Gemini Randonneur
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Gemini Randonneur
Postby peachy » Tue Aug 09, 2011 5:04 pm
Today I made my regular pilgrimage to the tip shop for a rumage and I spotted this Gemini Randonneur. $15 later I brought it home, made a google search and it turns out to be Australian, ripper! can anyone tell me a little more about it?
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Re: Gemini Randonneur
Postby timbo » Tue Aug 09, 2011 7:03 pm
Yours looks like it was one of the early ones.
They didn't change very much during the years, and were quite popular amongst the touring crowd.
I had one in the mid 1980's which was up to 21 speeds by then but basically had the same style of cantilever brakes and straight gauge cromoly frame.
A good find and well worth doing up.
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Re: Gemini Randonneur
Postby austy37 » Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:58 pm
i have the later one. its not the latest bike but very comfy. mine has a bit of rust here and there. currently has cross tires for some fireroad riding
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Re: Gemini Randonneur
Postby il padrone » Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:41 pm
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Re: Gemini Randonneur
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Re: Gemini Randonneur
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Re: Gemini Randonneur
Postby Saro28 » Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:05 pm
PM'd ya
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Re: Gemini Randonneur
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Re: Gemini Randonneur
Postby LG » Wed Aug 17, 2011 8:11 am
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Re: Gemini Randonneur
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Re: Gemini Randonneur
Postby BillP » Wed Aug 17, 2011 1:08 pm
I've had 650B for years and I think the tyre availability nowadays is better than ever. It seems to now be a minor fad in the US, which augurs well for rims & tyres. Have a look http://groups.google.com/group/650b/topics
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Re: Gemini Randonneur
Postby austy37 » Wed Aug 17, 2011 1:52 pm
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Re: Gemini Randonneur
Postby LG » Wed Aug 17, 2011 2:16 pm
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Re: Gemini Randonneur
Postby BillP » Wed Aug 17, 2011 7:37 pm
I gave up riding 650B in the late 80's as I just couldn't find tyres anymore- and that was after using wheelchair tyres too . There's some beaut tyres about now thanks to globalisation & the internet!
There's usually some cheap Weinmann wheelsets on US ebay if you want to try the goodness. Bill P
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Re: Gemini Randonneur
Postby austy37 » Thu Aug 18, 2011 7:26 pm
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Re: Gemini Randonneur
Postby peachy » Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:05 pm
Thats a neat set up. Ive never owner a tourer so it might be a good place to start . Mines going to take a bit of elbow grease, the cassette is stuck and theres a grinding coming from the the wheel, BB and headset bearings.. yikesausty37 wrote:
i have the later one. its not the latest bike but very comfy. mine has a bit of rust here and there. currently has cross tires for some fireroad riding
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Re: Gemini Randonneur
Postby verbs and nouns » Sun Aug 21, 2011 7:48 pm
Andy MASH SF wrote:You ride a (brakeless) track bike on the city street because it’s stupid and reckless–and by default: bad-ass.
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Re: Gemini Randonneur
Postby peachy » Sat Sep 03, 2011 2:59 pm
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Gemini Randonneur
Postby singlespeedscott » Sat Sep 03, 2011 3:31 pm
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Re: Gemini Randonneur
Postby BRLVR.v2 » Sat Sep 03, 2011 4:07 pm
Very unrandonneur like in it's set up isn't it.singlespeedscott wrote:Very nice but damn that's a lot of seat post for a randonneur. This is accentuated more so by the very low stem.
I guess for $15 correct frame size doesn't count.
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Re: Gemini Randonneur
Postby peachy » Sat Sep 03, 2011 10:42 pm
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Re: Gemini Randonneur - seat post size
Postby Thoglette » Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:51 am
Does anyone know what size the seat post is - I have a frame, sans post. It seems to be either 26 or 26.2.singlespeedscott wrote:Very nice but damn that's a lot of seat post for a randonneur. This is accentuated more so by the very low stem.
I'd love an official response as after all these years it's a little hard to get a clean read on the micrometer (and I don't have a seat post guage, nor spare posts around that size)
Thanks!
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Re: Gemini Randonneur
Postby maccayak » Thu Feb 16, 2012 1:48 pm
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Re: Gemini Randonneur
Postby Hoopdriver » Sat Feb 18, 2012 2:30 am
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Re: Gemini Randonneur
Postby LG » Sat Feb 18, 2012 1:41 pm
.Thoglette wrote:Does anyone know what size the seat post is - I have a frame, sans post. It seems to be either 26 or 26.2.
I'd love an official response as after all these years it's a little hard to get a clean read on the micrometer (and I don't have a seat post guage, nor spare posts around that size)
Thanks!
My gemini randonneur takes a 26.4mm seat post.
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