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Subject: [BOB] Re: $1200 Randonneur Bike
Date: 4/6/2011 9:39:20 AM
List: Internet-BOB
So they make these bikes in Japan but choose not to import them? Must
think all us Americans want racing bikes like Lance.
I did notice that the geomentery is mid trail 49-50mm and not low
trail. And the biggest size is a 54.

The Salsa is a nice bike but is a high trail bike. They got part of
the way there but didn't make the full jump to low trail.

Still nothing in a Production version that meets the design
requirements.

~Mike


On Apr 6, 8:07=A0am, Jason Hartman <rjasonhart...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 8:21 PM, David H. Diette <rollingto...@gmail.com>w=
rote:
>
> > Someone mentioned that a $1000 randonneur bike, if made available to th=
e
> > masses, would be an excellent alternative to several different types of
> > current models - hybrids, city bikes, certain road bikes, etc.
>
> > In a similar vein, I would love to see a $1200 steel randonneur bike, a=
nd
> > being a randonneur bike of course it would be equipped with full-covera=
ge
> > fenders, permanent lighting front & rear (with concealed wiring), a nic=
e
> > French bend in the fork, 650B 42mm tires, a leather saddle, steel toe c=
lips,
> > a frame-mounted pump, randonneur bars and front & rear racks.
>
> > =A0Araya has been making a production randonneur for years.
>
> http://www.araya-kk.co.jp/bicycle/
>
> Here's an older version that came with a generator and a light
>
> http://www.araya-kk.co.jp/bicycle/Archive/until2009/ran_top.htm#
>
> They also sell =A0a similar bike under the Raleigh brand.
>
> http://www.raleigh.jp/catalog11/30_CLS/index.htm
>
> Unfortunately, they are only made in a few small sizes and are
> next to impossible to find outside of Japan.
>
> Jay Hartman

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