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dan emery
Joined: 11 Jan 2004
Posts: 6890
Location: Maine6/5/13 9:20 AM |
all important tubing
Beats me, I leave that to Richard, he has my measurements & weight. Steel of course, I think he may use some proprietary stuff.
Guess I'd better make sure the check doesn't bounce. Last I knew he wasn't taking orders, though I saw a statement on the inernets that the waiting list was 10 years...
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walter
Joined: 11 Jan 2004
Posts: 4391
Location: metro-motown-area6/5/13 9:30 AM |
maybe some of that PegoRichie stuff
he collaborated with pegoretti.
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April
Joined: 13 Dec 2003
Posts: 6593
Location: Westchester/NYC6/5/13 9:33 AM |
Walter, I can easily stay away for a few weeks, or even months. Do you believe sparky will stay away for even a day and let a thread go by without commenting? ;-)
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daddy-o
Joined: 12 Apr 2004
Posts: 3307
Location: Springfield6/5/13 10:54 AM |
Since all I know about RS bikes is they deserve to be in such high demand, did you choose a way for it to be tuned (to your riding)? If so (or if not for that matter) how do you expect it to ride?
Congratulations and thanks for sharing.
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dan emery
Joined: 11 Jan 2004
Posts: 6890
Location: Maine6/5/13 12:11 PM |
Tuning
Not really tuned, it's a classic road bike - Richard has my measurements, weight and the dimensions of my Ottrott, also custom and which I consider to fit perfectly. He's been building bikes for 30+ years and I haven't, so I'm more interested in what he thinks will work than what I think will work. I have other bikes for more specialized uses.
I told him I expect it to combine the best features of my '72 Masi, '77 Colnago, '65 Cinelli and '57 Bianchi... I also expect it to be stiff yet resilient, light yet strong, disappear beneath me and corner on rails :)
Actually, the Ottrott is my standard for a great road bike, I'm interested to see how the Sachs compares (not in a better or worse sense, but whether I notice differences I can articulate).
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sandiway
Joined: 15 Dec 2003
Posts: 4902
Location: back in Tucson6/5/13 12:17 PM |
sounds great Dan!
Sounds great Dan!
Not that I have any money but I'm truly jealous.
I've said on this forum many years ago that I really wanted one. It doesn't have to ride or corner the best, though I'm sure it does everything well. It's a piece of functional art and craftsmanship.
When I first saw a gorgeous pic of a red and white Richard Sachs in Buycycling magazine a few decades ago, I was smitten.
Sandiway
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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
Posts: 19084
Location: PDX6/5/13 3:45 PM |
I am curious if RS framesets/bike stick to long trail steep front, what I would expect. BB height to low side perhaps generally, or per customer/bike I wonder.
Wet paint or Powder coat? I am a real PC fan after looking at my Strong 13 years later, finish wise...
Not that I have any hopes of getting one for myself.
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lrzipris
Joined: 04 Mar 2004
Posts: 532
Location: Doylestown, PA6/5/13 3:51 PM |
When I read your initial post, Dan, I began to fantasize, as I've already been contemplating another bike purchase. But, with the 7-8 year queue, I'd be so old that it would have to be a trike!
So how many bikes do you have now? Quite a stable, as I recall. In any event, ride your RS in good health, as my mother would say.
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Pat Clancy
Joined: 13 Jan 2004
Posts: 1353
Location: Manchester, CT6/5/13 7:46 PM |
Excellent!
I hope you enjoy it. I trust you'll post some pictures when received?
I'm still in Richard's queue, maybe a year behind you.
Sadly, unless I hit the lottery before he contacts me, I will have to cancel the order. My unexpectedly early retirement won't support a non-essential purchase of that magnitude.
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greglepore
Joined: 10 Jan 2004
Posts: 1724
Location: SE Pa, USA6/5/13 7:58 PM |
Not pergoretti, panenti...
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dan emery
Joined: 11 Jan 2004
Posts: 6890
Location: Maine6/6/13 4:47 AM |
Bikes
Roy, I'm afraid the RS will make 17 ( not counting the pretzeled PX-10). I guess I'm a bike hoarder.
I looked up the PegoRichie tubing - it's a collaboration of Sachs and Pegoretti, made by Columbus, oversized steel used with Sax Max lugs, bb shell, fork crown. Could be used in my bike atmo.
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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
Posts: 19084
Location: PDX6/6/13 10:40 AM |
"not counting the pretzeled PX-10"
If the wheels and gear are still on it, shouldn't it be counted as a half maybe? ;)
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