Matching Set World Travelers

[bulldog1935]

Eric, I'm kinda hating to hijack this thread and don't mind sharing the info publicly.
The bars are 615mm Ahearne Map bars. http://www.ahearnecycles.com/shop/ahearnemap-handlebar
It's one of the modern Alt bars derived from the angles of the Jones H-bar.
Comparable bars in other widths include Jitensha touring (Nitto 2522) as the narrowest, and On-One Mary Bars as the widest.
(Here's the definitive review of Alt bars: http://oldglorymtb.com/round-up-alternative-or-alt-mountain-bike-handlebars/ )
80mm Nitto Technomic stem gives me the right reach.
The longest-setback seatpost available is Nitto S-84 lugged Cr-Mo.
https://alexscycle.com/collections/road-seatposts/products/nitto-s84-lugged-seatpost-1
The details on building the bike and some supplier info are here (and a few details on living with it for a year) :
http://thecabe.com/forum/threads/ot-modern-lightweight-with-classic-style.71042/
(one of those threads that moved from the old board and duplicated photos)

 

[Eric Amlie]

Here's another not as nice but much cheaper: http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-5...0001&campid=5335809022&icep_item=321323914566

Thanks for the link Metacortex.
The chrome-moly one is nice, but the '63 Schwinn Traveler that I'm talking about here is not a bike that warrants that quality & price. I'll looking into the other one and probably buy one.

Bulldog, very nice build on your bike, and I'm sure it makes a great rider. I made a tourist version of a '76 Schwinn Superior that puts me in a much better riding position than the '63 Traveler. I'm sure the secret is a longer top tube and a handlebar with less reach back. I set it up with wide range gearing and it works really well for me.

 

[bulldog1935]

good-looking bike, and a useful gearset, but your're missing a 70" gear, which is a great cruising gear.
You could probably get it with a smaller big ring.

 

[Eric Amlie]

Conventional wisdom says that 70" is a good cruising gear, but it also says that the ideal cruising gear is your height in inches, or your reach(usually about the same). I'm 5'7" on a good day, so 67", add to that, that I'm old, about to turn 64 years old, and the 64" cruising gear works out pretty well for me.

 

[bulldog1935]

throught I'd throw this in since we've transformed this to an upright thread.
Rivendell builds frames with geometry ready to go for upright and back-sweeping bars.
A recent blog found at least one surprise in that riding position:
http://lovelybike.blogspot.com/2016/06/brifter-bliss-for-swept-back-handlebars.html#more
But upright is not just for townies and cruisers. While they're certainly not for racing, a well-thought-out upright is great for all-road riding, long-distance touring or rando.

 

[momo608]

Personally I can hardly tell the difference of any of the sport road bikes I have when riding them, electroforged to the lightest racing bikes. Lifting them on to my bike carrier is a different story. Tourist models are much more comfortable especially with a nice mattress saddle as apposed to the ass hatchets found on sport road bikes. I don't have any tourist models because of their bad looks, I'd rather have a cool looking bike than being comfortable. I wonder as I get older with more unexplained body pains if I will drop my superficial guard. I think I would rather be dead than ride a girls/mixtie bike. I would have lost too much of my manhood at that point to be alive anyway. What metrosexual pajama boy came up with a mixtie?

 

[bulldog1935]

it's a shame there's no dislike function - do we get to pidgeonholeasswipeswhopidgeonhole others?

Padded saddles are the worst. Think sitting on a quilt jammed into all your private parts and sweating profusely. Do that for 3-4 hours of travel. Strange you would choose this while accusing someone else of questionable sexual practices.
It's why there is an industry in padded bicycle diapers and chafing cremes.
The 120-y-o design hammock leather saddle is still the best. It supports without pressure to soft tissues and provides cooling.

A some point, old people are either going to quit riding, or they're going to get a step-through frame.
Quite simply, die or live and pedal longer.

 

[momo608]

Yeah, manhood died with the birth of the baby boomer. The children of baby boomers can hardly wipe their own asses without psychological trauma. we're doomed!

 

[bulldog1935]

hey, you're the one who stuffs quilts in your crack
you think maybe the world will improve when you're not here to pollute it?

 

[momo608]

Not yet. I take it you ride a girls mixtie bike.

This is exactly what I'm talking about, everyone has to agree or shut your mouth because someone might be offended. Ride what you want, what some guy on the internet thinks should't make any difference to you if you are secure in your beliefs.

Someday I'll get into what I think about the dork helmets that people wear.