Verbs & Nouns wrote:My Ricardo ....which I no longer own.
With all the pace of an Ent on Valium, I've made a decision. Finally.
I'm
not going to repair my 53cm/21" Ricardo Nuovo with-the-bent-forks (see page 1 of this thread). Nor am I going to build up the matching 62cm/25" Ricardo Nuovo.
One is too small, one is too large. And neigher have eyelets for fenders and rack, which I've become quite fond of on my 23" Gordonson. Which fits but is mild steel, intended for 27" tyres and rather rusty. Rusty even by the standards of my in-need-of-an-acid-bath-and-respray Ricardos.
Which leaves me with a hodgepodge of '50s, '80s, '90s and naughties bits looking for a frame.
So I'm about to (in my own good time) try swap one or both of these for a single 23" CroMo frame, preferably fully lugged and equipped with a complete set of eyelets. If it was a mixte I'd be estatic. It'll end up as a non-historic daily rider so I'm
not after a concours contender. Being lazy I'd rather not have to strip/swap BB and/or head sets.
I'm pretty brand agnostic but figured the Perth based Ricardo mob might appreciate the heads-up.
Yours, moving veeery slowly.
Thog.
Ps. I don't believe George has anything like this in stock.
pps Yes, dear moderators, I will Xref the member-to-member thread when I get around to posting it. Don't be hasty!
