> never plan on loaded, self-supported touring again and wanted
> something a little more suited to my purpose (winter commuter, aka
> "fender bike", with light load capacity, off-roading ....). It may
Gotcha.
I thought the T series would be the ultimate compromise bike--and it does
facilitate /most/ of my riding with aplomb--but, alas, logging serious
unladen miles, or trying to ride with the big kids on their real road bikes,
is clearly not its strong suit.
> eventually supercede my normal road bike (Waterford RS-22). I can
Nice choice, and yet another brand on my proverbial short list, along with
Steelman, Seven, Hampsten, Griffen, Sycip, and a few even more obscure names
(Thanks, Sheldon, for all of your links!).
> run this bike with 28mm tires and fenders, or 32mm tires without. The
> only downside is the need for long-reach brake calipers. I was lucky
> enough to score some Suntour Superbe calipers - I prefer single
> pivot. I had mine built with OS2 tubing, and spaced to 135mm for
> off-road (XT) hubs. The Sport is several pounds lighter than the
> T1000. It's also a little more "sporty" in the handling department.
> Plus, I finally got completely away from threaded headsets. Heck,
> there's even a carbon fork available (IRD Mosaic 57) that'll handle
> these spec's with fender eyelets to boot! I opted for the Gunnar
> steel fork.
> FWIW, I never had a problem with braking (no breaking!) on the
> Cannondale. I learned early about cantilever setup (thanks to Avid
> and Sheldon Brown), and ran Avid Trialign brakes and standard black
> and red Koolstop pads with the original Diacompe aero levers. I
> could lift the back wheel with two fingers on the front brake lever.
Is that these??
http://snipurl.com/bhbj I've never heard of them. Look
ferociously powerful. Could stop a Peterbilt, no doubt.
That reminds me of an early-on problem I had w/the T2000--a flexy front fork
that shuddered uncontrollably under hard braking. Rather disconcerting on
loaded descents. C'Dale graciously replaced the frame. Now it works like a
charm.
> For an all-around road bike, I recommend the Sport. It is far more
> practical. Or get the Roadie custom with longer stays and/or more
> tire clearance. The Roadie comes stock with OS2 tubing now. Great
> value, IMHO.
When it's time for the new road bike, I want a no-compromise pure road
machine. The T2000 will stay with me. I just can't kill the thing . . .
and . . . with 37's on it, it's pretty capable as a cyclocross bike. What
I'm looking for is something a little botique-ish (support the little guy),
light, but not ridiculously so (I'm doing okay with the conifer green T2k
behemoth), but that fits and feels just perfect. I /do/ like that
Roadie....
> BTW, I'm using Google Groups Beta page to reply, and I hope this
> isn't top-posting. It won't let me intersperse my replies. My
> current news server won't allow posting! Can someone recommend one
> that will, as well as a reader (OE doesn't get it).
I think Carl Fogel has you hooked up on the Newsreader stuff. Thanks for
the response, Robin.
Best,
Neil