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Van Dessel Country Road Bob

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Van Dessel Country Road Bob 58 or 59cm, circa 2002

Zoom Handlebars / 3T 120mm

Vandessel Cyclecross Carbon/Ritchey headset

Phil's High, DT Spokes, Velocity Deep V's, brass nipples, Continental Twister Pro Cross

Phil's High, DT Spokes, Velocity Deep V's, brass nipples, Continental Twister Pro Cross

Bulletproof 165 / some sealed Van Dessel unit

Selle San Marco Postal Service Saddle, cheapo Nashbar post

Crank Brothers Egg Beaters

Shimano Canti/Tektro Single speed.

46 x 17 right now, gonna go back down to 38... Rocket ring/ACS Freewheel.

Rebuilt from SWEET FIXIE into an unstoppable single-speed cross juggernaut.

Special thanks to Cambridge Bicycle, ATA Cycle, and OPEN bicycle for helping me piece together the garbage on this ride and getting parts that I needed.





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que significa

road bob?

my famous grilled cheese

thats the ugliest, most practical bike ive seen in a bit. looks fun.

Octopus! Post your

Octopus!

Post your boner-inducing Fuji track. That is the best looking and most functional ride i have ever seen.

weight?

i love the look of this bike for some reason -- it's the only cruiser-inspired track/SS/FG bike i've seen. do you have an idea of it's weight in its current setup?

I'm going to guess it's

I'm going to guess it's around 19 pounds. I could probably lighten it a bit if I went with a bunch of more expensive components, but as a commuter/townie, why bother?

sick

hey
you selling that frame

Geometry

Your bike is all arched, like a cat getting ready to jump onto a couch.

You gotta be on it, to ride it.


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